DK 55

[powerstroke2000]

there will be a proto type DK 55 at the show in Columbus as well asa the CK 20 that is at the state fairgrounds

[rtimgray]

There was a small farm machinery show at Paducah, KY last weekend. I went to have a look at all the other tractors, but mainly went to see the DK 55 and the CK 20 (they were represented by Little Tractor of Metropolis). The DK 55 was a shap looking tractor. It (obviously) seems like a compromise between the DK 50 and DK 65 - in the terms that it had more cab space like the DK 65 but the overall size was more in line with the DK 50 (although it seemed a little wider). It was a really sharp tractor with the steeply sloped hood - oh no, is Massey Ferguson gonna sue because it has a sloped hood? Any way, the CK 20 was also a neat little machine - alot of steel and a good looking package.

The guys at the booth (James Little and a guy that worked for the Kioti Company whose name I can't recall) mentioned that Kioti might be bringing over their biggest tractors (85-90 HP) in near future and that there is some discussion about changing the LK 1994 and 2554 (did I get the model numbers right) into TLB models, like the Kubota B21 or L35, including a swivel seat and integrated backhoe, although it would still have 3 point capability.

Looks like we have some good things to look forward to.

Take it easy.

Tim Gray

[DONOTDELETE]

Just to clarify:

This weekend (Jan 24-25-26, 2003) is the <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.omeda.org/powershow/>Ohio Power Show</A>

Ohio State Fairgrounds
717 East 17th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43211

Among the many pieces of equipment on display will be the new prototype Kioti DK55 and the New CK20 with FEL.

I'm going shoppin'...

[burnercan]

Tim, Dumb question. What do the prefix's "LK, TLB, B (21) etc mean??

[lowellw2]

Just noticed that Little Tractor has some pictures of the DK 55 and CK 20 they displayed at a Kentuckey show. Here's a site reference.

http://www.machineryshopper.com/littletractor/kioti.htm

[mathey]

Thanks for the link, great pictures...Hopefully i'll be ordering a CK20 here in the next week or so.

As one who has probably used a 55 gallon drum of Armor All type products in my life on various cars and trucks, it still cracks me up to see shiny black tractor tires...

[rtimgray]

ericsundquist-

Sorry about that. Maybe I screwed up the Kioti designations so bad they are not recognizable. I think that the LK models (1914, 2554, 3054) were the earliest models imported to the states. A company that was otherwise mostly involved in haying equipment, Lely, was the orginal importer, so I think the LK evolved from Lely-Kioti. From what I gather, the parent company and manufacturer of Kioti tractors Daedong elected to take over their own importing and in doing this also decided to bring in the newer DK series (I thought DK might have been Daedong-Kioti). Unfortunately, the CK series throws my theories out the window, so their may not be any rhyme or reason to the prefix scheme.

As far as TLB, I believe that is a more or less universal acronym from Tractor-Loader-Backhoe. I think that Kubota used to make or still makes mini-TLBs, such as the B21 and L35. Without being too sharp about Kubota nomenclature, I would make a guess that the B21 is based on the B-series Kubota tractors and the L35 is based on the L-series tractors, but as to what specific model (if any) they are based on, I have no clue.

If anybody has any better explanation (especially if I am in error on any of the above), please feel free to correct me.

Take it Easy

Tim Gray

[Kiohio]

CK= Compact Kioti [img]/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif[/img][img]/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[rtimgray]

See, I knew there was a rhyme and reason!!! Thanks.

Take it easy

Tim Gray

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Here's a fresh picture of the Kioti DK55 from the Ohio Power Show.