Anybody heard from Matt Lately?

[Bird]

Have any of you tried sending a private message to Matt? It seems to me that you may be assuming something without the facts. Or maybe you do have some facts I don't know about. Is there some reason to believe that Kubota asked him to quit posting? You know we sometimes have members who just quit participating on TBN for their own personal reasons, such as not enough time, too many other things to do, spend more time with family, etc.

 

[2fast2]

Yes.
I tried, no reply.

 

[riptides]

There have been other Kubota trained or Kubota employed people on this site in the past.
They come, they go, just like everyone else. Someone new will show up again. No worries.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

There have been other Kubota trained or Kubota employed people on this site in the past.
They come, they go, just like everyone else. Someone new will show up again. No worries.

He worked for a dealership (like I do). It was in his signature as a New Holland / Kubota mechanic. He was not a factory guy. Just so you guys know. I had our service guys look at this thread as well and they concluded that the advice he was giving may not have been correct. Not everything you read on the internet is true.

 

[timswi]

He worked for a dealership (like I do). It was in his signature as a New Holland / Kubota mechanic. He was not a factory guy. Just so you guys know. I had our service guys look at this thread as well and they concluded that the advice he was giving may not have been correct. Not everything you read on the internet is true.

OK if it's wrong, why did it work?

The minor tweaks made an unacceptable machine semi-tolerable.

By the way, I verified the suggested changes with Kubota, Non-U.S.

Just because you don't know about it, doesn't mean it's not so.

This was done with Matt's permission and using the phone number on the website.

 

[gobraphil]

He worked for a dealership (like I do). It was in his signature as a New Holland / Kubota mechanic. He was not a factory guy. Just so you guys know. I had our service guys look at this thread as well and they concluded that the advice he was giving may not have been correct. Not everything you read on the internet is true.

Ive concluded that most kubota service guys know less than i do about it....

A Kubota service guy told me this morning that you couldnt adjust the max rpm.....


because it was EFI no less

 

[timswi]

Ive concluded that most kubota service guys know less than i do about it....

A Kubota service guy told me this morning that you couldnt adjust the max rpm.....


because it was EFI no less

Can't change the max RPM?...Good grief, took me about 10 minutes.

 

[jsl777]

can somebody here explain how to do this adjustment on a rtv 1100. the one we have cant get up a hill unless its in low gear

 

[mstordahl]

Sorry guys, was away on a trip, then have been totally swamped with work lately. I will try to catch up to what has gone on since I was gone.

Kubota did not talk to me and try to silence me. Even if they did, I wouldnt. This is to better their product and the customers opinion of it, not to hurt it as some might think. No worries, I am a pretty laid back guy.

MessickFarm, could you please elaborate on the statement that some of my info has not been accurate? I am always open to all opinions so please do elaborate. All of the info that I have given has been learned from years of experience and training direct from Kubota. You are right, I do not work at a Kubota factory, but I am a trained tech that works on them every day, so I have a fairly good idea as to what works and does not. Who do you think the factory guys and engineers went to to get the problems sorted out with the rtv's, and other products? It is almost always the techs in the field that figure out the real world solutions to the real world problems that we face. Each problem is usually caused by a specific unique situation that is not known in Japan. If you feel that I am that wrong that you need to say it to the public, back it up. PM me your number and who I should talk to to discuss where they do not agree with me so that we can all be on the same page.

Thanks guys for the support.

 

[mstordahl]

Ive concluded that most kubota service guys know less than i do about it....

A Kubota service guy told me this morning that you couldnt adjust the max rpm.....


because it was EFI no less

These are the examples of why I get so irritated at some of the other dealers about this kind of stuff. We KNOW that there is a fix. We KNOW that it can be done simply, easily and cheaply. So WHY not do it? If you dont know, ask someone who does. Most of this stuff can be done by the customer if needed as I have proven.

It appears to me that Kubota USA needs a kick in the pants on this one. They need to teach their dealers on the product that they are selling so they do not continue to look like complete a$$es.