Prinsen-Ranch
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I've been lurking and reading the archives of this site for the last couple of months. Two days ago I gave in and bought an RTV 1100. I ranch in Shasta Valley California, haying in the summer and feeding stock in the winter. Last year I put nearly 400 hours on my Honda Rancher. I've been looking at UTVs ever since the first mule and gator came out, but never before seen one I wanted to own.</P>
I've only put 8 hours on my new machine so far, but it looks like it's going to do what I need it to. After reading all of the comments on tires here I really went back and forth before settling on the worksite tires, but I will be spending a lot of time in my alfalfa fields and didn't want anything too agressive. We've had a lot of rain lately and the tires pack up quickly, but I only have had to use 4X4 or diff. lock on the steepest slopes. I'm going to be putting in a lot of hours on gravel roads so I want something to hold up and also to pick up as few nails and old cutterbar teeth as possible. </P>
I do hope it gains speed as it breaks in. My top speed so far has been 23 MPH downhill on a smooth gravel road. </P>
BTW I just spent the summer driving a hydrostat. Deere swather and a hydrostat. Ford tractor pulling my baler and it's still taking me time to adjust to the hydrostatic braking on the RTV. I've thrown my wife and our newest puppy into the dash on separate occassions.</P>
Mark</P>
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I've been lurking and reading the archives of this site for the last couple of months. Two days ago I gave in and bought an RTV 1100. I ranch in Shasta Valley California, haying in the summer and feeding stock in the winter. Last year I put nearly 400 hours on my Honda Rancher. I've been looking at UTVs ever since the first mule and gator came out, but never before seen one I wanted to own.</P>
I've only put 8 hours on my new machine so far, but it looks like it's going to do what I need it to. After reading all of the comments on tires here I really went back and forth before settling on the worksite tires, but I will be spending a lot of time in my alfalfa fields and didn't want anything too agressive. We've had a lot of rain lately and the tires pack up quickly, but I only have had to use 4X4 or diff. lock on the steepest slopes. I'm going to be putting in a lot of hours on gravel roads so I want something to hold up and also to pick up as few nails and old cutterbar teeth as possible. </P>
I do hope it gains speed as it breaks in. My top speed so far has been 23 MPH downhill on a smooth gravel road. </P>
BTW I just spent the summer driving a hydrostat. Deere swather and a hydrostat. Ford tractor pulling my baler and it's still taking me time to adjust to the hydrostatic braking on the RTV. I've thrown my wife and our newest puppy into the dash on separate occassions.</P>
Mark</P>