Since the L35 TLB is complete and working, I decided I needed another restoration project.
I needed something that could haul tools, lumber, dirt and whatever around the place.
I started looking at golf carts - no. Then JD Gators - no. They won't do.
Then I looked at what Kubota was offering and was totally taken in by the RTV series.
The RTV checked all the boxes for: diesel fuel, hydraulic dump bed, hydrostatic transmission and overall size.
So the one I bought is in decent shape and suffered a similar fate as my L35: Neglect, lack of skilled maintenance, and looked like it was buried in mud for awhile.
Two pressure-washings later, I began the disassembly and thought you all would like to see this journey as it unfolds. I'll break this report up into various components of the machine that have required attention.
I've had it for a bit less than a month and began at the front since it was the worst part.
Here are some pictures of the machine.
Here is the first part of the work:
After removing all of the front end plastics and such, the first thing was to create a support that would allow me to roll the machine in and out of the shop once the front end was removed.
Let the FUN begin...
I needed something that could haul tools, lumber, dirt and whatever around the place.
I started looking at golf carts - no. Then JD Gators - no. They won't do.
Then I looked at what Kubota was offering and was totally taken in by the RTV series.
The RTV checked all the boxes for: diesel fuel, hydraulic dump bed, hydrostatic transmission and overall size.
So the one I bought is in decent shape and suffered a similar fate as my L35: Neglect, lack of skilled maintenance, and looked like it was buried in mud for awhile.
Two pressure-washings later, I began the disassembly and thought you all would like to see this journey as it unfolds. I'll break this report up into various components of the machine that have required attention.
I've had it for a bit less than a month and began at the front since it was the worst part.
Here are some pictures of the machine.
Here is the first part of the work:
After removing all of the front end plastics and such, the first thing was to create a support that would allow me to roll the machine in and out of the shop once the front end was removed.
Let the FUN begin...
