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    Use winch for winching with plow mounted - Kubota RTV x1100c

    Hi folks - I have an RTV x1100c with a curtis plow - mounts via 2" receiver hitch -- has hydraulic angle & electric linear actuator lift. I also have a winch (tucked under the brush guard). I want to able to winch stuff without disconnecting the plow. What are my options -- I was thinking of...
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    RTV Plow - Only Angles Right

    thanks all for the great help -- problem solved.... short answer -- jammed reducer elbow -- missed this on my first round of testing. Senior moment. Longer answer I knew everything (hydraulic-wis) from the Kubota inwards was good, so I took everything from the plow side off and retested...
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    RTV Plow - Only Angles Right

    thanks so much for the quick reply -- I should have also mentioned that in float position, the plow has no problem swinging in either direction -- so I am very confident that nothing is binding it.
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    RTV Plow - Only Angles Right

    Hi folks -- I am stumped (doesn't take much but still...) I have a 2013 Kubota RTV X1100C (with cab..) I have the V5008 Plow with Angle kit, pump, etc... It has been working great for years, until the other night when the bolt that holds the left hydraulic "angle" cyclinder to the frame failed...
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    kx161 versus other minis

    thanks for the reply -- the kx that I am looking at was actually used by a guy on a private estate / horse farm. Knowing nothing about excavators but tons about tractors, i am just trying to get a sense of stuff. thanks.
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    kx161 versus other minis

    hi folks; new to this forum and know next to nothing (okay nothing) about excavators. Looking for mini ex advice. sorry in advance for the long post. I am looking at purchasing a Kubota KX161-3R4AS (2009 750hrs) for 45K from local dealer. Dealer is awesome -- I have 3 other Kubotas from them...