Got RTV Snow Blower Home

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Went to pick her up today! Can't wait to try it out! Only got these couple pics because I had to wash it, trailer and truck as soon as I got home to get all that damn road salt off everything, then put it in barn to thaw out.
There sure is a LOT of electronics involved in this thing. There are electrical boxes and relays mounted everywhere now. And comes with a kit to quick mount the original grill guard and front receiver when you take the power pack off.

 

[groundcover]

Wow, quite the rig ! Probably just caused the longest snow drought in history!

 

[civilian]

Does the RTV have a PTO shaft to run the blower? Can you explain? Never found on build Kubota a snowblower for RTV's, only blades. Thanks, Jon

 

[jfsawatzky]

That’s a great present for yourself. I wish I had a cab on mine. Lol
Merry Christmas

 

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Does the RTV have a PTO shaft to run the blower? Can you explain? Never found on build Kubota a snowblower for RTV's, only blades. Thanks, Jon

Yes, I will hopefully have it out tomorrow to check everything over and I'll, get pics.
Has a PTO and driveshaft. That part is recommended to stay on because it is a pretty complex install. You do lose some ground clearance for summer trail riding.
But it doesn't use the RTV's hydraulics for lift and chute, it has it's own power pack on front.
The blower is quick attach and it comes with a kit to make the original front grill guard and receiver hitch a pin-on quick attach, so in summer you can un-pin the power pack and remove it and put grill guard back on.
Lots of parts involved. Kubota book time is 30 hours but my dealer can do it in 10.
Blower, like all the Kubota blowers is made by RAD in Quebec Canada.

 

[leonz]

Make sure you buy plenty of the silicone gel in the aerosol bottle
and put it each electrical connection and use copper shield to coat
the wiring connections in the engine compartment as the Canadian
rock salt used there will ruin the snow blower connections and your
rtv wiring quickly.

 

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Here's some info from brochure.

 

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Make sure you buy plenty of the silicone gel in the aerosol bottle
and put it each electrical connection and use copper shield to coat
the wiring connections in the engine compartment as the Canadian
rock salt used there will ruin the snow blower connections and your
rtv wiring quickly.

Yes sir. I owned transport and dump trucks, I know all about repairing wiring from corrosion, LOL Dielectric grease is my friend. Luckily the road I live on is rural so no slat here. Only sand, but they do pickle it with some salt when they fill the dome to keep it from freezing.
I was pretty depressed towing it home in the salt though. I don't know why I always wait until winter to get stupid ideas, LOL

 

[number two]

Way cool!
Now we're all jealous!
Merry Xmas to you!!!

 

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Way cool!
Now we're all jealous!
Merry Xmas to you!!!

Well don't be jealous, LOL
It was bought more out of necessity. Needed to make it easier for the wife to do driveway for the times she ends up having to do it. The Boss vee blade I had on it worked great, but seems like we are always getting feet of heavy wet snow at a time now, and plowing kind of takes some experience. At least this you just drive forward and done.
But even for me, now that I'm getting older, my neck issues were starting to hurt looking backwards with tractor all the time. And I didn't want to take loader off because I use it daily.
Now just hope this thing performs as good as in all the you tube videos I watched.

 

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Didn't get underneath it yet today. Spent my time readjusting hydraulic fitting angles and re-routing lines for chute because everything was rubbing and catching.
Then rerouted a bunch of electrical wiring and put protective loom over much of it.

 

[Dryland Farmer]

Well don't be jealous, LOL
It was bought more out of necessity. Needed to make it easier for the wife to do driveway for the times she ends up having to do it. The Boss vee blade I had on it worked great, but seems like we are always getting feet of heavy wet snow at a time now, and plowing kind of takes some experience. At least this you just drive forward and done.
But even for me, now that I'm getting older, my neck issues were starting to hurt looking backwards with tractor all the time. And I didn't want to take loader off because I use it daily.
Now just hope this thing performs as good as in all the you tube videos I watched.

You made the right choice. Blowing snow is the way to go, it seems to get rid of the snow, where pushing it leaves ridges of snow that are rock hard after a week and the roadway ends up becoming narrower and narrower. I will note wet snow can be pretty hard to blow as well.
I have been thinking about making a blower for mine Kubota rtv but I think I would build it with it's own engine so there is no driveline involved.

 

[Peter 315]

Didn't get underneath it yet today. Spent my time readjusting hydraulic fitting angles and re-routing lines for chute because everything was rubbing and catching.
Then rerouted a bunch of electrical wiring and put protective loom over much of it.

Lol.. I guess thats why your dealer can do it in 10 hours..

 

[hayden]

I'm surprised the RTV has enough power to run that. Let us know how it works.

 

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Lol.. I guess thats why your dealer can do it in 10 hours..

Yep. But the owner treats me real good, so I bite my tongue often. Or more like I don't blow up, I just talk to him and he does something for me.
But like EVERY dealer in my area right up to class 8 trucks, it does get tiring when you spend that kind of money then have to come home and fix it yourself.

One thing I do though is take before and after pics. That way they can't say your are just a complainer. You show them pics and say "SEE"

 

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I'm surprised the RTV has enough power to run that. Let us know how it works.

Well, kids took garbage down so when they got back up to house I couldn't resist, even though I wasn't done checking everything over. I jammed it in to a snowbank that I had blown with tractor and pushed on with loader and immediately blew the shear pin on the fan, LOL
But funny thing is, I replaced and went back into same bank, full blower width and 20 inch height and never broke another. Maybe the pin wasn't tight? But it blows full blower no problem.
I find in low gear the blower doesn't bog down, but it will lose some drive power when your blowing a 20 inch deep frozen bank.

 

[number two]

Like the remote control for the chute deflector!!
Good Luck & Seasons Greetings!

 

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Like the remote control for the chute deflector!!
Good Luck & Seasons Greetings!

Thank. You as well!

Here's a screen shot from video I took. I can't seem to post videos.

 

[Dryland Farmer]

Well, kids took garbage down so when they got back up to house I couldn't resist, even though I wasn't done checking everything over. I jammed it in to a snowbank that I had blown with tractor and pushed on with loader and immediately blew the shear pin on the fan, LOL
But funny thing is, I replaced and went back into same bank, full blower width and 20 inch height and never broke another. Maybe the pin wasn't tight? But it blows full blower no problem.
I find in low gear the blower doesn't bog down, but it will lose some drive power when your blowing a 20 inch deep frozen bank.

Sounds like fun!

 

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So only issue I see now, is the PTO light on the dash does not illuminate. I don't even know how to trace that, there is now so many electrical boxes and relays in this thing now. But I'm not hauling back to dealer in the salt for that. It can wait for summer.

And the one thing I don't like about these RTV's is none of your dash controls, gear selector, or the blower controls are illuminated. So until you memorize where everything is you gotta leave the interior light on.

I might see what style bulb is in there and do like some of my class 8 trucks had.....put a blue or purple bulb in it so you have light that doesn't glare on the windows.