Why buy a RTV1140?

JOHNTHOMAS · Dec 21, 2011

5 Grands, Dog, Wife and Daughter. That's why! Ages 14, 10, Two 7s and a 4 month plus Wife, Daughter and Dog.

TripleR · Dec 22, 2011

Great looking family.:thumbsup:

JOHNTHOMAS · Dec 22, 2011

Thanks TripleR. I posted it mostly for you since I know your on the edge and have some to ride with you.

TripleR · Dec 23, 2011

JOHNTHOMAS said:
Thanks TripleR. I posted it mostly for you since I know your on the edge and have some to ride with you.

Not even that would be big enough as we have seven grands, four step grands and now one great grand.:shocked:

That is a nice rig.:thumbsup:

JOHNTHOMAS · Dec 23, 2011

TripleR said:
Not even that would be big enough as we have seven grands, four step grands and now one great grand.:shocked:

That is a nice rig.:thumbsup:

Thanks!! We (you and I) are truly Blessed!:thumbsup: With our batch/bunch of Grands and quite obviously you have your fair share.

Plus, well I was going to say you also have the money but maybe your spending what you have like me.

I just try to not spend what I don't have, some times an effort.

TripleR · Dec 23, 2011

JOHNTHOMAS said:
Thanks!! We (you and I) are truly Blessed!:thumbsup: With our batch/bunch of Grands and quite obviously you have your fair share. Plus, well I was going to say you also have the money but maybe your spending what you have like me. I just try to not spend what I don't have, some times an effort.

We sure are blessed with families that bring us great joy and now the financial resources to afford some of the toys we always wanted. We have both "paid our dues" so to speak with a lot of lean years as have many and now have the time to enjoy a few things.

Yep, I now only spend what I have and don't buy anything I can't afford to pay cash; might finance it, but the money is there if needed.

We are also trying to leave a little something for our kids, so we pass on a few things here and there, but overall, we do pretty well and sure have no complaints.

texasjohn · Dec 24, 2011

love my RTV!!
Have small dump trailer, front hitch carrier, many attachments. Great for hunting, people transport, ranch work.

TableRocked · Feb 5, 2014

Great looking RTV's and families.....

TableRocked · Feb 5, 2014

John Thomas, just noticed it appears you have the Mile Marker UTV Receiver Cradle Winch Mount....how is that working for you? Does the 1140 have a 2" front receiver by default and does this slide into place without getting out your grider/hacksaw/drill press? Also curious, as I didn't see a winch on it, is there anything you didn't like about this mount keeping you from putting a winch on it?

JOHNTHOMAS · Feb 6, 2014

TableRocked said:
John Thomas, just noticed it appears you have the Mile Marker UTV Receiver Cradle Winch Mount....how is that working for you? Does the 1140 have a 2" front receiver by default and does this slide into place without getting out your grider/hacksaw/drill press? Also curious, as I didn't see a winch on it, is there anything you didn't like about this mount keeping you from putting a winch on it?

Mine came with Reese hitches on front and back. One (front or back) had to have the hitch cut a couple of inches which my neighbor did on his RTV900 and he sold me the hitch/ball after he sold his RTV. I have it here but have never used it, it sits really high, the one he sold me. I did put it on to make sure it fit but it's in the garage now.
I bought a wench from Harbour Freight and the platform it sits on that goes into the Reese hitch receiver and have never mounted it. Well, stuck the platform thing into the Reese hitch to make sure it fit. Was hunting a connector that would allow me to attach the connectors to the battery and then plug and unplug the wench when I added or removed it without having to attach directly to the battery every time but the connectors I found were more expensive that I wanted to pay/thought they were worth and that idea moved to the back burner.
I've also bought a rear view camera and monitor to add to my RTV and a dash switch to switch the power to monitor off and on, located the power wire to cut and hook into and removed the cover plate on the dash where the switch goes and it's all laying on my to do table in the house. I may move it all to my to do table in the garage.

Great idea but I get lots of great ideas and getting slower to follow thru on them.
Made my own roof which didn't work out to well so bought one. Windshield is thick Plexiglas I had cut at glass shop and it has worked out well with no scratches. One day will remove it, cut it down the middle, attach a couple of hinges, install it back on RTV so I can drop the upper half during the summer. Another project to do. Wife made cloth (out door material like for cushions) seat covers but that to didn't work to well, especially after any rain or high humidity.
I may have to many projects going or planned now. Need to get steps built to the playhouse I built above my tractor building. Grands old enough to now want to get up there. Got office moved and more shelfs coming and need to get all that crap in the 24'x72' storage building I built organized.

I'm never going to get it all done.:cool2: Guess got to keep reasons for getting up each day.:laughing: Plus books to read all over window sills, Kindle #1 has about 10 on it to read and Kindle #2 has a couple on it to read and reading 2 to 3 books a week still has me falling behind. Priorities I guess is the word.:confused2: Plus these weekly vacations every 2 to 3 months.