Hi guys,
I have a CK30 tractor with a KB2485 Backhoe. I've had the backhoe for about 2 years now, and the tractor for 3.
Last fall I cracked the subframe on the bh where the 2 pieces join (2x4x1/4 welded to top of another 2x4x1/4) looking at the crack it seemed quite rusty so I thought it had probably been there for a while (bad weld?). Kioti of course refused to do anything about it since it was just out of the 1 year warranty period. I had my dealer weld 1/4" steel plates to either side and that seemed to do the trick.
Now a few months later the subframe has cracked again, this time where the diagonal bracing bolts on. It has cracked all the way through the middle of the bolt and the triangular hole to access the bolt.
This time I think I am going to have to replace the whole frame and I doubt Kioti is going to help me out.
I was just wondering if anyone else had run into this issue? The mechanic at my dealer said he thought he had heard of this happening to a few people. It seems like a design flaw to me. Not only are there 2 separate pieces welded together (why not just take the 2x4 all the way through?) but why would you cut away one side of the 2x4 to allow access to a bolt? For a machine that is so beefy it seems silly to then fill it full of holes.
Any ideas/thoughts/comments?
Thanks!
I have a CK30 tractor with a KB2485 Backhoe. I've had the backhoe for about 2 years now, and the tractor for 3.
Last fall I cracked the subframe on the bh where the 2 pieces join (2x4x1/4 welded to top of another 2x4x1/4) looking at the crack it seemed quite rusty so I thought it had probably been there for a while (bad weld?). Kioti of course refused to do anything about it since it was just out of the 1 year warranty period. I had my dealer weld 1/4" steel plates to either side and that seemed to do the trick.
Now a few months later the subframe has cracked again, this time where the diagonal bracing bolts on. It has cracked all the way through the middle of the bolt and the triangular hole to access the bolt.
This time I think I am going to have to replace the whole frame and I doubt Kioti is going to help me out.
I was just wondering if anyone else had run into this issue? The mechanic at my dealer said he thought he had heard of this happening to a few people. It seems like a design flaw to me. Not only are there 2 separate pieces welded together (why not just take the 2x4 all the way through?) but why would you cut away one side of the 2x4 to allow access to a bolt? For a machine that is so beefy it seems silly to then fill it full of holes.
Any ideas/thoughts/comments?
Thanks!