Dargo
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I understand about diesel engines needing to breath, I've got several. This is not a horse power issue, it is a matter of the horse power it has not going to the wheels. I would think I should almost be able to stall that engine if the wheels won't spin, and that is not the case.
Changing the hyd fluid may help, but they don't call for that before 100 hours. Are you all changing your fluid early to put in the other stuff?
It still acts like it does not build up enough pressure in the trans, I ought to be able to spin the wheels or bog the heck out of the engine if I can't spin the wheels, and I can't.
Wayne
I was one of the first RTV900 owners. I bought one within 2 weeks of them being released. Once I took off the 'worksite' tires and put some on with good traction, I would always run out of power before spinning in 4wd if traction conditions were good. There are several hills on my property that my Yamaha Rhino would fly up, spinning all the way, where the RTV900 would just stop and grunt on. I tried all the tricks of backing off the pedal etc., but I just flat ran out of power; period.
What did help tremendously was two things; one was changing the transmission filter and fluid (with Super UDT) at both 25 hours as well as again at 50 hours. The filters were partially clogged each time. The next change wasn't until 100 hours and the filter wasn't nearly as clogged. The second thing was to just, well, run the dickens out of the thing. The harder I ran it and the more hours I got on it, the easier it became to shift and the more power it seemed to have. It would never turn the tires in 4wd in good traction conditions, but it performed much better with 200 hours on it than it did with 25, 50 or even 100 hours. I didn't try it, but I'd assume your best option to have more power would to be installing a hand throttle so you can keep engine revs up all the way before you even touch the "go" pedal. I doubt it will be able to spin good tires in 4wd still, but it will perform better.
I am surprised that the RTV1100 I now have will turn the tires (exact same as I had on my 900; I kept them from the 900 and put them on the 1100) in 4wd and good traction conditions. It feels slower and more sluggish, but seems to have notably more torque. I'm hoping that it too will break in and perform better with a few hours. Good luck!