RTV 1140 CPX - bed lined or not lined? Help.

[Industrial Toys]

It is certainly a topic for debate, just like with the P/U boxes.

I have a Mule with a drop in liner. I routinely take it out and clean it. Sometimes just cursory and other times with detergent and pressure washer. I am always annoyed how much dirt gets under it and then you have to clean the box too! Not sure I would go for a spray liner.

It depends how rough you are on your bed as well. If you dent the sprayed liner, it will look like crap forever!

 

[TableRocked]

Industrial Toys, that's a good point...I'd always figured the spray in liner was nearly indestructible, but that's not likely the case........the guys at Messicks just sent me a graphic showing a plastic Kubota bed liner specifically made for the 1140 CPX ($331), part #V4451 that appears from the parts diagram to offer protection both as the short box and long box configurations.....any owners of the V4451 who would care to post some photos and lend us their thoughts? The directions do show multiple "self tapping" screws being necessary to install the liner, so that, in itself has me a bit worried I've already opened myself up to future headaches.....

 

[Industrial Toys]

One thing I don't like about the drop in liner (on the mule). It has a tendency to vibrate annoyingly at idle with the Diesel. But I would never secure it, as I find it too important to clean and dry out the bed from time to time.

Maybe a spray in liner and then a sheet of something, plastic, plywood, whatever, just to protect it if you are going to be throwing heavy stuff in there.

Then there is always the bed rails. The drop in liner protects those too.

I will never forget when I got my first NEW pickup truck. A 94 Dodge Dakota. Went to pick up some heavy apple firewood, plopped a piece up on the bedrail and volah, a NICE dent!

 

[tlj87]

also curious, as yours is used, how does the bed look? Is it steel or is that diamond plate aluminum (that would remove any concerns I have with regard to rust)

There was chipping/rust on the tailgate and a few other places on the bed. Part of the deal was that they would repaint the bed before I picked it up. They did an OK job. I would have preferred that they blast and paint the entire bed inside and out, but they just hit the rust spots with a grinder and primed/repainted. They also did a full service as part of the deal. Here is a picture before it was cleaned up/touched up. You can see some of the spots in the bed.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

You guys are sure funny:laughing: Who would want to scratch or get a bed made for hauling "stuff" dirty. The best solution is to get a new one and never put anything in it. They had a bunch of Kubota tractor owners over in the other Kubota forum that waxed their tractors, thought that was sort of funny also.
My Uncle used to buy cars and in the 50s the door panels came covered in brown paper which he left on and he also put seat covers on. The 55 Chevy was just like new when he let his son have it a few years later and his son took all the paper off, lowered the car, removed the seat covers, drove it in low gear (automatic) peeled rubber with the tires and enjoyed the 55 Chevy and I did to after Uncle turned it over to Cuz.:thumbsup:

 

[Industrial Toys]

Dam right you wax your tractor. Maybe the reason I got more for a twenty five year old tractor bought new when I traded it than what we paid for it. You must of course consider inflation. But you get the point.

We armouralled the tires too, and when the dealer came to look the machine over he was just flabergasted!

My bought new, JD 6200 seat has never seen the light of day again after my Mom made me a seat cover for it!

 

[groundcover]

I cut a rubber stall mat to fit the bed of the RTV 900 and bolted it in with two brass toilet bolts, works great.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Dam right you wax your tractor. Maybe the reason I got more for a twenty five year old tractor bought new when I traded it than what we paid for it. You must of course consider inflation. But you get the point.

We armouralled the tires too, and when the dealer came to look the machine over he was just flabergasted!

My bought new, JD 6200 seat has never seen the light of day again after my Mom made me a seat cover for it!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup::thumbsup: Good for you!!:thumbsup:
Some people will chime in now about the hours spent doing all that preservation work and the materials purchased and value them and then divide the purported increase in price received (not the smoke produced by the dealer) and see how much was really saved in 25 years unless time is of no value. But I'd never say that, it's those other "some people".
Have had family members that do all that with their machines and gives them something to do with their time to keep them out of trouble.:thumbsup:

 

[texasjohn]

Shhhhh.... I'm putting the polish on a business plan...You know how people have a Front-end bra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for their car...well, I'm going to scoop the world with the first ever tractor bra. Think of covers for all those front end attachments...rear end too:cool2:
Who wouldn't want a tight fitting bucket bra with custom exposures for the teeth:cloud9:
Think of the options...colors, stitching, logos, vanity emblems....ahhh, :greedy:
I'm so enjoying my second adolesence:jester:

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Shhhhh.... I'm putting the polish on a business plan...You know how people have a Front-end bra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for their car...well, I'm going to scoop the world with the first ever tractor bra. Think of covers for all those front end attachments...rear end too:cool2:
Who wouldn't want a tight fitting bucket bra with custom exposures for the teeth:cloud9:
Think of the options...colors, stitching, logos, vanity emblems....ahhh, :greedy:
I'm so enjoying my second adolesence:jester:

I'll want to see how it fits and lasts with the fel arms and hoses moving.:drink: