Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

We need a Tesla golf cart with a pickup body.
Speed, comfort, quiet, utility

That's what I was thinking. Tesla (the new Texas manufacturing plant is about 30 miles down the tollway) is missing a big market by not venturing into off road vehicles and custom golf carts.

 

[riptides]

Sleeting....icing over quite nice.

popgadget - Depends on your need for speed? LOL. We opted for brute strength many years ago. The original RTV is still going strong and has never gotten stuck anywhere as far as I recall. It is the farms most used vehicle.

For an interesting diversion today at 2PM the Mars 2020 Perseverance Landing Coverage begins.

NASA Television | NASA

Other forms of live streaming are available on the net.

Guess I'll go work in the barn this AM.

 

[txdon]

You keep up 20mph steadily and you'll get around most farms pretty quickly. But out on the open prairie, I can
just imagine, and appreciate, the need for speed.

It's common here for the custom golf carts to go 35 MPH. I know, I drive behind them in the neighborhood and there is no need to pass them as they are going speed limit.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temperature is -2°F and going to a high of 21. Wind ENE 4 mph. Mainly sunny.

I think I will conserve energy after I do the dump and town run.


Have a safe day all

 

[lostcreekranch]

here you go, the flip up windshield, no lines to block view, can put it down on those cool spring mornings.
Polaris Ranger XP 1000 Flip Windshield - Side By Side Stuff

I've pretty much written off the "flip up" models. With all my low tree branches .. I'd forget it was there and rip it off.

I think the Polaris brand fixed glass windshield, once initially installed, can be removed quickly, as it's secured with four rotating latches.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

The discussions on side by sides might be costly for me. I致e been thinking about replacing my Club Car Carryall (essentially a golf cart with a dump bed) with a Kubota RTV for a long time. I guess the big decision is to decide on a faster snowmobile type driveline or a slower heavier duty hydro. Thoughts?

I've been wondering how long it would be before someone brought up the Kubota RTV line, Paul. Mine's a 2005 model RTV900W, which I think was one of the first UTVs out there. 4WD, dump bed, Diesel engine powering everything hydraulically. Has kind of a funky 3 speed shift mechanism: You have to be stopped to shift, with no load on the drive train. I think that's the only sore point I've got with it, and the new ones have improved considerably in that area. I've worked the thing like a government mule, and had very little trouble with it. The bed'll hold about a half cubic yard of gravel, but weigh enough that I have to help the hydraulics by lifting up on it to get it to dump. I think the top speed is maybe 25 MPH; mine doesn't have the optional speedo. If you wanna go fast, get a Razor. But it won't haul like the Kubota. I put some heavily lugged tires on it, and the tire shop had a heck of a time getting them to seat. I've fixed a couple flats and had to use the old starter fluid trick to get the beads to seat. Be prepared for sticker shock if you go looking for a new one, and the used ones hold their value very well, too. If I had a rich uncle die and leave everything to me, I'd use some of it to buy a new one and get what I have in the old one back by selling it.:2cents:

 

[Buppies]

The Kubota is a nice machine just very little suspension unless they have improved that turned me off

Rick the front windshield that you describe does have the levers just like rear glass

 

[txdon]

I've pretty much written off the "flip up" models. With all my low tree branches .. I'd forget it was there and rip it off.

I think the Polaris brand fixed glass windshield, once initially installed, can be removed quickly, as it's secured with four rotating latches.

I was thinking you would say that. That would be an expensive bumper. But during the Fall and the Spring you do not want to be taking the windshield on and off every day. Make sure you can get some flip on ventilation. (you know those 50˚ mornings and 80˚ afternoons . . )

 

[riptides]

LOL.

I got one of the first ones in my area. My issues to date are operator errors only. I am still running the original tires on three of four. We are on our second tail gate. Don't dump with the tow hitch attached. LOL. My bed is starting to age, has a few rust holes in it. Everything else is pretty darn good.

Pretty good for working it like a government mule. The thing has paid for itself over and over and over. LOL.

I've been wondering how long it would be before someone brought up the Kubota RTV line, Paul. Mine's a 2005 model RTV900W, which I think was one of the first UTVs out there. 4WD, dump bed, Diesel engine powering everything hydraulically. Has kind of a funky 3 speed shift mechanism: You have to be stopped to shift, with no load on the drive train. I think that's the only sore point I've got with it, and the new ones have improved considerably in that area. I've worked the thing like a government mule, and had very little trouble with it. The bed'll hold about a half cubic yard of gravel, but weigh enough that I have to help the hydraulics by lifting up on it to get it to dump. I think the top speed is maybe 25 MPH; mine doesn't have the optional speedo. If you wanna go fast, get a Razor. But it won't haul like the Kubota. I put some heavily lugged tires on it, and the tire shop had a heck of a time getting them to seat. I've fixed a couple flats and had to use the old starter fluid trick to get the beads to seat. Be prepared for sticker shock if you go looking for a new one, and the used ones hold their value very well, too. If I had a rich uncle die and leave everything to me, I'd use some of it to buy a new one and get what I have in the old one back by selling it.:2cents:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 48F @ 6:00AM. Generally cloudy. High around 60F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. A little bit of rain coming in tonight, lasting into Friday. Then warmer temps and dry most of next week.

Sorry about the fence line, Mike. Too bad it's not as easy to move a fence as it is a couch in the living room...:laughing:

Ron, I've used a foam pad on a buffer and 3M rubbing and polishing compounds to clean up haze on plastic and painted surfaces for years. Any automotive paint store should be able to fix you up with the "right stuff".

Turns out I've got a few friends that used to live in California before they moved to Texas. Now they're starting to have second thoughts...:laughing:

Why would Tesla want to mess around with golf carts when they have people falling all over themselves to shell out $70K for one of their cars?:confused2::confused3:

Fooled around with the new shotgun yesterday trying to figure out why I could only get 6 shotshells in a 7 round magazine tube. It turns out that the spring in there is too long and it gets coil bound before the 7th round will fit. I was tempted to cut the spring, but instead I ordered an aftermarket one that is supposed to work and still provide reliable feeding. The guy that sold me the tube tried to blame defective ammunition, but the shells I have measure under the SAAMI specification. That's an American standard, now I wonder what spec the Italians use that made them think 7 @ 2 3/4" shells would fit with the spring they provide? Any idea, Eric?

Town run today, and need to fill the firewood cart and bring in another load from the garage. Got a pot of kidney beans soaking for a batch of slow cook chili, too. That should pretty well finish off the day.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!