RTV-X11xx

[Pvkubota]

Hi,

What options are nice to have?
What options are “must haves”?
Should we buy used or new?

We just bought 5 1/2 acres that is lightly treed, sloping, and has a small meadow here in the Black Hills of SD.

We’ve been told a UTV, tractor, etc would be good to have to clean up this property, do snow plowing on the long driveway, mow the meadow, etc so we are considering that recommendation.

We also would like to go explore the trails in this area with our two dogs. The slow speed of the RTC-X11xx does not faze us. The “go fast” days are behind us- we sold our 1987 Honda VFR 700FII 5 years ago for the last time. I bought it new on 4/25/1987, sold it twice, and bought the same exact bike back twice. I put 65,000 miles on it out of the 66,328 total miles it had on it. 65,000 of go fast single and multi-day trips with no major accidents or injuries was plenty.

Our friend has a Kubota tractor and highly recommends that local Kubota & Bobcat dealer.

We like the
1) convertibility of the 4 seat to 2 seat, and the short too long box of the RTC-X1130 & 1140.
2) the durability and workhorse reputation of the Kubota

We believe the 4 seat will be great because we can take 4 people with us, or put the dogs in the back seat, when we explore the trails. We can put a cooler & snacks in the bed.

The things we don’t like:
1) no air conditioning option
2) bed sides do not drop
3) no option for a hard cab enclosure like the 2-seat only version

Questions:
1) is a 4-seat model decision something to stick to or should we consider a 2-seat model since it has the bed? The local dealer has a 2023(2024?) Bobcat 2-seater with 14 hours for $19k. It looks brand new.

2) are the hard cab enclosures much better than a soft cab enclosure

3) why doesn’t Kubota have an a/c option for the RT -X1130& 1140?

4) why doesn’t Kubota have a hard cab enclosure option for the 1130& 1140? I can see the front half being just like the 2-seat model with a removable window behind the front seat, etc.

5) is A/C really needed? I can see a heater when plowing but not sure a/c is really needed

Thanks for your thoughts

 

[Doc]

Lots of questions. I'll take a shot a a couple anyway.
A/C would depend on your location. I'm in Ohio and have used A/C a few times but use the heater quite often.
No clue why Kubota does not make a cab for the 1140, but the way the seats fold down and the bed adjusts to a larger size would sure make it tough to make a cab. It would be permanent 4 seater rather than have the flexibility it has now.

I've owned the 1140 and now have the x1100c. I was shopping for another 1140 (used) and the person selling was to firm on his price for my liking. Then I just happened to see a boating buddy had a x1100c for sale in my price range. I tried it out and bought it. That was 4 years ago. So many advantages to the x1100c for me that I would not go back to the 1140 ever again. The cab is so nice. Roll up windows, heat and a/c all huge pluses. We do fit 3 in the front regularly with no issues. Also take our mini dachshund for rides all the time when we ride the trails. Yes, it's slow, like all RTV's. I also own a Honda Pioneer 1000 that I bought in 2018 after selling the 1140. It is fast. Riding trails with it is fun, but so dusty. The enclosed cab lets us ride without the dust and the wife much prefers that. It's good to keep mama happy. LOL

I first owned a RTV900 and had the soft cab for it. That was a pain. It did not keep out the cold air. Fit was far from perfect. No comparison the the hard cab 1100.

I am cheap so I have only bought used RTV's. The Honda Pioneer 1000 I bought new, mainly because after looking at used it was hard to tell how hard it was run. RTV's on the other had are usually bought for work. They are run around the owners property with maybe a little trail riding but nothing extreme like the young kids do. It is not fast enough for young kids which is a plus when shopping and buying used.

I have found people do not come over for rides that often but for daily use having that cab is such a huge plus that I highly recommend going that route. it takes a bit of shopping and maybe be willing to make a road trip (I drove from SE Ohio to Mobile Alabama to pick up my first RTV, a 2006 RTV900). That was extreme and the furthest I have driven for one. I have bought RTV's via one advertised here on NTT, then on FB marketplace and one on craigslist. I've seen them on other sites and would be happy to help you search for a used one if you want it. Would need to know what you hope to spend and what location preferences.

Hope this helped some. Good luck.

 

[Pvkubota]

Lots of questions. I'll take a shot a a couple anyway.
A/C would depend on your location. I'm in Ohio and have used A/C a few times but use the heater quite often.
No clue why Kubota does not make a cab for the 1140, but the way the seats fold down and the bed adjusts to a larger size would sure make it tough to make a cab. It would be permanent 4 seater rather than have the flexibility it has now.

I've owned the 1140 and now have the x1100c. I was shopping for another 1140 (used) and the person selling was to firm on his price for my liking. Then I just happened to see a boating buddy had a x1100c for sale in my price range. I tried it out and bought it. That was 4 years ago. So many advantages to the x1100c for me that I would not go back to the 1140 ever again. The cab is so nice. Roll up windows, heat and a/c all huge pluses. We do fit 3 in the front regularly with no issues. Also take our mini dachshund for rides all the time when we ride the trails. Yes, it's slow, like all RTV's. I also own a Honda Pioneer 1000 that I bought in 2018 after selling the 1140. It is fast. Riding trails with it is fun, but so dusty. The enclosed cab lets us ride without the dust and the wife much prefers that. It's good to keep mama happy. LOL

I first owned a RTV900 and had the soft cab for it. That was a pain. It did not keep out the cold air. Fit was far from perfect. No comparison the the hard cab 1100.

I am cheap so I have only bought used RTV's. The Honda Pioneer 1000 I bought new, mainly because after looking at used it was hard to tell how hard it was run. RTV's on the other had are usually bought for work. They are run around the owners property with maybe a little trail riding but nothing extreme like the young kids do. It is not fast enough for young kids which is a plus when shopping and buying used.

I have found people do not come over for rides that often but for daily use having that cab is such a huge plus that I highly recommend going that route. it takes a bit of shopping and maybe be willing to make a road trip (I drove from SE Ohio to Mobile Alabama to pick up my first RTV, a 2006 RTV900). That was extreme and the furthest I have driven for one. I have bought RTV's via one advertised here on NTT, then on FB marketplace and one on craigslist. I've seen them on other sites and would be happy to help you search for a used one if you want it. Would need to know what you hope to spend and what location preferences.

Hope this helped some. Good luck.

Hi, your response did help. My thought on how to make the hard cab for the 11 40 would work only if the front half of the cab is the same as the 2-seaters. That way the hard enclosed cab would fit either with just the back of the front seats needing a hard panel from starting about halfway down from the roof to the floor. That keeps things from rolling from the rear seat to the front seats. The top half would be a removeable and openable piece of glass or plexiglass, kind of like the sliding rear window that used to often be in the back of pickups. When the bed is expanded to the larger size the metal grate would fold like it does right now but be just in front of (behind?) the rear window. But be that it may...just my though on how it could possibly work.

Back to your thoughts.....

I believe people coming over for rides would be very rare so that was my one thought about being firm on a 4-seater - I wasn't. The other though for the 4-seater was for the dogs but they can just as easily fit in the bed with the small cooler we would probably have with us.

Your comment on the soft cab confirms what I thought would be the case - not quite a good fit and something that would bug me all the time.

The roll-up windows, heat & a/c do speak to us that we are 0-3 years away from retirement age (0 for my wife, 3 yrs max for me). Like your wife, my wife would like these three items a lot.

I am not opposed to spending money but having said that, I am having a very, very difficult time wrapping my mind around the cost of this style vehicle. $25,000 - $30,000 is what a car used to cost and we looked at Polaris (just for fun, just to see) and where SHOCKED. $50,000, $75,000 ? Are you kidding me? We spent $38,000 in 2000 on a 1998 Range Rover and in September we are going to buy a 2011 Ram Dually 4x4 crew cab long bed diesel with 44,000 miles for $40,000. $60,000 for a Polaris. So, having written this something around $25,000 is probably the most I would want to spend on a RTV, etc. This is one reason why the 2022 Bobcat UV34 with 17 hours with an asking price of $19,500 looked good. But, 2 things about the Bobcat: 1) will that Bobcat also be able to be a work machine like the Kubota and 2) I am not ready to make the purchase today. Now, if it is still around in 3 - 4 weeks maybe it would be something to consider - it is like brand new with a heater, headliner, wipers, mirror kit, brush guard, winch, and receiver hitches front and rear, and is less than $20,000. But, it is also NOT a Kubota.

Thank you again for your time and thoughts - you helped.

​

 

[Pvkubota]

Lots of questions. I'll take a shot a a couple anyway.
A/C would depend on your location. I'm in Ohio and have used A/C a few times but use the heater quite often.
No clue why Kubota does not make a cab for the 1140, but the way the seats fold down and the bed adjusts to a larger size would sure make it tough to make a cab. It would be permanent 4 seater rather than have the flexibility it has now.

I've owned the 1140 and now have the x1100c. I was shopping for another 1140 (used) and the person selling was to firm on his price for my liking. Then I just happened to see a boating buddy had a x1100c for sale in my price range. I tried it out and bought it. That was 4 years ago. So many advantages to the x1100c for me that I would not go back to the 1140 ever again. The cab is so nice. Roll up windows, heat and a/c all huge pluses. We do fit 3 in the front regularly with no issues. Also take our mini dachshund for rides all the time when we ride the trails. Yes, it's slow, like all RTV's. I also own a Honda Pioneer 1000 that I bought in 2018 after selling the 1140. It is fast. Riding trails with it is fun, but so dusty. The enclosed cab lets us ride without the dust and the wife much prefers that. It's good to keep mama happy. LOL

I first owned a RTV900 and had the soft cab for it. That was a pain. It did not keep out the cold air. Fit was far from perfect. No comparison the the hard cab 1100.

I am cheap so I have only bought used RTV's. The Honda Pioneer 1000 I bought new, mainly because after looking at used it was hard to tell how hard it was run. RTV's on the other had are usually bought for work. They are run around the owners property with maybe a little trail riding but nothing extreme like the young kids do. It is not fast enough for young kids which is a plus when shopping and buying used.

I have found people do not come over for rides that often but for daily use having that cab is such a huge plus that I highly recommend going that route. it takes a bit of shopping and maybe be willing to make a road trip (I drove from SE Ohio to Mobile Alabama to pick up my first RTV, a 2006 RTV900). That was extreme and the furthest I have driven for one. I have bought RTV's via one advertised here on NTT, then on FB marketplace and one on craigslist. I've seen them on other sites and would be happy to help you search for a used one if you want it. Would need to know what you hope to spend and what location preferences.

Hope this helped some. Good luck.

Oh, I forgot. Travelling is not an issue to buy a vehicle if it is the correct price and I "need" it right at that time, or if the price is so very good it cannot be passed up. As an example, we bought our first and only Class A motorhome (needed it - lol - 20/20 hindsight - sure it was needed) by taking the Amtrak train from New Mexico to California and driving the Class A back to New Mexico. Another example was flying to California from New Mexico and we drove my 1962 Chevy Bel Air back to New Mexico. Well, that was the plan until the rebuilt engine with 950 miles started running really bad (broke one rocker arm out of the eight misadjusted valves) just outside of Phoenix on I-10. This was also a "need" but was a very good price also.

 

[Doc]

I did a quick marketplace search. Found a 2021 for 12k but it had 17k miles. No way.
You can find a low hour / low miles one and I would only buy one that is practically new. They are out there.
Here are two potential ones.
two pics of each.
Newest one first.





This one is my fav. A few years old but like new.

 

[Doc]

Here is another. They don't list the hours but price is good for a 2020. These machines are known beasts at moving snow ...but you don't have to deal with that in NM unless you are in the mountains.

 

[Ohio_Pawpaw_Grower]

Hi, your response did help. My thought on how to make the hard cab for the 11 40 would work only if the front half of the cab is the same as the 2-seaters. That way the hard enclosed cab would fit either with just the back of the front seats needing a hard panel from starting about halfway down from the roof to the floor. That keeps things from rolling from the rear seat to the front seats. The top half would be a removeable and openable piece of glass or plexiglass, kind of like the sliding rear window that used to often be in the back of pickups. When the bed is expanded to the larger size the metal grate would fold like it does right now but be just in front of (behind?) the rear window. But be that it may...just my though on how it could possibly work.

Back to your thoughts.....

I believe people coming over for rides would be very rare so that was my one thought about being firm on a 4-seater - I wasn't. The other though for the 4-seater was for the dogs but they can just as easily fit in the bed with the small cooler we would probably have with us.

Your comment on the soft cab confirms what I thought would be the case - not quite a good fit and something that would bug me all the time.

The roll-up windows, heat & a/c do speak to us that we are 0-3 years away from retirement age (0 for my wife, 3 yrs max for me). Like your wife, my wife would like these three items a lot.

I am not opposed to spending money but having said that, I am having a very, very difficult time wrapping my mind around the cost of this style vehicle. $25,000 - $30,000 is what a car used to cost and we looked at Polaris (just for fun, just to see) and where SHOCKED. $50,000, $75,000 ? Are you kidding me? We spent $38,000 in 2000 on a 1998 Range Rover and in September we are going to buy a 2011 Ram Dually 4x4 crew cab long bed diesel with 44,000 miles for $40,000. $60,000 for a Polaris. So, having written this something around $25,000 is probably the most I would want to spend on a RTV, etc. This is one reason why the 2022 Bobcat UV34 with 17 hours with an asking price of $19,500 looked good. But, 2 things about the Bobcat: 1) will that Bobcat also be able to be a work machine like the Kubota and 2) I am not ready to make the purchase today. Now, if it is still around in 3 - 4 weeks maybe it would be something to consider - it is like brand new with a heater, headliner, wipers, mirror kit, brush guard, winch, and receiver hitches front and rear, and is less than $20,000. But, it is also NOT a Kubota.

Thank you again for your time and thoughts - you helped.

​

Check the Bobcat's ground clearance and suspension type. They are purpose built for tool attachments and do very well at that. If ground clearance and performance over rough terrain and mud are important, consider that also. Also, a windshield or door window can be broken by an errant branch. If you have well groomed trails, this is probably not a concern for you. My place has a lot of little surprises on the trails which has kept me from moving forward on an 1100. I am 20 months from retirement unless my company pulls the plug on me sooner and I've thought about the climate control for my Wife in particular. And prices are up for everything. A used, lower priced unit sounds great. My entire life raising four kids, I've had to buy used and ask my Wife to do the same. Now that we have fewer days ahead than behind, kids are grown with families of their own. I prefer paying a little more for new equipment, with a warranty. That allows us to focus more on fun and less on wrenchin. Just another perspective to consider.

 

[aurthuritis]

Here's a wrinkle for ya! You should consider the older model rtv 1100. The cab is nicer more car like the engine has just a little more ppwer you get a three speed transmission a beefier suspension and a bigger bed just a little more speed and cheap. The draw back is the doors have fixed glass windows. But they do have provisions for letting in plenty of air.

 

[bczoom]

First - I love the Black Hills SD area!!!

I've never had a cabbed RTV. If it's cold, I dress warmer (clothes are cheaper than a cab). If it's hot, I have a roof and being retired, I can decide whether the heat is worth going out in.

I'm going to assume you're below 5000' of elevation. New issues arise at higher elevations.

 

[Pvkubota]

Here's a wrinkle for ya! You should consider the older model rtv 1100. The cab is nicer more car like the engine has just a little more ppwer you get a three speed transmission a beefier suspension and a bigger bed just a little more speed and cheap. The draw back is the doors have fixed glass windows. But they do have provisions for letting in plenty of air.

What year(s) are the older kodels? Thanks!

 

[Pvkubota]

First - I love the Black Hills SD area!!!

I've never had a cabbed RTV. If it's cold, I dress warmer (clothes are cheaper than a cab). If it's hot, I have a roof and being retired, I can decide whether the heat is worth going out in.

I'm going to assume you're below 5000' of elevation. New issues arise at higher elevations.

What year(s) are the older kodels? Thanks!

models - wish there was an edit option....

 

[Pvkubota]

First - I love the Black Hills SD area!!!

I've never had a cabbed RTV. If it's cold, I dress warmer (clothes are cheaper than a cab). If it's hot, I have a roof and being retired, I can decide whether the heat is worth going out in.

I'm going to assume you're below 5000' of elevation. New issues arise at higher elevations.

Yes, I am below 5,000' of elevation.

 

[Pvkubota]

Check the Bobcat's ground clearance and suspension type. They are purpose built for tool attachments and do very well at that. If ground clearance and performance over rough terrain and mud are important, consider that also. Also, a windshield or door window can be broken by an errant branch. If you have well groomed trails, this is probably not a concern for you. My place has a lot of little surprises on the trails which has kept me from moving forward on an 1100. I am 20 months from retirement unless my company pulls the plug on me sooner and I've thought about the climate control for my Wife in particular. And prices are up for everything. A used, lower priced unit sounds great. My entire life raising four kids, I've had to buy used and ask my Wife to do the same. Now that we have fewer days ahead than behind, kids are grown with families of their own. I prefer paying a little more for new equipment, with a warranty. That allows us to focus more on fun and less on wrenchin. Just another perspective to consider.

I like how you worded it "fewer days ahead".. I have started saying I have 20 - 25 years left given my family history.

And, yes, newer does mean less wrenchin'.

I will look more into the Bobcat to see what their capabilities are compared to a Kubota.

 

[Pvkubota]

Here is another. They don't list the hours but price is good for a 2020. These machines are known beasts at moving snow ...but you don't have to deal with that in NM unless you are in the mountains.

View attachment 15938

The 804-415-8777 # is not a valid #. I suspect this is a scam as I cannot find a Lowery's Equipment Sales which is the name that pops up when Googling the phone #. Plus, Lowery's is listed in Petersburg, VA but this Kubota is in Flint, MI. I just found this Yelp review

https://www.yelp.com/biz/lowerys-tractor-sales-petersburg

I also could not find this Kubota for sale in Flint, MI ads.

 

[Pvkubota]

Here is another. They don't list the hours but price is good for a 2020. These machines are known beasts at moving snow ...but you don't have to deal with that in NM unless you are in the mountains.

View attachment 15938

The 804-415-8777 # is not a valid #. I suspect this is a scam as I cannot find a Lowery's Equipment Sales which is the name that pops up when Googling the phone #. Plus, Lowery's is listed in Petersburg, VA but this Kubota is in Flint, MI. I just found this Yelp review

https://www.yelp.com/biz/lowerys-tractor-sales-petersburg

I also could not find this Kubota for sale in Flint, MI ads.

Confirmed scam...sold in 2023

 

[aurthuritis]

What year(s) are the older kodels? Thanks!

The rtv 1100cw is the predecessor to the rtvX1100c. I think 2011 or 2012 would be the last year for them but not sure. I just used duck duck go to do a search and found many of them for sale. Take a look? Just remember to leave out the X