Recent content by Z-Michigan

I have a 2017 Kioti DK5010HS with the KL5510 loader. Everything is factory stock, I'm the first owner. There is no known damage to the machine and maintenance has been done on schedule. The loader valve has an issue where the dump function (push right, on the curl/dump control) works very...

OK, not snow removal in the pure sense, but has anyone ever tried using a chain drag harrow to level out the snow after use? This is the implement I'm talking about, usually used for pastures or gravel drives: ATV 4 ft. x 4 ft. Chain Harrow with 4 ft. Drawbar at Tractor Supply Co. I owned an...

So I'm having the common problem that my quick-attach hydraulic couplings won't go in, but I have tried ALL the fixes I've found in past threads here on TBN, on other tractor sites, and on youtube videos - most talk about residual pressure on one side, I have bled pressure and a bit of fluid out...

OK, I don't really want a snowblower, but I'm convinced that it's what I need. My area gets 200-240" of snow (very light, powdery snow) annually, starting around November 1 and continuing into April. I have a Kioti DK5010 tractor with 50 engine hp and 45 PTO hp, and a 3pt hitch rated to lift...

I'm planning to buy a post hole digger with a 12" diameter auger. This will be used on a Kioti DK5010 (50hp, 45 pto) initially for digging 24" deep holes for fence posts, about 100 to 150 holes, and then for digging 12-24" deep holes to plant trees, maybe 50-100 holes a year. I will probably...

I know about the huge flail mowers thread and would prefer to keep this separate and narrow. I need a rough cut mower for maintaining about 25 acres of field, which is currently overgrown with weeds and some bushes / brush. Over time much of it will become orchard or managed vegetable garden...

I'm considering a DK5010 and I need some clarification on how the optional hydraulic shuttle transmission works. First, I've owned standard gear and HST tractors before, but not a hydraulic shuttle transmission. However, I have briefly operated a Kubota M6040 with Kubota's hydraulic shuttle...

OK, I know this isn't the first person comparing these two power levels of the CK frame. I'm deciding between these two, open ROPS though I might add the field cab later. Uses: -frequent snow removal, unsure if PTO blower or front blade -frequent field mowing with a flail or brush hog, size 5'...

In a week or so I'm moving to a house with a 200' driveway in Michigan's Keweenaw peninsula. The area averages 240 inches of snow per year. Yes, really. Most of that is fluffy powder and the actual accumulation on the ground is generally not more than 36" or so. I don't have a tractor yet...

I'm looking to buy a new truck and need some guidance on whether to get another 3/4 ton or go to a 1/2 ton. I don't want to just knee-jerk buy a heavier duty truck, because over 90% of the time this truck will be used like a car, not doing heavy work. Details: my wife has two horses, which are...

Summary: great dealer, buy with confidence. Narrative: I bought my first tractor in early 2007 after moving from the city to a 20-acre farm for my wife. I had no prior tractor, farm or livestock experience. At that time I did lots of research and seriously considered Kubota, Deere, New...

Last summer I bought a Kioti DK40SE HST, downsizing from my previous tractor, a Deere 5105. In comparing the tractors: Deere: 4700lbs tractor weight, R1 ag tires, rears filled (1500lbs) for about 7000lbs including FEL. Kioti: 4000lbs tractor weight, R4 tires, tires not filled, roughly 4700lbs...

Hello- I have read various past threads on flail mowers, and I'm not sure these precise questions have come up. I'm getting a Kioti DK40SE (which replaces a larger utility tractor I had before) and need a new mower (I had a 6' rotary cutter before and I am familiar with them). I had been...

I bought my first tractor in early 2007, and am now looking at possibly trading it (see thread in main buying/pricing forum). While I ultimately bought a Deere in 2007, I extensively shopped Kubota at several dealers, and it was availability more than anything else that resulted in my buying a...

Hello- For a little over 3 years now, I've had a Deere 5105 utility tractor (47 PTO hp, MFWD, 522 FEL, R1 ag tires with filled rears). I use this on a 20 acre property that has a horse, some pasture, 10 acres of hayfields and a lot of miscellaneous. In all honesty this isn't the tractor I...