Kubota RTV900 for steep clayish hill in high altitude

   / Kubota RTV900 for steep clayish hill in high altitude #31  
Holy crap! 45 degrees? I'd be afraid to start going down again!
 
   / Kubota RTV900 for steep clayish hill in high altitude
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You see on the first image (515) the lighter part of the slope, then the harder part seen downward (518) and upward (528 and 530). Maybe you can see a bike trace (528). Looking at some images (531) I discovered the slope is lighter than I thought (around 17° on the screen). But a good "practical" idea of the incline is a horse slip on 529, with my foot for scale.

Now, you know that slope with dry soil. It's a quite different thing in rainy days with that sticky clay.
 
   / Kubota RTV900 for steep clayish hill in high altitude #33  
That looks like it would be exciting enough dry, let alone wet...

Aaron Z
 
   / Kubota RTV900 for steep clayish hill in high altitude #34  
Mine will climb a 45 degree slope easily in M gear you just have to back off the throttle a bit so it gears down the HST transmission.
When in 4 WD this machine has awesome pulling power and traction with the ATV type tires.

I went up a slope that was probably 45* on my BX.
 
   / Kubota RTV900 for steep clayish hill in high altitude #35  
pictures can be deceiving but that doesnt look like a seroious slope that would cause concern for a RTV with ATV or r1 type tires. good luck
 
   / Kubota RTV900 for steep clayish hill in high altitude #36  
I have climbed hills just like those in my RTV900 in relatively wet conditions.
 
   / Kubota RTV900 for steep clayish hill in high altitude #37  
I know ..I know. Old thread But ,,Wondering how this guy made out . I have purchased a x1100c RTV, Taking to 9000' elevation next spring.
Have considered the Turbo. But do I really need it ? I live at 500 ft elev and only travel to our property in Colorado twice a year.
But it does have a STEEP HILL to climb. Concerned ...........
 
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