Kubota/Mule/Gator

[l'ordinary bonville]

I have swapped my quad for a Kubota RTV diesel 2nd hand.

1st time using it slug pelleting I boiled it in no time and it had no go about it. Back to dealers, who spent 10 days and reckon to have sorted it.

Back slug pelleting today and it just seems be very sluggish. I can get 15mph downhill on rolled sown land but can only maintain 10-12mph on the level and down to 10max if anything steeper than dead level.
It's not boiling any more although guage reads warm side of normal.

My question is what do other makes achieve across sown land. There must be loads of these machines out pelleting at the moment.

I also have bought a trailed avadex applicator from Techneat. TBH I don't think my RTV will manage apart from crawling along

 

[green giant]

RTV is like a combine, u s on hills, only way is a belt driven transmission. Gator is 50km.

 

[Beef farmer]

Gators are the future, have tried all and it's the one that will stick it.

 

[Dap]

Was slug pelleting today on unrolled seedbeds with a JD gator at speeds of 22-24k. Could only manage 20k up the slope but would do 30+ on the flat if required. Never had any problem with it getting warm either. Would never go back to an ATV for slug pelleting

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

@reboot what do you like about my post?

Have you any advice or are you in the same boat?

 

[Shropshire Farmer]

Got a Gator with a GPS controlled techneat outcast duo. Trucks along at 25 kph in the field.

 

[Badshot]

RTV is like a combine, u s on hills, only way is a belt driven transmission. Gator is 50km.

Unless it is road registered and the dealer makes it 40k to be legal

 

[green giant]

Unless it is road registered and the dealer makes it 40k to be legal

Is that right

 

[Badshot]

Is that right

Mine did

 

[warksfarmer]

I have swapped my quad for a Kubota RTV diesel 2nd hand.

1st time using it slug pelleting I boiled it in no time and it had no go about it. Back to dealers, who spent 10 days and reckon to have sorted it.

Back slug pelleting today and it just seems be very sluggish. I can get 15mph downhill on rolled sown land but can only maintain 10-12mph on the level and down to 10max if anything steeper than dead level.
It's not boiling any more although guage reads warm side of normal.

My question is what do other makes achieve across sown land. There must be loads of these machines out pelleting at the moment.

I also have bought a trailed avadex applicator from Techneat. TBH I don't think my RTV will manage apart from crawling along

Polaris Ranger. Best specs on the market and tows a tonne. Road speed 40mph and slug pelleting speed as fast as you depending on how rough the ground is.

 

[Yale]

Kawasaki mule will give a gator a run for its money in the hill climb stakes.

This comes from someone who has had both,but not me.

 

[Robt]

What HP is rtv, what weight are you toeing with your trailed machine? Many commenting are using mounted stocks type pellet machines. Out rtv will sit at 30k while doing this.
Think reboot likes anything that slates everything except JD. Think he works for them

 

[Davey]

To be honest that doesn't really sound like it's going the way it should.

I popped over to a neighbours yesterday to try his Kubota for comparison against a Cub Cadet I've got coming on demo and it was easily doing 8-10 mph up steep grassland, medium ratio, 2wd with two large fellas in.

Think it was a 13 plate if that makes any difference engine spec wise?

 

[Robt]

If your dealer had it 10 days... I'm guessing they didn't spend 100 hours on it... I'd say they probably cleaned radiator then forgot about it!

 

[farmerste]

Mine did

my dealer must have forgot

 

[Badshot]

my dealer must have forgot

Mine didn't

 

[bigg6480]

Mine didn't

I'm told its a shame when a bit fills back out of the clutch so they go 50 kph again. Just have a word with a jd fitter.

 

[Badshot]

I'm told its a shame when a bit fills back out of the clutch so they go 50 kph again. Just have a word with a jd fitter.

Oh

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

Nobody's mentioned JCB

 

[Blue.]

Nobody's mentioned JCB

Not worth mentioning they are shite.