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After 5 years and close to 4500 hours, we finally traded in the two 'ole 900's! I traded one in on a new 900 with the hydraulic utility valve and a t-post driver (best thing in the world!) The post driver is HEAVY, but I rigged a cherry picker in the bed and mounted an electric winch to raise and lower the pounder, 6000 posts later and it never missed a beat! The new machine now has 350 hours on it. I just installed the Kubota 60" hydraulic snow blade, no more jumping out of the cab every couple of minutes!
The other 900, we traded for a RTV 1100 with a full hydraulic v-blade. Very nice machine! The interior noise is like night and day, even with both machines being new. I also managed to trade in a yamaha 4-seat golf cart on an 1140. So we have 3 new RTV's out here!!
So far, it looks like Kubota has addressed the issues I had with the old 900's, beefier driveshafts, greasable rear propeller shafts, and I really like that applying the brake relieves the pressure in the trans to make shifting smoother. The new 900 still has the weak door hinge set-up, but I have a cure for that when the time comes.
AND, as an added bonus. They let me trade off our old 2550 J.D. tractor (good old tractor, don't get me wrong) for a new Kubota 8540 open cab with a loader! Two new F-3680 mowers with 72" rear discharge decks, and two new ZG227 gas "zero-turn" mowers. Last, two new Woods BW1800 HD 15' decks to go behind our M9000's.. Life is GOOD! especially from a mechanics view!!!
 
Pass the bibs please and try to include a picture of the post driver. I looked at one on the Kubota site a few years ago but it was priced up there. Thanks! Bordercollie
 
Sounds like Santa came early to your neck of the woods. Lots of envy around here! Happy for you and looking forward to the pics!
 
I'll get some pics up (if I can figure it out) here soon. That post driver was pricy, just under 3 thousand, but was worth every penny IMO. The hydraulic valve kit on the Kubota worked flawlessly. We had living snow fences installed around the base, small saplings and shrubs, and had to find a way to keep the antelope from devouring them. I bought a pneumatic pounder at first, and it worked dang good, but it had its' quirks that some of the guys couldn't quite grasp. 75% of our workforce is disabled and that hydraulic pounder weighs just about 70# or so, so I presidentially engineered the cherry picker/winch setup so they never had to lift it.
 
Is this like for a military maintenance type job/outfit??????...........I take it from your last post that the base, disabled work force and presidentially engineered terms implies that you are spending some of the Obama stimulus money?????........just wondering......Dennis
 
Pictures! (finally)

Alright, got the camera working.Sorry it took so long! The 900 has a HD Kubota blade that I bought, but I cut down one of our old ones and put a hydraulic cylinder on it so they can plow some of the smaller sidewalks. I'll get some shots of the post driver a bit later.
 

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There's an Orange salesman out there somehere with a big grin on his face:gotsmoney:

Like to see a pic of that bed mount cherry picker....
 
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