Buying Advice Looking at RTV 500

mike69440 · Dec 6, 2015

RTV900 with +1,600 hrs.
Rather have it than new RTV500.

Consider used RTV900 if you can find one for sale that is not beat up. Bet they are hard to find.

Dozernut · Dec 6, 2015

I have an RTV 900 that was bought new in 2004. I have done nothing to this RTV except scheduled maintenance. Ours is used almost daily with the wife claiming it as hers. I have used it to plow snow for several years and it has worked well.

The only complaint is with the Curtis plow mount. The plow can be a bear to get hooked up, it has to be exactly square to the hitch mount on the RTV, other wise it will not latch. I would not recommend the Curtis plow for any RTV unless they have changed the mount. The plow got to be such a chore to hook up (a bad back with 3 surgeries and a brand new hip) that I bought a loader mount snow plow for the M and I am now a happy camper.

I don't think you would go wrong with an RTV but I would recommend that you step up to the 900. I would and will buy another.

Sawyer Rob · Dec 7, 2015

mike69440 said:
RTV900 with +1,600 hrs.
Rather have it than new RTV500.

Consider used RTV900 if you can find one for sale that is not beat up. Bet they are hard to find.

900's aren't hard to find used around here...

I like my 500 better than my brothers 900, why? It's narrower, so it's handier on my trails, it's also MUCH quieter and I like that. It's a lot lighter too.

Yes, the 900 has more power and that is nice, but my 500 is getting the job done for me, every day...

SR

kubotacres · Dec 7, 2015

Sawyer Rob said:
900's aren't hard to find used around here...

I like my 500 better than my brothers 900, why? It's narrower, so it's handier on my trails, it's also MUCH quieter and I like that. It's a lot lighter too.

Yes, the 900 has more power and that is nice, but my 500 is getting the job done for me, every day...

SR

I agree. I went to the dealer to buy a 900 having never looked at the 500. After walking past the 500 I liked the overall size. When I dug into the specs on the engine/transmission, ect I knew then I wanted the 500. Yes I saved over 3k but that wasn't the reason for changing my mind.