First Service RTVx1100c

thunderdome

thunderdome

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I serviced my buggie yesterday and as most small equipment and even a lot of cars they did not give much thought about the person that was going to work on or maintain the machine. Wow I would rather service a Mack truck or a dozer than any compact equipment.
I used rottella 15-40 in the engine and the Kubota sudt2 in transmission front axle front knuckles and hyd oil. The only difference I can tell after the service is that the transmission does not have the whine noise when you first crank the machine up even cold that it used to have. Must be some difference in the synthetic oil over what it came from the factory with. Also used the factory Kubota filters. The magnet plug in the tranny had a lot of shavings and debris on it. Oil in tranny had slight discoloration but not bad. Oil in front knuckles and front axle looked new but changed it anyway. I know the book does not call to change out all of the fluids yet but I have always done that on equipment on the first round also just for good measure. Oil ,grease and filters are cheaper than parts. Should be go to go for couple of hundred hours now. :wave:
 
Thunder I did mine a couple weeks back what a pain in the axxxxxs it was I was sore for 2 days after. Next time going on the neighbors lift
 
Tail rotor,you are so right. When you have to drop the belly pan to change oil you know it will be fun. After dropping the back skid plate ( don't guess it is a belly pan worked on too many dozers ) I went ahead and dropped the front one too. I could not believe how much dirt,leaves and hickory nuts were trapped in there. It's a wonder that the machine had not caught on fire. Also pulled the battery out to clean the debris out from in there. Guess it all came from overloading the bed with stuff from yard clean up projects. Will definitely watch how I load it from now on. May try to fab up something to keep such from falling in between bed and cab. Glad to have the service done on that machine. Whoever said that the bigger the machine the easier it is to work on said a mouth full!!!! :bonk:
 
Thunder I had to drop both skid plates as well to get the oil filter out what a pain that is there is very little room at all to get the filter out and back up and on. ( someone needs to rethink that one )

Mine did not have much dirt but a few leaves and grass when plates came down. The hydraulics were easy but the engine oil is a bear. Like I said next time it's going on a lift or to the dealer. Lol!!! No wonder they charge the rates they do!!!
 
I don't work on little machines like my RTV and my Argo. It's obvious that those who designed them didn't think that someone eventually would have to work on them. To work on my Argo and, I suppose, on the RTV, it takes someone built like Gollum: low to the ground and having long, skinny arms. Besides, when I try to fix something I usually break it even worse, or end up with left-over parts that I have no idea where they are supposed to go. The first time I changed the oil on my Pontiac Le Mans 350, I tightened the new oil filter with a filter wrench so tight that the next time I had to pay a mechanic to get it unscrewed--and it took him 30 minutes! A few months ago I was trying to tighten the cables on the Argo starter solenoid and shorted them out. Scared the poop out of me with a huge spark. After that the starter would not turn. I was told that I should have disconnected the battery first. Why wasn't I told BEFORE I tried to do the job? How is one supposed to know? It cost me $142 to have a professional fix it. Do any of you want to hire me to do maintenance work on your vehicles? You don't even have to supply the tools. I have all necessary tools: a screwdriver, a Vise-Grip, and a hammer. And a bigger hammer if the regular one isn't enough. Oh, and a roll of duct tape.
 
Herman48 you had me laughing out loud talking about the bigger hammer and the duct tape. A man should be able to fix anything with that.:yum::thumb:
 
The new 1100 series must be harder to work on than my ancient 2004 RTV900. I honestly don't find it that hard to work on.

I drive rear up on a couple of ramps, jack up the front to bring it back to level, slide a couple of jack stands under it, pull the jack and I'm good to go.

Two of the transmission filters are on the back. Zip out 4 bolts and they are hanging out in the breeze. The other one is fairly easy to get to and the engine oil filter is a piece of cake as well.

Fitch
 
IMG_0095.jpgWow that is a roll of 200 mph tape that should be able to fix anything! lol
Fitch I don't know about the 2004 models but the rtvx1100 is a pain in the rear. I had a Polaris before I got the Kubota and it was not much easier to work on and was sure not half the machine. I have a scag zero turn mower with a Kubota diesel engine in it and things are kind of tight when working on it. Guess it is the way of most compact equipment.View attachment 9139
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View attachment 9141Wow that is a roll of 200 mph tape that should be able to fix anything! lol
Fitch I don't know about the 2004 models but the rtvx1100 is a pain in the rear. I had a Polaris before I got the Kubota and it was not much easier to work on and was sure not half the machine. I have a scag zero turn mower with a Kubota diesel engine in it and things are kind of tight when working on it. Guess it is the way of most compact equipment.View attachment 9139
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That's a fantastic mower. Well done!

Fitch
 
herman48 said:
I don't work on little machines like my RTV and my Argo. It's obvious that those who designed them didn't think that someone eventually would have to work on them. To work on my Argo and, I suppose, on the RTV, it takes someone built like Gollum: low to the ground and having long, skinny arms. Besides, when I try to fix something I usually break it even worse, or end up with left-over parts that I have no idea where they are supposed to go. The first time I changed the oil on my Pontiac Le Mans 350, I tightened the new oil filter with a filter wrench so tight that the next time I had to pay a mechanic to get it unscrewed--and it took him 30 minutes! A few months ago I was trying to tighten the cables on the Argo starter solenoid and shorted them out. Scared the poop out of me with a huge spark. After that the starter would not turn. I was told that I should have disconnected the battery first. Why wasn't I told BEFORE I tried to do the job? How is one supposed to know? It cost me $142 to have a professional fix it. Do any of you want to hire me to do maintenance work on your vehicles? You don't even have to supply the tools. I have all necessary tools: a screwdriver, a Vise-Grip, and a hammer. And a bigger hammer if the regular one isn't enough. Oh, and a roll of duct tape.
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You forgot bailing wire. :thumb:
 
Orangebuggy, I really like a diesel mower. Guess it is the torque they have but they don't seem to bog down like a gas burner. Also like them cause I always have some diesel around and don't have to go get gas for mower. LOL
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