How much UTV do you need?

[MutzFarm]

We got this a week or two ago. Recommend it however, it's not very sporty.

Brett

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:thumbsup: Thats what we want.

 

[rd_macgregor]

We got this a week or two ago. Recommend it however, it's not very sporty.

Brett

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It is the full cab that destroys the "sporty" look. However, see how you feel about it after you go on an outing with other, sportier, UTVs and it rains or snows!

 

[Gary Fowler]

My RTV 900 purchase has been the best or maybe second best after my B26. It is a toss up as to which one gets used the most hours however. We use the RTV multiple times each day for short periods. When I use the tractors it is usually several hours at a time but maybe not even once a week for them.

I would let go of everything else before loosing my RTV, it is my legs that gets me around the property. I could hire out my tractor work now (if I had to) but I couldn't hire out my taxi service around the property and I love the hydraulic dump bed.

 

[IRISHBOOMER]

My RTV 900 purchase has been the best or maybe second best after my B26. It is a toss up as to which one gets used the most hours however. We use the RTV multiple times each day for short periods. When I use the tractors it is usually several hours at a time but maybe not even once a week for them.

I would let go of everything else before loosing my RTV, it is my legs that gets me around the property. I could hire out my tractor work now (if I had to) but I couldn't hire out my taxi service around the property and I love the hydraulic dump bed.

I love mine. Didn’t think I’d like the slow speed of the Kubota after having a Can Am but this is exactly what I needed around the property not some 70mph utv

 

[Rock Crawler]

I bought a 2007 Yamaha Rhino new in fall of 2006, we use it as a tool, not a toy. In 11 years of plowing (72" Warn plow attached to a Warn RT40 (4000 lb) winch with synthetic rope I have accumulated 1300 miles and 430 hours. In that 11 years I did haul it to a week in Colorado running mountain passes, I also spent a weekend in Ohio in strip mines some years back. Other than that, we haul fire wood, mulch, dirt, rock and anything else that needs pushed, pulled or moved. It's been through use by my now grown and gone son, my 17 year daughter and now my 12 year old son. It's been rolled once by my oldest boy and once by me. I have pushed many broken down trucks into the garages with it, used the winch and rescued a Chevy 1500 that slid off the road and over a hill... It's plowed more snow than I can say.

Maintenance/repairs so far.... Annual Amsoil oil change in the engine and diffs. 2 batteries. 1 CV boot.

I fully plan to get at least 10 more years from it.

No, it does not have a power dump bed, but it has hood lift style gas charged cylinders that assist in the lift, and the bed is about centered on the pivot. As long as you heavy load the rear of the bed, it dumps. No power steering, but unless I lock the front axle it steers easy enough for a 10 year old to drive with no obvious effort. It is carbureted, but it starts in the garage when it is 20 degrees inside and I have never had a fuel/carb issue. I run Startron (I think that is what is called, its light blue. Snowmobile buddy told to use it) and even in the off snow and off firewood season when the thing may sit for weeks at a time, it starts instantly.

The Rhinos should be affordable, and I can't ask for a more reliable or better built machine to help around the property. And it is just sporty enough that you can actually play with it if you so desire.

The Rhino is a great machine, I keep looking at the newer UTV options and the beds are a little bigger but not $16,000 to $20,000 bigger. The 660cc engine has never once been found wanting in power, so the new diesel doesn't mean anything to me.

If the Rhino died today, I would likely be out looking for a cherry low hour Rhino 660 to replace mine.

I included a picture at the top of American Flag Mountain in Gunnison Colorado, 12,713 feet elevation. The carb worked just fine up there as well with a simple jetting change.

 

[rustyshakelford]

It is the full cab that destroys the "sporty" look. However, see how you feel about it after you go on an outing with other, sportier, UTVs and it rains or snows!

I like the look. It's the fact that it only goes 25, 20 up a hill and it takes a while to get there. That said, I love it and it fits our needs just fine.

My RTV 900 purchase has been the best or maybe second best after my B26. It is a toss up as to which one gets used the most hours however. We use the RTV multiple times each day for short periods. When I use the tractors it is usually several hours at a time but maybe not even once a week for them.

I would let go of everything else before loosing my RTV, it is my legs that gets me around the property. I could hire out my tractor work now (if I had to) but I couldn't hire out my taxi service around the property and I love the hydraulic dump bed.

Very Handy to get the mail or run errands. Ordered its gps and sprayer yesterday. Keep an eye out for a interesting kubota rtv thread soon

I love mine. Didn’t think I’d like the slow speed of the Kubota after having a Can Am but this is exactly what I needed around the property not some 70mph utv

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Looks sharp. They are just wants needed. 25 is plenty fast in these anyways

Brett

 

[mike69440]

Gee, after only 11 years and 2200 hours of "gentle" farm type use my stepson's RTV900 has started spitting axles and u-joints? Like come on Kubota! These things should last 25 years, except for the occasional oil change.

Kidding.. really glad it it well built.

 

[nybirdman]

I bought a 2007 Yamaha Rhino new in fall of 2006, we use it as a tool, not a toy. In 11 years of plowing (72" Warn plow attached to a Warn RT40 (4000 lb) winch with synthetic rope I have accumulated 1300 miles and 430 hours. In that 11 years I did haul it to a week in Colorado running mountain passes, I also spent a weekend in Ohio in strip mines some years back. Other than that, we haul fire wood, mulch, dirt, rock and anything else that needs pushed, pulled or moved. It's been through use by my now grown and gone son, my 17 year daughter and now my 12 year old son. It's been rolled once by my oldest boy and once by me. I have pushed many broken down trucks into the garages with it, used the winch and rescued a Chevy 1500 that slid off the road and over a hill... It's plowed more snow than I can say.

Maintenance/repairs so far.... Annual Amsoil oil change in the engine and diffs. 2 batteries. 1 CV boot.

I fully plan to get at least 10 more years from it.

No, it does not have a power dump bed, but it has hood lift style gas charged cylinders that assist in the lift, and the bed is about centered on the pivot. As long as you heavy load the rear of the bed, it dumps. No power steering, but unless I lock the front axle it steers easy enough for a 10 year old to drive with no obvious effort. It is carbureted, but it starts in the garage when it is 20 degrees inside and I have never had a fuel/carb issue. I run Startron (I think that is what is called, its light blue. Snowmobile buddy told to use it) and even in the off snow and off firewood season when the thing may sit for weeks at a time, it starts instantly.

The Rhinos should be affordable, and I can't ask for a more reliable or better built machine to help around the property. And it is just sporty enough that you can actually play with it if you so desire.

The Rhino is a great machine, I keep looking at the newer UTV options and the beds are a little bigger but not $16,000 to $20,000 bigger. The 660cc engine has never once been found wanting in power, so the new diesel doesn't mean anything to me.

If the Rhino died today, I would likely be out looking for a cherry low hour Rhino 660 to replace mine.

I included a picture at the top of American Flag Mountain in Gunnison Colorado, 12,713 feet elevation. The carb worked just fine up there as well with a simple jetting change.

Mirrors my experience with a Yamaha Rhino.I put 4,000 miles in ten years on mine;oil and filter in the spring,tires as needed and one ignition switch.Traded it for a 2016 Viking;a little bigger,EPS and fuel injection.

 

[MutzFarm]

It is the full cab that destroys the "sporty" look. However, see how you feel about it after you go on an outing with other, sportier, UTVs and it rains or snows!

:thumbsup:

 

[ovrszd]

I bought a 2007 Yamaha Rhino new in fall of 2006, we use it as a tool, not a toy. In 11 years of plowing (72" Warn plow attached to a Warn RT40 (4000 lb) winch with synthetic rope I have accumulated 1300 miles and 430 hours. In that 11 years I did haul it to a week in Colorado running mountain passes, I also spent a weekend in Ohio in strip mines some years back. Other than that, we haul fire wood, mulch, dirt, rock and anything else that needs pushed, pulled or moved. It's been through use by my now grown and gone son, my 17 year daughter and now my 12 year old son. It's been rolled once by my oldest boy and once by me. I have pushed many broken down trucks into the garages with it, used the winch and rescued a Chevy 1500 that slid off the road and over a hill... It's plowed more snow than I can say.

Maintenance/repairs so far.... Annual Amsoil oil change in the engine and diffs. 2 batteries. 1 CV boot.

I fully plan to get at least 10 more years from it.

No, it does not have a power dump bed, but it has hood lift style gas charged cylinders that assist in the lift, and the bed is about centered on the pivot. As long as you heavy load the rear of the bed, it dumps. No power steering, but unless I lock the front axle it steers easy enough for a 10 year old to drive with no obvious effort. It is carbureted, but it starts in the garage when it is 20 degrees inside and I have never had a fuel/carb issue. I run Startron (I think that is what is called, its light blue. Snowmobile buddy told to use it) and even in the off snow and off firewood season when the thing may sit for weeks at a time, it starts instantly.

The Rhinos should be affordable, and I can't ask for a more reliable or better built machine to help around the property. And it is just sporty enough that you can actually play with it if you so desire.

The Rhino is a great machine, I keep looking at the newer UTV options and the beds are a little bigger but not $16,000 to $20,000 bigger. The 660cc engine has never once been found wanting in power, so the new diesel doesn't mean anything to me.

If the Rhino died today, I would likely be out looking for a cherry low hour Rhino 660 to replace mine.

I included a picture at the top of American Flag Mountain in Gunnison Colorado, 12,713 feet elevation. The carb worked just fine up there as well with a simple jetting change.

I have a 660 Rhino and a 900 RTV. It's unfair to compare them. Their only similarity is four tires. The Rhino works fine for it's intention. The RTV works fine for it's intention. But they are nothing alike.