avorancher
Silver Member
I think the "shifting down" is referring to this statement: "Hydraulic flow can also be manually directed to the second motor by selecting the low gear range."
On mine, there is a huge difference in its ability to transverse hills in low range. In high or medium, I often run out of power and pressing the pedal (full open or slightly) doesn't do much... but in low range I have never stalled it out and usually end up spinning the tires due to poor traction. My dealer stated they chained one up to a tree and was able to spin all 4 tires on concrete. I've never tried that but it seems likely to me.
One of my first tests was loading over 1100 pounds in the back and going up and down hills that are quite steep. The extra weight helped the traction and I could hardly tell it had a load in the back. I also have a Kawawaki 650 Prairie that "might" go more places faster, but won't carry the tools and supplies I need.
If you don't notice this difference in low range on your RTV, I would have the dealer check it out.
On mine, there is a huge difference in its ability to transverse hills in low range. In high or medium, I often run out of power and pressing the pedal (full open or slightly) doesn't do much... but in low range I have never stalled it out and usually end up spinning the tires due to poor traction. My dealer stated they chained one up to a tree and was able to spin all 4 tires on concrete. I've never tried that but it seems likely to me.
One of my first tests was loading over 1100 pounds in the back and going up and down hills that are quite steep. The extra weight helped the traction and I could hardly tell it had a load in the back. I also have a Kawawaki 650 Prairie that "might" go more places faster, but won't carry the tools and supplies I need.
If you don't notice this difference in low range on your RTV, I would have the dealer check it out.