dk55c

[jda1961]

It's a tractor. It's not suppose to break like this. I've been digging into hard pan rocky shale with my New Holland TC48DA. With Markham toothbar, New Holland bucket, it is really built well. I've been completely abusive to it. Never let up, and have had remorse about treating it this way. IT HAS NEVER BROKEN! OR GIVEN ME A MOMENTS TROUBLE. I have whammed it. Bammed it, Slammed it, and it still keeps comming back for more. I used a grapple to pickup many rocks, which it barely lifted. Some extremely off set onto the outer edge of the grapple. Loaded tires, 1500# rear ballast. I though I was going to lose the whole sheebang a few times transporting the rocks, and positioning them. I felt afterwards that I shouldn't have done that. I might have tweeked something. NOTHING! The NEW HOLLAND TC48DA 4WD, LA18 LOADER, QA, is still like new. It purrs while running. My neighbor has a TC35A. We both went after a very large stump one day at his place. I wish it were filmed for a NEW HOLLAND commercial. It was a tour du force of how hard can we run these NEW HOLLAND tractors. My neighbor is an absolute wild man, and would win any bucking bronco tractor event he enters. We were insane as to how hard we treated those NEW HOLLAND tractors that day. I almost bought a Kioti DK45S. I didn't like the loader. This poor feller has a lemon, Kioti should help him out. I can hold my own when it comes to abusing equipment. Kioti has had some debacles.....loader cracking, DK55 front knuckles breaking off the same machine several times, bucket roll back not adaquate. If they want to earn a good reputation for durability, then they better start by stepping up to the plate and helping 10bear10 out with this lemon. You buy new equipment so you can work it, not work on it. I'd like to know all that personal tractor info too. Kioti toots itself off as to being able to run with the big boys. Do it all. Just like the big three. Well, here's you chance Kioti. Man up! Help this guy out. Jeeze....have you been wipeing it's little nose. Is the barn heated for it. Sorry the front end broke off, maybe you were a little hard on it. Kioti should even swap this machine out for 10bears, and put in writeing that the new one is warrentied for 5 years. Bucket edge to 3 PT arm swivel eye. And they want people to buy their machines after hearing these stories. Give me a break. Glad I bought NEW HOLLAND TC48 with JAPANESE STEEL! Kioti, blab, blab, blab. We are leaders in tractors....what a crock of crap. Where is Wallace when you need him? William Wallace that is! Braveheart should handle this.

so, i take it you are not a kioti owner then? more that likely your precious new holland was made in asia just like about all other tractors that size is. FIAT owns newholland, case, case/ih, steyr, and kobelco. i'm sure your wonderful tractor can lift more, pull more, plow more, and shove more crap that any other brand. theres nothing wrong with a kioti, or john deere, or new holland. one guy has a problem with one kioti, don't knock the whole line because of it. i own a kioti dk 55 with no problems at all. what are the curcumstances to his problem? you don't know and nether do i. my dealer has a kioti dk45 in his shop now, the guy said he was pushing snow and something broke, i seen the damage, he was'nt pushing anything, something rearended him and bent both arms, broke the castings that the 3 point attaches to, when they asked him what really happened he turned red and said his son barrowed it and left idleing and forgot to set the brake, it ran ove an embankment and hit a huge rock. so there you go, unless you are there you don't know squat, so its better to just keep our mouths shut until we really know what we are talking about.

 

[kenstrac]

so, i take it you are not a kioti owner then? more that likely your precious new holland was made in asia just like about all other tractors that size is. FIAT owns newholland, case, case/ih, steyr, and kobelco. i'm sure your wonderful tractor can lift more, pull more, plow more, and shove more crap that any other brand. theres nothing wrong with a kioti, or john deere, or new holland. one guy has a problem with one kioti, don't knock the whole line because of it. i own a kioti dk 55 with no problems at all. what are the curcumstances to his problem? you don't know and nether do i. my dealer has a kioti dk45 in his shop now, the guy said he was pushing snow and something broke, i seen the damage, he was'nt pushing anything, something rearended him and bent both arms, broke the castings that the 3 point attaches to, when they asked him what really happened he turned red and said his son barrowed it and left idleing and forgot to set the brake, it ran ove an embankment and hit a huge rock. so there you go, unless you are there you don't know squat, so its better to just keep our mouths shut until we really know what we are talking about.

Exactly you can only believe 1/10 of the BS you see on here!

 

[steve0413]

I am sick of bashing!

There are people out there that could break an anvil.

Exactly!

Some folks just don't get it. I've seen a friend run his chainsaw into the dirt/gravel and complain about how cheap the chains are because they won't stay sharpened. Or buy ATV's, put lift kits on them, totally abuse them and then wonder why axles break. Until we know more specifics about how this fellow used, maintained, etc. his DK55c, then it's impossible for anyone to feel sorry for him. There are ALWAYS two sides to every story and we aren't even getting all of one side in this case.

Kioti makes a good tractor, just like the JD's, IH's, Cases, and Mahindra's that I've used. None are perfect, but all are very good if used for the purpose they were intended.

 

[Coyote machine]

So what I want to know is where is 10bear10?!
He's the one who made his statement about his tractor being a piece of junk - so where is the data to back up the complaint?
A guy posts one post and we're jumping all over each other when most of us already know Kioti is an excellent brand, as are many other tractor brands.
Lets hear some evidence or kick this post to the curb.
I've got better things to do with my time on this site.
How 'bout the rest of you?

 

[IH3444]

so, i take it you are not a kioti owner then? more that likely your precious new holland was made in asia just like about all other tractors that size is. FIAT owns newholland, case, case/ih, steyr, and kobelco. i'm sure your wonderful tractor can lift more, pull more, plow more, and shove more crap that any other brand. theres nothing wrong with a kioti, or john deere, or new holland. one guy has a problem with one kioti, don't knock the whole line because of it. i own a kioti dk 55 with no problems at all. what are the curcumstances to his problem? you don't know and nether do i. my dealer has a kioti dk45 in his shop now, the guy said he was pushing snow and something broke, i seen the damage, he was'nt pushing anything, something rearended him and bent both arms, broke the castings that the 3 point attaches to, when they asked him what really happened he turned red and said his son barrowed it and left idleing and forgot to set the brake, it ran ove an embankment and hit a huge rock. so there you go, unless you are there you don't know squat, so its better to just keep our mouths shut until we really know what we are talking about.

What my NEW HOLLAND does best is NOT BREAK when I need it. Like your Kioti. Is the rock OK? I hope Kioti Corporation contacts 10bears. I'm sure they have his number, or read these tractor forums. He has a LEMON. All brands have them.

 

[Coyote machine]

IH3444,
Excuse me but what is your problem anyway? You seem so certain 10bear10 has a 'lemon', as you call it because he writes a single complaint and backs it up with zero evidence?! And you seem so intent on saying how your NH never breaks? OK, good for you and your machine. What possible good is your rant against Kioti doing for 10bear10? Isn't that what this post/thread is about, not how great and unbreakable your NH tractor is?

 

[IH3444]

My problem evidently is that I don't own a Kioti tractor. I've been trying to break the NH, just haven't suceeded yet.

 

[Mousefield]

IH3444, Sorry to tell you but you comments on this post have not been constructive at all. Not sure what your point is but it sure isn't positive. I like to read the different posts as typical someone has a problem and others try to help or just general information. What have you provided that is positive or constructive?

 

[Oldtrout]

Nothing is being gained,we need more information from the original poster. Untill than all I can say is that I am satisfied with my Kioti,good service and no problems.

 

[jim_n_nh]

I believe the tractor mntioned has about 2000 hours. If it is the same one I saw the overall condition is it looked pretty clean.
Ken's tractor is the dealer that really step up to the plate for me when my Kioti had several issues. Other Kioti dealers that post here said things like "if it was in my shop, it would be warranty work" then scurried away, another dealer fixed one problem and stated the tractor was abused, (150 hours). Finally, when the dust settled it was discovered that the original owner had the original dealer try to fix the problem 3 times with no results. I found the service bulletin and things began to change. With the help of Ken's Tractor and other dealers I contacted Kioti took ownership of the two issues and made me happy.

Let the dust settle and see what the underlying condition is.

Jim in NH