Kubota RTV Review

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Figured I'd post a review for anyone interested in an RTV for snow removal. I'm on winter number 5 using it, and my second winter with the snow blower on it.
I originally went with the Boss 6.6 Power Vee XT because I was disgusted by the price Kubota wanted for their K-Connect and blower.
It handled the Boss plow perfectly and did a good job. Never had traction issues and it would push anything in front of it. Other plusses for the Boss plow.....it's simple, simple to maintain, and comes on and off very easy. And when off, you loose no ground clearance at all.

Now two winters ago, I decided to buy my wife the K-Connect and blower, thinking that if I'm not home, it is easier for her to use a snow blower over a plow. Yes, the price is still disgusting, but after using everything from tractors to my F550 with Boss vee plow, this RTV is the most awesome thing there is for snow removal! I have never cleared snow as comfortably as with this RTV.
1. It is maneuverable, visibility can't be beat.
2. I can't believe how far it throws snow for so little horsepower. Even when it's wet liquid slop.
3. It powers through snow full blower width and over the height of the blower. I haven't had it power out yet.

Now the bad points:
1. It's extremely complex. I dread the day I start having issues with it. Lots of electronics, wiring and moving parts. Even the RTV is way more complex than I feel it needs to be.
2. Lots of maintenance points. U-joints, pillow blocks, and three more gear box oils to maintain.
3. You lose ground clearance since it is way to complex to remove the driveline in summer. So while I can still use my RTV around the yard as a dump truck, I no longer go trail riding with it, because it now only has 5 or 6 inches of clearance and that K-Connect is way too expensive to risk damage.

Hope this helps anyone thinking about purchasing one.

 

[JJT]

I'm on my third winter plowing with the Kubota x1100c with the Boss v-plow. Absolutely no issues and I would happily spend the money again. I'm plowing an 800' driveway and the neighbor's 300' drive in under an hour. I also have a huge turnout that gets cleared and a 200' lane to my compost pile. I still have the Kubota tractor with a rear mounted snow blower if we get slammed with more than 16". 16" is the most I have plowed in one pass, 16" of snow is building 3' snow banks

The first winter I didn't use chains, the second winter I chained up all 4 corners with 2 link vbars, this winter I was lazy and only chained up the rear. I run with 400# of sand/salt in the rear, (in 5 gallon buckets).

I can only run 10 minutes before the heater roasts me out, off comes the hat and gloves.

 

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Yes, the climate control is more than adequate. If I had to make one complaint about the RTV, it would be I wish they'd make them quieter in the cab. You can barely hear the radio when you are blowing at wide open throttle.

 

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I'm on my third winter plowing with the Kubota x1100c with the Boss v-plow. Absolutely no issues and I would happily spend the money again. I'm plowing an 800' driveway and the neighbor's 300' drive in under an hour. I also have a huge turnout that gets cleared and a 200' lane to my compost pile. I still have the Kubota tractor with a rear mounted snow blower if we get slammed with more than 16". 16" is the most I have plowed in one pass, 16" of snow is building 3' snow banks

The first winter I didn't use chains, the second winter I chained up all 4 corners with 2 link vbars, this winter I was lazy and only chained up the rear. I run with 400# of sand/salt in the rear, (in 5 gallon buckets).

I can only run 10 minutes before the heater roasts me out, off comes the hat and gloves.

Yes, I had zero complaints with the Boss plow. It was affordable and well worth the money.
One of the main reasons I switched though, was even though I'm in rural country, people on my road drive like idiots. My road is a race track and it was terrifying with the plow when you got to the road and had to turn around and clean windrows.
One winter I got stick with my tractor and was sticking out into the road a couple feet and I had a head on collision because they are too stupid to slow down and yield. They even tried to sue me, but when the insurance investigators came out and looked at my driveway on a long straight away and clear sunshine, they just said "sorry for wasting your time" and left, LOL

 

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Yes, the climate control is more than adequate. If I had to make one complaint about the RTV, it would be I wish they'd make them quieter in the cab. You can barely hear the radio when you are blowing at wide open throttle.

That's my complaint about all of these UTVs. Even the "quiet" ones are deafening. I don't understand why they can't be just as quiet as a car, even excluding the cab/car interior and just standing next to it, or driving with all the windows down. Do owners actually like the roar? It sure seems people do with trucks and other vehicles.

 

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That's my complaint about all of these UTVs. Even the "quiet" ones are deafening. I don't understand why they can't be just as quiet as a car, even excluding the cab/car interior and just standing next to it, or driving with all the windows down. Do owners actually like the roar? It sure seems people do with trucks and other vehicles.

I'm with you. When you are just loafing along on the trail, the RTV is great. But at wide open throttle it's louder than I'd like it to be.
I've driven a bunch of Polaris RZR 900 and 1000's and I can't even stand being in them. So I bought a CF Moto Z-Force and it's vee twin sound is a lot more mellow and tolerable.

I've seen threads on other forums about putting sound deadening and insulation in the RTV's, but I don't really feel like gutting me entire cab out to do it.