How expensive and or hard to convert a manual RTV 900 bed to hydraulic?
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i haven't done it. but there are kits available from used parts on ebay or new from the dealer. a pump some hoses a cyl and reservoir.
Bed Lift - RTV 900 Bed Lift | UTV Hitchworks - Maineville, Ohio
RTV 900 Bed Lift This RTV 900 Dump Bed Kit provides a hydraulic dump bed to RTV 900s which left the factory without this extremely useful ability. The 1100 lb. lift capacity of our Kit matches up perfectly with the rating Kubota gave to the dump bed of the RTV 900. With an easy, 1 hour...
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Part Details | Coleman Equipment
The Hydraulic bed lift comes standard(*) on all RTV’s except the General Purpose. (*) For the RTV900R - the hydraulic bed lift is standard on units starting with serial
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Those are good posts, aurthuritis! You get and “A”... ;>)
The RTV-X900 has a different set-up. Mine does not have it, and I’m looking into installing an electric linear-actuator instead. Northern Tool offers some that appear to have the required strength and range of motion. IF anyone has already done this I’d like to avoid reinventing the wheel...?
The RTV-X900 has a different set-up. Mine does not have it, and I’m looking into installing an electric linear-actuator instead. Northern Tool offers some that appear to have the required strength and range of motion. IF anyone has already done this I’d like to avoid reinventing the wheel...?
I'll 2nd that.
aurthuritis!!!!!! For the price of this particular RTV that is in rather rough shape and priced slightly less than one with a hydraulic dump I'll have to pass.
It's main draw was it's a 2008 with 1200 hours. for 5k.
RTV-900 Linear Actuator Bed Lift
I've been looking for an inexpensive way to lift the bed on my 2004 RTV-900 Utility model Kubota. I just don't have the $1500 necessary for the OEM or equivalent setup so I started looking at hydraulic pumps and cylinders and also linear actuators. In most cases the cost was $1000 or so to...
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A couple thoughts.
Doc - Not sure if I recall correctly, but in my mind right now, one of the early model RTV's (GP or rec version) didn't have the set of hydraulic ports at the back of the machine for connecting the hydraulic bed lift. When looking at the machine, see if it has the same ports as your RTV 900.
Can't say for all electric actuators but the ones I've seen aren't nearly as fast as the hydraulic. My father had a RTV 500 with the electric and it was very slow.
Doc - Not sure if I recall correctly, but in my mind right now, one of the early model RTV's (GP or rec version) didn't have the set of hydraulic ports at the back of the machine for connecting the hydraulic bed lift. When looking at the machine, see if it has the same ports as your RTV 900.
Can't say for all electric actuators but the ones I've seen aren't nearly as fast as the hydraulic. My father had a RTV 500 with the electric and it was very slow.
Thanks for your thoughts Brian. I think you are right about the ports. It is a couple hours from me and I do not plan to go look at it due to the cost of making the bed hydraulic.
The beds on the 900 are so heavy. Without the hydraulics I cannot imagine the dump bed would be functional at all. Shocked they even sold RTV's without a power dump.
The beds on the 900 are so heavy. Without the hydraulics I cannot imagine the dump bed would be functional at all. Shocked they even sold RTV's without a power dump.
Looks like an 1000# electric actuator will run you about $350.
It does take about 24 seconds to fully raise. The OEM hyd takes what, about 4 seconds?