i'm not gonna jinkes it by saying i'm gonna get one but i'm workin on it i just wanna know how often you guys have had breakdown that required you to take it into the dealer to get fixed. i'm lookin at the 1100 because of the climate controled cab. i'm not worried about the thing stopping fast and makin you kiss the windshield because i don't drive fast anyways i just didn't wanna jump into a utv that has too many problems. i have read on other sights about the prices of used 1100's and they are relativly cheap i figured i could find ne at the same price of 13k or under i don't know how much a new one is the last time i checked and was gonna get it the guy quoted me 15,500 for a orange one plus 200 to deliver it.</p>
what are the realy major problems with the rtv's
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Mine has not seen the dealers since the day I picked it up. Short of knocking a fan belt off when a stick jammed into it backing up I have not had any problems. Oh, I forgot somebody did send me some METRIC bolts in a bag of 1/4-20 bolts with some stick stoppers I put on it. LOL</p>
My RTV 900 has served me well. I imagine you already know about my "05. It has over 2800 hrs and the only issues have been with the evidently now updated driveshaft "rattle" and the rear ujoints. which I understand are also updated. I wish you the best luck in your search. I wish you could drive one first though, so you would know just what to expect {not speed -for example but a real workhorse}Maybe someone with an 1100 will comment. Bordercollie</p>
Yep I've had my 1100 for about a year and a half now.Had one recall on hyd tankvent which the dealer sent me the parts to install no big deal. The only other problem I had was the valve stems on the tires let go 1 by 1 all 4 of them!! Great toy A/C and heater work great!Cab isdust free when dumpin in dirt etc with tractor.Had a 900 before
and the cab on the 1100makes all the difference.</p>
and the cab on the 1100makes all the difference.</p>
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i'm not gonna jinkes it by saying i'm gonna get one but i'm workin on it i just wanna know how often you guys have had breakdown that required you to take it into the dealer to get fixed. i'm lookin at the 1100 because of the climate controled cab. i'm not worried about the thing stopping fast and makin you kiss the windshield because i don't drive fast anyways i just didn't wanna jump into a utv that has too many problems. i have read on other sights about the prices of used 1100's and they are relativly cheap i figured i could find ne at the same price of 13k or under i don't know how much a new one is the last time i checked and was gonna get it the guy quoted me 15,500 for a orange one plus 200 to deliver it.</p>
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I am quite excited for you! Half the fun is the 'hunt'--looking for the best deal. Used RTV's of any description were not a realistic option for me here in the North. With regard to your situation, a question I would have is about your affection for going deep and heavy into mud. My Arctic Cat Prowler (sold last week, hurray!) weighed about half as much as the RTV, with 12" ground clearance and 11-12" of travel on the suspension. With good mudding tires on it, there was little that it would not swim through. And, if it got stuck, no problem to winch it out.</p>
It is somewhat different with my RTV. Call me chicken, but I would not attempt to take the RTV in some situations where I would not have thought twice about the Prowler. But the RTV will work circles around the Prowler with my plowing (snow!), hauling, and general property chores. The Prowler is a fine recreation machine. The RTV is a fine work machine. At least that is how I see them...</p>
i'm not gonna jinkes it by saying i'm gonna get one but i'm workin on it i just wanna know how often you guys have had breakdown that required you to take it into the dealer to get fixed. i'm lookin at the 1100 because of the climate controled cab. i'm not worried about the thing stopping fast and makin you kiss the windshield because i don't drive fast anyways i just didn't wanna jump into a utv that has too many problems. i have read on other sights about the prices of used 1100's and they are relativly cheap i figured i could find ne at the same price of 13k or under i don't know how much a new one is the last time i checked and was gonna get it the guy quoted me 15,500 for a orange one plus 200 to deliver it.</p>
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I am quite excited for you! Half the fun is the 'hunt'--looking for the best deal. Used RTV's of any description were not a realistic option for me here in the North. With regard to your situation, a question I would have is about your affection for going deep and heavy into mud. My Arctic Cat Prowler (sold last week, hurray!) weighed about half as much as the RTV, with 12" ground clearance and 11-12" of travel on the suspension. With good mudding tires on it, there was little that it would not swim through. And, if it got stuck, no problem to winch it out.</p>
It is somewhat different with my RTV. Call me chicken, but I would not attempt to take the RTV in some situations where I would not have thought twice about the Prowler. But the RTV will work circles around the Prowler with my plowing (snow!), hauling, and general property chores. The Prowler is a fine recreation machine. The RTV is a fine work machine. At least that is how I see them...</p>
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My RTV 900 has served me well. I imagine you already know about my "05. It has over 2800 hrs and the only issues have been with the evidently now updated driveshaft "rattle" and the rear ujoints. which I understand are also updated. I wish you the best luck in your search. I wish you could drive one first though, so you would know just what to expect {not speed -for example but a real workhorse}Maybe someone with an 1100 will comment. Bordercollie</p>
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does your rtv have a lileage odomert to to read them miles that came with them hours. you must run that thing from mornin til night. the speed ain't worried about that i need it for hauling and makin parts for it mainly hauling stuff like bricks and cement me with my bash i don't drive fast anyways thats the things i missed about my hpx it was slow"28mph" at top speed but i rarely got it up to that speed i mainly just tugged along down the road to the dump or woods at a blistering 10mph. i would jump on a rtv 900 but i really need the cab cause of all the meds i take i really don't do good in the extreme heat or cold the cold just locks me up and the heat makes me sweat so much i get all wet i feel one day i'm gonna drop from heat stroke. i got my fingers crossed for now and i hope things workout ok for me and if they do i''ll have a rtv soon.</p>
My RTV 900 has served me well. I imagine you already know about my "05. It has over 2800 hrs and the only issues have been with the evidently now updated driveshaft "rattle" and the rear ujoints. which I understand are also updated. I wish you the best luck in your search. I wish you could drive one first though, so you would know just what to expect {not speed -for example but a real workhorse}Maybe someone with an 1100 will comment. Bordercollie</p>
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does your rtv have a lileage odomert to to read them miles that came with them hours. you must run that thing from mornin til night. the speed ain't worried about that i need it for hauling and makin parts for it mainly hauling stuff like bricks and cement me with my bash i don't drive fast anyways thats the things i missed about my hpx it was slow"28mph" at top speed but i rarely got it up to that speed i mainly just tugged along down the road to the dump or woods at a blistering 10mph. i would jump on a rtv 900 but i really need the cab cause of all the meds i take i really don't do good in the extreme heat or cold the cold just locks me up and the heat makes me sweat so much i get all wet i feel one day i'm gonna drop from heat stroke. i got my fingers crossed for now and i hope things workout ok for me and if they do i''ll have a rtv soon.</p>
i know what you mean about the two utv's i have a rhino and man i get discouraged when i go and try to move a boat around in my yard it moves it but it sounds like and feels like i have to give it way more throttle than i should just to get it to move. the rhino rides smothe and will go through alot of mud and what ever i decide to tackle wich is everything. but my olh hpx i have that baby would work her butt off. drug my sons friends car over a mile up and out of the canefield . they got stuck in the headlane and i went to see if i could get them out .i hooked onto the front of the car and dragged it around to turn it in my direction i then latched onto the front center of the car and i drug them for a little over 1 mile sure the hpx sounded like it was in a bind but to drag a 3000lbs car dead weight through mud it really impressed me i can only imagin what i could drag with the rtv.</p>
RUSTY ANVIL
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Peanut,</p>
I have had no problems with the driveshaft on my 1100......</p>
on your question about your note...It would depend on the interest rate and a lot of other variables.......Check with your local bank....Just off the top of my (bald) head, I would say somewhere around 200 or 220 a month..........</p>
Rusty Anvil,</p>
I have had no problems with the driveshaft on my 1100......</p>
on your question about your note...It would depend on the interest rate and a lot of other variables.......Check with your local bank....Just off the top of my (bald) head, I would say somewhere around 200 or 220 a month..........</p>
Rusty Anvil,</p>
TWO GUNS
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Hey Tommy, </p>
Another thing you might want to know, don't plan on selling the gator hides to help make payments....</p>
Gator hides are going for only 6-10 $ per foot this year.... Long ways off of the 69-78$ per foot we used to get . Talked to a buyer the other day, said he would give me $11.75 for everything over 12 foot >>>> Really ain't worth the effort now >>>> MIght just let 'em grow for next year !!!!</p>
Don't even really pay for the gas, bait, shark hooks, and cartridges to take 'em out !!!! Economy has gone to the dogs on these hides. </p>
What is this world coming to ?</p>
Another thing you might want to know, don't plan on selling the gator hides to help make payments....</p>
Gator hides are going for only 6-10 $ per foot this year.... Long ways off of the 69-78$ per foot we used to get . Talked to a buyer the other day, said he would give me $11.75 for everything over 12 foot >>>> Really ain't worth the effort now >>>> MIght just let 'em grow for next year !!!!</p>
Don't even really pay for the gas, bait, shark hooks, and cartridges to take 'em out !!!! Economy has gone to the dogs on these hides. </p>
What is this world coming to ?</p>
I wish I knew how many miles I had driven but I don't. I do know that I have worn out a couple of sets of tires though. I do know that when I sprayed pastures I avg 4 mph and sprayed over 100 hr to do 300 acres. I imagine I avg 12 -15 miles per hr so multiply that by 2800 and wow.. Even a low 10 mph and we're talking over 28000 miles.. that IS impressive!!!!This month we have been very busy around the barn so I have spent much more time on the cat skid steer and less on the RTV .In fact, my knees and ankles are aching because of all the climbing in and out. ... The humidity is really something down here as it makes the heat and cold even more sharp. So I understand the need for a cab.. Good Luck and take your time.. the right deal will come along Kubota may even have special financing at some time..... Bordercollie</p>
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The current models with the 2" hitch have updates that fix most of the problems. Drive shafts are different, shifting is easier, stop is much slower.. also seems to have more power. Model numbers did not change though, look for the bigger hitch. </p>
the way we used to do it is to take a white towel and leave them soak oner night in some chicken blood and you let them dry up a bit .next we would kake the htowel and hang it from a tree branch about 6"out the water the wind or breeze wouldconstantly move the towel and the smell of the blood will atrack them too. the towel resembles the white egrets and them gators love them white egrets.</p>
[quote user="tommy 20/69"]the way we used to do it is to take a white towel and leave them soak oner night in some chicken blood and you let them dry up a bit .next we would kake the htowel and hang it from a tree branch about 6"out the water the wind or breeze wouldconstantly move the towel and the smell of the blood will atrack them too. the towel resembles the white egrets and them gators love them white egrets.[/quote]</p>
And then the gator eats the towel. So, how did you catch the gator?</p>
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And then the gator eats the towel. So, how did you catch the gator?</p>
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the hook is in the towel when the gator grabs the towel being it's out of the water a few inches it automaticly hooks him when he goes back down into the water the brach will break too but only after the gator is hooked. when you get up to the tree and you don't see the white towel then you know you got something. yes before you ask we tie the very end of the rope to the trunk of the tree. now you can use real bait to hang from it but as long as the gator smells the blood and see the white color thats enough to get him interested in it. you can catch garfish the same way with a old unraveled rope that is freyed up b just put some smellgood stuff on the rope and thow it out the garfish has so many teeth that when he grabs the freyed rope it get tangled up in his teeth and thats a done deal 80%of the time. just like when wego froggin i use my frog net and not one frog gets away because the frogs instinct tells him to jump and keep jumping and everytime he jumps he goes further into the net. i can reach frogs from 12 feet away it don't matter if they in the lillies or on the bank of the bayou they ain't safe no more. and no the net isn't something you can buy you have to make it atleast i never seen one forsale before.</p>
I'll agree with MessickFarms that most issues have been resolved. Shifting is at least 50% better(even the dreaded Reverse), quick stops don't jerk you out of your seat when you let off the gas, seats are better(no more plywood and seats are deeper) and I've noticed more power especially when climbing hills. Many other small upgrades I've noticed as well. In my opnion, Kubota really stepped up to the plate this year.</p>
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Really liked my 2005 RTV900</p>
Couldn't stand my 2008 RTV1100(pre upgrades)</p>
Absolutely love my RTV1140</p>
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Really liked my 2005 RTV900</p>
Couldn't stand my 2008 RTV1100(pre upgrades)</p>
Absolutely love my RTV1140</p>