First Damage Report!

[JoelD]

I know wallace also does some forestry prep work on machines.

Joel

 

[Highbeam]

I just bought that low hanging grey filter yesterday for 37$. All three for 68$. I know they're not cheap but I want Kioti labeled filters from a real dealer. Some folks have found that they can source NAPA filters that "fit" or maybe are equivalent for much cheaper.

You shouln't have to replace these filters very often. That is, unless you use your machine around trees!

 

[dfkrug]

You shouln't have to replace these filters very often.

You must have set some kind of record, HIGHBEAM, for knocking off
that filter! Do you have protection now? At least your hyd oil is
always really clean.

Mine is well protected by my always-mounted hoe subframe. This
filter design is one of the biggest reasons I think the DK series is
superior to the CK series.

I have done one of these repairs, BTW, for the other CK30 I bought for
a friend. His is still unprotected, but he has been really careful for the
past few years.

I wonder...has anyone damaged the hyd line in this photo? It looks very
vulnerable, too, so I welded an ear on my subframe.

 

[LBrown59]

I have crawled under many tractors in my day and non of them are protected well on the underside. Most all tractors have the filters and hyd lines exposed somewhere on the underside. It is usually right near a rear tire, where sticks can be picked up with ease and rip lines and filters appart.

Why do they do that?

How did I move the machine? I didn't move it. It's right where I broke it. All alone in the woods waiting for my return.

Hope someone don't steal it.

I know wallace also does some forestry prep work on machines.

Joel

 

[LD1]

Why do they do that?


That is the very same question I have been wondering for a long time.

I think it is a conspiracy to sell more filters, filter housings, and Hydraulic fittings/lines

In all seriousness, it would cost what, $100, to make a skid plate to prevent damage. $100 extra on a $15,000+ peice of equipment in nothing.

 

[Highbeam]

You must have set some kind of record, HIGHBEAM, for knocking off
that filter! Do you have protection now? At least your hyd oil is
always really clean.

Mine is well protected by my always-mounted hoe subframe. This
filter design is one of the biggest reasons I think the DK series is
superior to the CK series.

I have done one of these repairs, BTW, for the other CK30 I bought for
a friend. His is still unprotected, but he has been really careful for the
past few years.

I wonder...has anyone damaged the hyd line in this photo? It looks very
vulnerable, too, so I welded an ear on my subframe.

Ho ho ho, I've done a custom clearance modification to that particular hydraulic line. Mine now wraps up and behind the loader block so that it can't snag on any more branches. Seriously, the way it ended up couldn't have been better and a mechanic thought I did it on purpose!

I don't run protection for the belly. I've been doing less pioneer work and certainly have become more careful. I frequently check the filter for dents though and find that it is always dragging through the grass as I mow and likely knocking down dirt piles and such.

I priced out buying just the BH subframe from woods for a skidplate mount but it was too expensive like every other part of a BH.