I have owned the 900 RTV since 2/2005. I got the cammo model with all the bells and whistles. I test drove all of the competitors models. What sold me on the Kubota was the non belt drive tranny. I am clearing trees, hauling HEAVY loads up STEEP hills. It is really nice to be able to stop by merely letting your foot off tha accellerator. I have hauled 25' long trees 8-10'' in diameter up a 45-50 degree incline with rocky soil without any problems. Have been stuck once. That was on the same hill, I had stopped with one of my back tires on a flush-cut rotted stump and a large rock in front of my front tire. I winched out. My chief complaint is the shifter. If I have a heavy load, uphill, I need to start the hill in the gear that I will finish the hill. Shifting on a hill, underload is not possible. I have tried all of the fixes offered up on this as well as other websites to no avail. The shifter mechanism is stiff and difficult to change underload. Kubota NEEDS to come up with a fix for this problem. Otherwise, I am very happy with the RTV.

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