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Originally Posted by RexB
Ask your nearest dealer if he has the kit and will install it, the warranty is 4 years and may transfer with owners (anyone had experience with warranty transfer to a new owner yet?)
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Good list, Rex. I have transferred a warranty on a CK20H, no problem. My
understanding is that the loaders have only a 1 yr warranty. That tractor
belongs to a good friend of mine now, and it is usually operated by a hired
hand on his property. It has been used very hard and it has had no probs.
Anyway, I have purchased three CKs and none have loader cracks at about
650 hr, 450 hr, and 125 hr. I have never been contacted by Kioti re any
loader fixes. I bought my 3rd CK in 06 when the loader issue was well
known. I suspect that the cracks in KL130 and KL120 FELs have been
experienced by considerably less than 25% of units out there. I say this
not from my limited experience with 3 tractors, but with the feedback from
a dealer who has sold dozens of CKs.
Finally, would I buy another Kioti? You bet I would. The price/features/
reliability quotient still makes it about the best deal. Today I would choose
the DK-SE series with the HST, due to less vulnerable underpinnings. I DO
lust for the new GL40 Kubs with the HST-Plus, but they are considerably
more $. The CKs are still a good buy, even with the older loaders, IMO.
The DKs did not have HSTs back when I bought my CKs.