Is Kioti addressing ongoing problems

[MotorSeven]

Sorry Pa, I posted before going back to see new posts. Like Island said, you should be able to curl it. I think I would take the tailgate off and load the pallet at the rear so you can get the forks nice and close.

 

[kiotiken]

...The granite rock in the photos was pulled out of the ground while in the tips of my grapple by curling and lifting. It measures at 12cu/ft and that makes it just over one ton. It is about 3.5 feet (on center) from the pivot pins. I could pull it out of the ground (additional resistance) without too much trouble at all but it surely wasn't lifting very quickly after I got to this level. If your tractor was elevated on some sort of dock/ramp you might have better mechanical leverage with the loader.

Hey IT, did you notice they used your picture for #2 - how much tractor do I need to by in the The Age-Old Tractor Buying Questions article that was included in the April TBN newsletter? The Age-Old Tractor Buying Questions - TractorByNet.com

Did you also notice that the pop up text if you hover over the picture says "Kubota Rock". They wish!!!

 

[IslandTractor]

Hey IT, did you notice they used your picture for #2 - how much tractor do I need to by in the The Age-Old Tractor Buying Questions article that was included in the April TBN newsletter? The Age-Old Tractor Buying Questions - TractorByNet.com

Did you also notice that the pop up text if you hover over the picture says "Kubota Rock". They wish!!!

Cool. I didn't see the Kubota reference though.

 

[phiferpharm]

Hey IT, did you notice they used your picture for #2 - how much tractor do I need to by in the The Age-Old Tractor Buying Questions article that was included in the April TBN newsletter? The Age-Old Tractor Buying Questions - TractorByNet.com

Did you also notice that the pop up text if you hover over the picture says "Kubota Rock". They wish!!!

I see the Kubota Rock when you arrow over the picture, but I don't see "Second home of JOHNTHOMAS" when I arrow over the dealership picture :laughing:

 

[IslandTractor]

I see the Kubota Rock when you arrow over the picture, but I don't see "Second home of JOHNTHOMAS" when I arrow over the dealership picture :laughing:

I guess you have to go to the Kubota dealer to see the "second home of JohnThomas"!

 

[PoorMansCat]

But he is mechanically inclined as well. I am a filter changer for the most part. Maybe just cold feet.

Probably equally important is the dealership. Since you are more toward the routine maintenance and less on the reapirs.. choose a tractor that will have a good dealership infrastructure. If Kioti had some good local dealers that you can depend on to still be in business 5 years down the rod and you like the tractor, buy it.
FWIW, when I was doing my search for a tractor, I looked at the Kioti, there was a used tractor dealer that also sold Kioti new, and a couple of 4 wheeler dealerships in the area that sold them... I ended up buying a Kubota, within a year, all the Kioti dealers were gone.. Pretty much the same with the Branson line that I also looked at.. I THINK there is one of them left, and since then another Kioti dealer has popped back up..
For me, I found some comfort in the idea that the Bota dealer has been here for a LONG time... It my or may not be a consideration for you. ...

 

[Jesse masterson]

I don't really know if my 451 has lifted a ton but I have lifted the front and rear of my Toyota 4 wd with no problems and some large logs I am very happy with it's lift ability there may ba a problem somewhwre

 

[Brokermike]

I lift several tons of pellets out of the back of my F350 every year with my DK40 and 451 loader. It isn't super happy doing it but it works well, as long as you have ballast!

 

[logdog]

One of my questions before getting a DK40 was how it would handle a loaded pallet. In the last two weeks I unloaded pallets of 40 50 lb bags of magnesium chloride and 50 40 lb bags of pelletized bedding. I hang about 1100 pounds on the rear and have loaded tires. No problem with 2000 pounds for me.

And that is coming out of the bed of my truck.

 

[IndyIan]

One of my questions before getting a DK40 was how it would handle a loaded pallet. In the last two weeks I unloaded pallets of 40 50 lb bags of magnesium chloride and 50 40 lb bags of pelletized bedding. I hang about 1100 pounds on the rear and have loaded tires. No problem with 2000 pounds for me.

And that is coming out of the bed of my truck.

So you could lift it with lift cylinders? The curl cylinders seem very very strong to me but I haven't had any thing heavy enough to be a challenge.