Typhoon
Gold Member
Ok so I have had my MT357 HC for a year now. 250 hours, no problems, I absolutely love it. My last tractor was a Kioti DK40. I had the Kioti for 10 years. I cannot find any weak points on the new LS, but there is 1 thing that has been bugging me. It's not necessarily a problem.. but it has my attention. I have a sawmill and I am constantly carrying logs on my forks. On the LS, I have noticed the loader mounts seem to flex more than I am used to. In other words, on my old Kioti, even with a heavy load on the forks, the loader seemed more "solid" with the tractor, if that makes sense... whereas with the LS, if I am driving with a load on the forks and steer to the left or right, the tractor moves independent of the loader for a split second.. the loader flexes more than on the kioti. Has anyone else noticed this with the LS? It seems to do it more to the left and right, as opposed to up and down.. which makes sense because the mounts are not made to handle side forces as well. But it's just a weird feeling to me, because the kioti loader didn't do this. I will say in the same breath though, it hasn't caused any problems. I have carried a lot of heavy loads through the woods and to the sawmill, and it's still perfectly straight and works well. The flexing just makes me feel uneasy. Anybody else???