Thanks Geo but I ve operated a lot of hydrostat equipment and with this one it’s impossible to remove your foot from the go pedal slow enough that it doesn’t do the abrupt stop. It’s a little unpredictable when it’s going to stop. Sometimes it may be in the middle of the pedal stroke so you still have some engine rpms. Most hydros do the braking at the end of the pedal stroke so you know when it’s going to happen. I would be good with that. I just think there has to be some adjustment that can be done. Maybe throttle brake coordination adjustment. Engine should be close to idle before brake is actuated. If this machine can’t operate like other Kubota equipment I ve run I wouldn’t have it. No fun to operate
Your comparison of different designs (by different mfr’s) is mixing apples and oranges….disregarding the thoughtful design of Kubota RTVs.
I OWN a Kubota RTV-X900 now for several years and my entire family …including the children…know how to predict WHERE the deceleration will occur.
You’re writing like you seem to believe the brakes are applied in the process. (“throttle brake coordination” comment) First, there is no “throttle” as in a gasoline engine…. Secondly, there is no brake-application. There is only engine speed coupled with hydro-speed reduction. The reduction of hydro-pedal or “go pedal” results in a change of swash-plate and engine speed….not a true “braking action” as you seem to imply..
I believe your writing indicates a minimal amount of actual driving experience with an RTV. Otherwise you would have been like most others who drive it more than a few times…. they learn to modulate the rate-of-reduction of pedal-application when coming to a stop.
Like yourself, … I also hated and was disturbed by it when I first acquired the RTV. After having driven it more than a few times…and also other off-road types…. I now prefer the Kubota design.