mauistardog
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- May 3, 2005
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- CK30HST
A newbie\'s comments after 8 months with a CK30 HST
Hi All,
I thought is would be fun to write a few things I discovered since owning my Kioti. Remember I have never owned any tractor before so I can not compare one from another. and I don't work on car or truck or anything like that. I am desk jockey M-F...
so first off the Kioti is forgiving to first time buyers. Buy new because is if you don't know what you are looking for or at,..you could end up with a piece of junk.
Buy a good grease gun. I bought one from Checker Auto and I could not get the thing off the nipples. Broke several and people kept telling me it would get easier with use. If you can't even get the thing off, how are you suppose to use it. Finally my neighbor tried it and said some thing was wrong with it. I bought a 3 dollar tip from NAPA and it works great and comes off fine. so.. stick to NAPA or similar quality.
Enter and exit the tractor on the left side only.. no need to break your loader joy stick or trip and falling off your tractor.
A gatoraid bottle make a great funnel. the top screws into the gas tank top nicely.
Go bigger if you can. I was going to get a CK20 but went for the CK30 after talking to some other people. I all most wish I could have gone even bigger.
If the job is too big for your tractor, hire it out. no since breaking it.
Throw your wheel barrow away. you wont need it anymore. the front loader is great please to mix cement. it will hold about 4 1/2 bags of quikcrete very nicely.
Buy the attachment you NEED, not what you WHAT.
A thumb on the backhoe is a must.
the kioti is well built and does not require much support, but when it's busted and you need help, a good LOCAL dealer is worth the extra price. So buy local.
The hydrolics on the backhoe is stronger than the backhoe. so ease up a bit or you will break it like I did.
Safty first, never touch the controls on the backhoe while standing on the ground.
the more you use it the better you will be at it.
aloha
Joe /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Hi All,
I thought is would be fun to write a few things I discovered since owning my Kioti. Remember I have never owned any tractor before so I can not compare one from another. and I don't work on car or truck or anything like that. I am desk jockey M-F...
so first off the Kioti is forgiving to first time buyers. Buy new because is if you don't know what you are looking for or at,..you could end up with a piece of junk.
Buy a good grease gun. I bought one from Checker Auto and I could not get the thing off the nipples. Broke several and people kept telling me it would get easier with use. If you can't even get the thing off, how are you suppose to use it. Finally my neighbor tried it and said some thing was wrong with it. I bought a 3 dollar tip from NAPA and it works great and comes off fine. so.. stick to NAPA or similar quality.
Enter and exit the tractor on the left side only.. no need to break your loader joy stick or trip and falling off your tractor.
A gatoraid bottle make a great funnel. the top screws into the gas tank top nicely.
Go bigger if you can. I was going to get a CK20 but went for the CK30 after talking to some other people. I all most wish I could have gone even bigger.
If the job is too big for your tractor, hire it out. no since breaking it.
Throw your wheel barrow away. you wont need it anymore. the front loader is great please to mix cement. it will hold about 4 1/2 bags of quikcrete very nicely.
Buy the attachment you NEED, not what you WHAT.
A thumb on the backhoe is a must.
the kioti is well built and does not require much support, but when it's busted and you need help, a good LOCAL dealer is worth the extra price. So buy local.
The hydrolics on the backhoe is stronger than the backhoe. so ease up a bit or you will break it like I did.
Safty first, never touch the controls on the backhoe while standing on the ground.
the more you use it the better you will be at it.
aloha
Joe /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
