New RTV900 hard at work with snowblower

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Onfoot

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Not quite ready for planting here in the North! But here is my 'Bota at work with the snowblower on Saturday. We had a (for us) a dump of snow over Friday night with strong winds, so really packed in solid, especially at the top of our road, which is where the video (link below) shows me working (with my grandson sharing the ride with me--quite happily, though his grin is hidden behind the scarf!). I am very impressed with the 'Bota and the snowblower! Temp was about +5F (-15C), so almost balmy. But this is about as close to spraying as I will come with my rig! :-)</p>


You can check out the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J73BEgcHHzs</p>


A couple of pics below as well. Great fun!</p>


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looks great! easy to see that the boy is having fun. that is one of my favorite things about the rtv. won't be long and he will standing in front of grandpa steering.</p>
 
Very nice setup!!!</p>


That blower really kicks the snow. It appears the worksite tires are working for you. That's good to see. I noticed you have a gas can in the cargo box. Do you need to make frequent fills in the blower? What's the blower's run time between refueling?</p>
 
The worksite tires are OK. But a set of chains would make a big difference on the few steep parts of the road. Eagle eyes with the gas can! The blower is powered by a two cylinder, 31HP Briggs and Stratton Vanguard engine. At full throttle she does like the gas--going through about a half gallon per hour. The tank on the blower only holds about a gallon and a half and it takes about 5 hours to do all my snow clearing--hence the jerry can. However, I am experimenting with what she can handle at different throttle levels with the hope of not using lower throttle settings most of the time. But she really does kick the snow!</p>
 
Now that's a snow blower..Being a "snow blowin' man" myself, I can appreciate the capabilities of that outfit. Co-incidently, my grand daughter "Sadie" looks about the same age as your grand son and just loves to go for rides with Grand Pa in our 'bota.</p>


How do you find manuvering with that unit out front? Do you need to get into tight places up near the buildings?</p>


Looks like that gas engine out front has no difficulty coping with the white stuff.</p>


By the way. Awesome video. Couldn,t miss the silly grin of satifaction on the operators face.</p>


I guess when your driveway extends half way to the Arctic Ocean, "good 'nuf" just won,t make do.</p>


My 'bota is currently restricted to fuel truck duties haulin diesel to my other Kubota family members.</p>
 
Having grandson along is a huge treat--and he absolutely loves it, riding with his 'Grandpa Bear'. :-)</p>


Manuvering with the snowblower out front is not too difficult, reminding me a bit of driving a forklift many years ago. Tight turns (either way) will typically require a couple of passes to get to the edges all around. As for buildings and such, I find that it is more manageable than I feared it might be--just need to be thinking of your space. (My very first trial run found me backing into the ditch alongside our driveway, not more than 10 feet from the garage door and in plain sight of my wife in the house who found it hugely amusing as I needed to dig out the high-centred 'Bota! Embarrassing or what!) But the more I use it, the easier it is to manage the manuvering as I develop a pattern. It is quite different from using the plow.</p>


And you are right. It is indeed a silly grin on the video! :-)</p>
 
Chute is remote by electric motors, one for up and down and one for left and right rotation. Both operate from a switch panel in the cab (which also includes a kill switch and a switch to engage the drive belt. There are two sets of wiring harnesses from the 'Bota to the blower, one for the switches and one for starting the blower (drawing on the 'Bota battery). Both can easily be plugged and unplugged for disconnecting the blower, a process that takes all of a few minutes. What I cannot do from the cab is start the blower or control the throttle.</p>


The blower rides on a trolley affair, and is hinged so that it can be tilted back when not in use (using the winch). Generally very impressive.</p>
 
i wonder what that thing would do on a beach we could use a few of them to throw sand in the marsh to fill it in. and i thought that was a bota mascot i didn't know it was a real kid i figured they give thing away with every purchase of a new bota.lol</p>
 
Very nice Onfoot! What great pictures too. Now that you are use to it, how could you ever could get along without a RTV/blower?It looks very nice and professional. I see you are making golden memories for the grandson. He may be young but he will remember times with you and the RTV. Enjoy Enjoy . It looks like you are having too much fun to call it work and isn't the RTV's power steering great!! ..Bordercollie</p>
 
Onfoot,</p>


Super photograph !!! Love seeingpeople spending time with little folks. Like Bordercollie stated, they will remember the times spent with them, for I remember my grandfather teaching me much ......... still think about him everyday God sends ....</p>


That snow-blowing machine is very impressive ....... Never seen one work before >>>>></p>


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ONFOOT</p>


I like that windshield. Ever notice that one of the facts of snowblowing is that the wind is always coming at you from the direction inwhich you need to chuck the snow.</p>


Are you considering enclosing that cab and installing a heater? My other 2 orange machines both have heated cabs and I can literally operate them in -25c (-15F) while dressed in a T-shirt ( once the air gets warmed up).</p>


Now what would be interesting would be seeing the video of you backing your 900 into the ditch.</p>


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We 'bota owners try not to let incriminating photos like that get out! I would have more than one as I swamped mine in the first hour of using it. they don't like being high-centered any more than a skid steer does.</p>
 
OnFoot,</p>


I understand you're kind of new to the RTV but I do wonder if a subject change is appropriate.</p>


"New RTV900 hard at work with snowblower"</p>


Would any of these be more appropriate?</p>


"New RTV purring along with snowblower"</p>


"Snowblower no challenge for power of RTV"</p>


"My new toy, err, I mean tool"</p>


"New family mover with advanced shovel attached"</p>


stuff like that...</p>


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OR.........</p>


Santa replaces Rudolf with RTV...Clears path to North Pole.</p>


OR.......</p>


ST NICK and elf clear landing strip for sleigh with new RTV :--)</p>
 
You guys are all great! I think I like Santa and elf clearing landing strip! But the 'toy, er, tool' is probably the most accurate! At least my wife has no doubts about that one...</p>


But whatever label you attach, it does build wonderful memories to be out with my grandson! And the 'Bota was just purring along, happy as a clam.</p>


Kubota Kanook is absolutely right about the wind always coming from the direction in which the snow needs to be chucked. I swear the wind has turned precisely as I turn the chute! (Amazingly like smoke around a campfire--no matter where you stand, the smoke blows into your face!)</p>


But as for doors and a heated cab, I don't mind the cold and having a cab with heat would simply add complexity and hassle to the frequent need to get in and out of the machine when working in the woods. I typically spend some time each day doing chores outside, so am suited up and used to the cold. -25C (-15F) is a very nice temp for working in the woods to my mind. The only downside is needing to keep clearing the snow that builds up in the cab and on the instuments and such.</p>
 
[quote user="Onfoot"]Kubota Kanook is absolutely right about the wind always coming from the direction in which the snow needs to be chucked. I swear the wind has turned precisely as I turn the chute! (Amazingly like smoke around a campfire--no matter where you stand, the smoke blows into your face!)[/quote]</p>


That's Mom Nature (who decided to get in with Murphy's law) for you (and she's a real bitch sometimes). For those of us with snow, she blows it in our face. For those with sand, ditto. For those like Two Guns and Tommy, she said "screw it" and just gave them hogs and gators (like I said, she's nasty). Personally, I prefer the snow.</p>


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Amen! I'll take the snow! :-) But different strokes for different folks. And, in spite of her occasional nastiness, Old Mother Nature does some spectacular work!</p>
 
yea how is anyone supose to get new toys with you posting pics like that huh??? i bet you go inside after and tell the wife how much fun you had doing it too huh?? WRONG!!!! you need to photo shop the picture and when you get home tell the wife if you have to go out into those horrible conditions day after day agian with out a enclosed heated cab that your just gonna die!! demand it but NOOOOOO here you are with a big ole grin on your face throwing snow left and right joy riding with the grand kid way up in the yukon and here we are down here complaining about how cold it is to our wives and we almost had them believeing it til they seen the picture and asked man where does that poor guy live ? and i said the yukon and she said huh if he can ride around with no cab and a smile like that and it's -40 below and we down here and itit's +40 you can hang just throw on some extra long johns. THANKS BUDDY THANKS ALOT!!! THAT 1100 WAS CLOSE TOO!!! i could almost smell the air comin out the a/c vents.</p>
 
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