UTV Help

[houstonscott]

To tell you the truth I am very close to buying an RTV. Just trying to figure out how convince wife its worth 17.5K. I have driven many and I hands down think the Kubota is in a class all its own. None of the others are even close. The Kubota is more heavily built, better design, way stronger frame, better engine/transmission than any other. I think the RTV is so superior in quality and design its in a whole different class. All the others a side by side atv's, the RTV by Kubota is a whole different animal. Not even fair to compare. Like comparing a riding lawn mower to a class II tractor.

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[jcmseven]

I think they are nice machines, for sure. If one lives where it is pretty flat, wants to use the machine for mostly work, and does not do much heavy off roading, they are a really viable choice. They are not as popular here because they do not have the power to negotiate our hills well, but where my parents live and it is flatter, they are quite common. My neighbor has one and he just recently put a snowplow on it. It is a very nice set up, but it really struggles to maneuver his steep drive with that plow. That said, if one has a heavy load in the bed and has the time, they really handle the weight well and are safe and stable. I really like the cab. Very comfortable.

John M

 

[houstonscott]

I think they are nice machines, for sure. If one lives where it is pretty flat, wants to use the machine for mostly work, and does not do much heavy off roading, they are a really viable choice. They are not as popular here because they do not have the power to negotiate our hills well, but where my parents live and it is flatter, they are quite common. My neighbor has one and he just recently put a snowplow on it. It is a very nice set up, but it really struggles to maneuver his steep drive with that plow. That said, if one has a heavy load in the bed and has the time, they really handle the weight well and are safe and stable. I really like the cab. Very comfortable.

John M

I see those videos all the time of the hill stuff. The RTV doesn't do the step hills. Then I see the atv take a 40mph run at the hill and make it...so what not the same comparison. Just try and stop on hill and then continue, the RTV is superior. If you really want to take a look at going off roaring then look at an RTV on tracks, it's really at the top. Don't really see the issue.

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HS

 

[Martian]

Scott,

That video sure does make the Kubota look excellent. I would love to see some comparisons on its competitors though. Not the 16 year old Gator 6x4 that came out in 1995. The Kubota is an excellent machine, but this video is very biased. Each of these manufacturers have had several product cycles vs the latest Kubota. For example, the gator is a farm work machine, gas and tops out at around 15MPH. Meant for work on construction sites and around a farm. Not going through the trails. I had one back in 1998 for around a year, then moved and sold it with the house. Thing is a workhorse, not playhorse. If you compared my HPX to it then we would have a fair comparison, but even that is not the newest model, it is still a "workhorse". If you want a JD crossover that puts you at the XUV. The XUVs are much better "playhorses." Faster, better on the trails. I can show you the JD videos that make it look really good too, especially in the trail type setting shown above. Also the video saying that the 900 has a standard hydraulic dump is false, go to Kubota's website, on the base model it's a option and then there is an upgrade to get it standard, although I would still call that an "option." The same is true with JD, I had a hydraulic dump on my 6x4. And same is true on the HPX. And the same could be said for the XUV. So that is very biased as well. The Kubota is an excellent machine, no doubt. But to say it is the end all be all is not true. There are plenty of other very good alternatives. I compare only to JD because it is what I have used, and the same goes true for all other brands. My HPX is by no means a side by side ATV. I have a Polaris ATV as well and if I tried doing some of the things I do with my gator I mind as well not take the time to turn it on because it won't do it. And I guess that means I should also mow my lawn with my JD 5410 (85HP utility) and bale the hay with the 345 (20HP lawn.) Your comparisons are way off. I'm not trying to talk you out of it by no means, they are good. But there are plenty of us with other very good UTV alternatives as well that do a lot of work and have a lot of fun, my HPX included.

 

[dmrp6510]

I see those videos all the time of the hill stuff. The RTV doesn't do the step hills. Then I see the atv take a 40mph run at the hill and make it...so what not the same comparison. Just try and stop on hill and then continue, the RTV is superior. If you really want to take a look at going off roaring then look at an RTV on tracks, it's really at the top. Don't really see the issue.

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Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaRuB4pYQqc&feature=related

HS

When you get stuck with your new Kubota I will come and pull you out with my 825i

 

[curtisfarmer]

I did my research before buying a RTV1100 (used, was gonna but 900 new cause couldn't afford the cab) and nothing compares. Nothing. Not bragging or starting a fight here, but seriously the RTV is more of a tractor while all the other are more of an ATV. Just drive one and see for yourself.

 

[timswi]

The video is interesting...All true. It is centered on a work machine....I say this as a very happy RTV 1100 owner.

Some of the claims are dubious in comparison though. Depends on what you're going to use it for.

The HST braking is a great thing..I can speak to that.

 

[Martian]

Yes, please don't get me wrong. The 1100 (or 900) are excellent machines. But the video is not apples to apples. More like apples to Apple the computer company. I haven't personally drove one as when I last bought a UTV they weren't put yet, but Kubota has made a pretty good splash in the UTV market already.

 

[prehm]

Folks, we all have our opinion. Isn't that great that we can have our opinions, otherwise life would be dull. Other than the 1968 International 856 tractor that we used on the soybean farm, I've been driving only JD tractors for some 45 years. Yep, I a JD green person.

Now when I decided to pusue the UTVs, I for one (opinion) did not want a belt drive units only because of stories shared by owners of belt drives. The CVT has been around for a long, long time and has served very well, such as on the old JD 45, 55, & 95 combines and other uses.

I gaurantee that I would own a JD 855D if it were not belt drive. My UTV useage is 99.9% farm use and trust me, if I needed a part for the JD 855D, my JD dealer would have the part tomorrow. That says a LOT.

So after considering the Honda Big Red and the Kubota RTV 900, I chose the Kubota RTV 900 XT. The XT will handle steep hills, trust me. I live in the southern most part of the Ozarks. Believe it or not, the Ozarks have steep hills. Now, I've been told by an owner of a 2005 Kubota RTV 900 that has since purchased a 2011 RTV 900 XT that there is a definite difference in pulling power and the ability to climb hills.

I believe that all of the well known name brand UTVs are good. There differences are there for those of us that are different, that's all of us.

I like my RTV and would likely be just fine with most other name brands.

Choose the one best fitting for you, not for someone else.

 

[houstonscott]

The only reason not to get the RTV is price, but you get what you pay for...All the rest are atv's that you side by side in, light duty frames and running gear. Nothing wrong with that if you want put a day's stuff on it and ride into some hunting spot together. The RTV is not that machine. Think tractor with four wheels. A machine that will last decades not years. Really is not fair to compare them. Get stuck, huh...? I don't by the we are all different stuff, their all good, the Kubota is clearly better than all others.

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HS