RTV1140 Purchased!

[joes_427_vette]

The 1140 is a nice UTV but I feel half the machine is the cab with heat and a/c. Extra people can ride in the box but the cab is by far the best i have seen so far. It's my major reason for the Kubota brand purchase.

 

[redharley]

Nice rig for sure congrats ,John Thomas as for a mirror Gander mountain has one for 20 bucks or if you like cheap fine a junk yard with some old [ie bread del. type trucks] with 2 mirrors mounted on one arm. use a 2" rubber lined wire harness clamp around roll bar you got a mirror. or while you are at the auto parts store for the clamp buy a new Velvac mirror about 10 bucks. have fun

 

[EddieWalker]

Congratulations Lawrence!!! I've been waiting for these pictures. LOL

Sure is a nice looking machine. What's interesting is how it will change your entire life, and how you go about doint things. I even use my Mule for just sitting and watching the sunset. It's a portable sofa!!

I never looked at the 2 seaters. I'm curiousl what it's like to dump the bed and how easy it is to change configurations. Will the rear screen get in the way of dumping if you add a roof?

Eddie

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Nice rig for sure congrats ,John Thomas as for a mirror Gander mountain has one for 20 bucks or if you like cheap fine a junk yard with some old [ie bread del. type trucks] with 2 mirrors mounted on one arm. use a 2" rubber lined wire harness clamp around roll bar you got a mirror. or while you are at the auto parts store for the clamp buy a new Velvac mirror about 10 bucks. have fun

Thanks. I bought a mirror from Kmart that had some arms for clamping over another mirror. Couldn't get it to work. Returned for refund. Bought a couple of really cheap mirrors from O'Reilleys yesterday and going to see if I can do something with them. I know about the wire harness clamps but I couldn't remember or didn't know what they are called. I'll get some of them and with your other suggestions and velcro I'll fix some thing. Thanks again.

 

[EThogfarmer]

Congratulations Lawrence!!! I've been waiting for these pictures. LOL

...I'm curiousl what it's like to dump the bed and how easy it is to change configurations. Will the rear screen get in the way of dumping if you add a roof?

Eddie

It's easy to go back and forth between seating configurations. It's very fast with two people but I can do it by myself pretty quickly now that I have a little practice.

The rear screen slides forward behind the first seat when in the single row configuration. The dump bed is all hydraulic. I haven't tested it yet for maximum weight, too new as of now. But I haven't even slowed it down with loads of firewood.

 

[EddieWalker]

EThogfarmer,

Loos like we're neighbors. Kind of. I'm up near Winona and work in Tyler most of the time, but have clients down in Flint, Bullard, Mixon and Whitehouse.

Do you raise hogs or is that a joke because you have so many wild hogs on your land?

Eddie

 

[EThogfarmer]

EThogfarmer,

Loos like we're neighbors. Kind of. I'm up near Winona and work in Tyler most of the time, but have clients down in Flint, Bullard, Mixon and Whitehouse.

Do you raise hogs or is that a joke because you have so many wild hogs on your land?

Eddie

Yes indeed, I have so many feral hogs that I tell people that I am a hog farmer...and that I must be a very, very good one because I have more and more every year. And they keep me busy repairing all the damage they do; it gives me lots of valuable seat time on my tractors.

And we are neighbors of sorts, I live southwest of Bullard.

 

[buckle97]

I'm curiousl what it's like to dump the bed and how easy it is to change configurations. Will the rear screen get in the way of dumping if you add a roof?

I know you have enjoyed your Mule, Eddie, and you didn't help matters when I was trying to talk myself out of this thing!

As EThogfarmer pointed out, unlike the Mule where the screen is attached to the bed, the RTV screen is independent and slides forward when the bed is extended. The screen does not raise and lower with the bed. I'll plan to get some detailed pictures of it. I'm currently satisfied with the hydraulic dump bed.

After a long weekend of enjoying this machine, I'm confident I made the right decision. We had lots of family around and they all enjoyed riding and a select few even got in the drivers seat. It was an ubelieveable feeling of satisfaction to take so many people (especially older relatives) to places they had never been able to go before. And we got to do it at the same time with four seats!