New Kioti Owner

cat fever · Jun 12, 2015

You guys are really tempting me to try taking off my loader. I've been afraid to. I'm sure it will come off easy, I was just worried I would never get it back on. When I am running my haybine or baler it would sure be nice to have it off. I keep the tractor in a garage with a very flat concrete floor, so I think I will give it a try.

And to Saboism, congrats on your choice/tractor. I have enjoyed mine with no regrets. 50 hours now, just changed the oil yesterday.

k0ua · Jun 12, 2015

cat fever said:
You guys are really tempting me to try taking off my loader. I've been afraid to. I'm sure it will come off easy, I was just worried I would never get it back on. When I am running my haybine or baler it would sure be nice to have it off. I keep the tractor in a garage with a very flat concrete floor, so I think I will give it a try.View attachment 429349
And to Saboism, congrats on your choice/tractor. I have enjoyed mine with no regrets. 50 hours now, just changed the oil yesterday.

When you get it off successfully and back on, turn around and do it again. Then do it once a week just for fun. The more you do it, the easier it becomes. It is about practice. It quickly becomes so easy it becomes a trivial procedure. I rarely remove my loader on my present tractor, because I just don't have the need to here where I live now. But I used to remove the loaders on previous tractors sometimes several times a week. Moving between loader work and mowing. Give it a try, and you will be wondering why you ever hesitated.

cat fever · Jun 12, 2015

Then do it once a week just for fun.

I think our definition of fun is a lot different.

But I appreciate your confidence in me. I had this fear of pulling the pins and hearing a tuning fork sound, then the loader sitting in the garage for the rest of my life.:laughing:
I am going to give it a try.

k0ua · Jun 12, 2015

cat fever said:
Then do it once a week just for fun.

I think our definition of fun is a lot different. But I appreciate your confidence in me. I had this fear of pulling the pins and hearing a tuning fork sound, then the loader sitting in the garage for the rest of my life.:laughing:
I am going to give it a try.

Well, you don't have to remove and install the loader every week if you don't need to,, but my point was if you do it a bunch of times, you will become adept at doing it, and consider it a trivial job. Of course taking one off in a muddy area, and having it sink unevenly can really be all the "fun" you could ever want.

DK35vince · Jun 12, 2015

k0ua said:
Well, you don't have to remove and install the loader every week if you don't need to,, but my point was if you do it a bunch of times, you will become adept at doing it, and consider it a trivial job. Of course taking one off in a muddy area, and having it sink unevenly can really be all the "fun" you could ever want.

My loader is like any other attachment.
If I need it I put it on, if I don't need it I take it off.
Only takes me a few minutes to install or remove.
Mowing is much better with the loader removed. I rarely mow with the loader on.

cat fever · Jun 13, 2015

DK35vince said:
My loader is like any other attachment.
If I need it I put it on, if I don't need it I take it off.
Only takes me a few minutes to install or remove.
Mowing is much better with the loader removed. I rarely mow with the loader on.

Well DK, you and KOua have me convinced. Next chance I get (a day off) I will take the loader off.
I do have one other question about the trans/hyd filter. How to get it off? I guess the factory must assume its permanent the way they tightened it on. Has anyone else had this problem? I do not have a filter wrench yet. (not one of the two I know I have and can not find) So since I'm going to buy yet another one is there a "best" brand or type to get?
When I get my barn built later this year and set up; my wife will not be allowed anywhere near the tool area. She can look all day but no touching! She has a tendency to organize my tools right out of existence.

k0ua · Jun 13, 2015

cat fever said:
Well DK, you and KOua have me convinced. Next chance I get (a day off) I will take the loader off.
I do have one other question about the trans/hyd filter. How to get it off? I guess the factory must assume its permanent the way they tightened it on. Has anyone else had this problem? I do not have a filter wrench yet. (not one of the two I know I have and can not find) So since I'm going to buy yet another one is there a "best" brand or type to get?
When I get my barn built later this year and set up; my wife will not be allowed anywhere near the tool area. She can look all day but no touching! She has a tendency to organize my tools right out of existence.

If your factory Kioti hydraulic filter was easy to take off, it would be the only know one in the universe. I fought with mine for 2 hours.. Recommend a chain wrench, or very large pair of channel locks. Kioti uses a very special gorilla to put on those filters. he is very strong and weighs about 800 lbs.. and he uses gorilla glue too!:laughing:

cat fever · Jun 13, 2015

k0ua said:
If your factory Kioti hydraulic filter was easy to take off, it would be the only know one in the universe. I fought with mine for 2 hours.. Recommend a chain wrench, or very large pair of channel locks. Kioti uses a very special gorilla to put on those filters. he is very strong and weighs about 800 lbs.. and he uses gorilla glue too!:laughing:

I hear ya. In my mind I was inventing new cuss words. The engine filter was also very tight but I had big enough channel locks to get that one. Looks like a chain wrench is in my future. Thanks for your response.

k0ua · Jun 13, 2015

cat fever said:
I hear ya. In my mind I was inventing new cuss words. The engine filter was also very tight but I had big enough channel locks to get that one. Looks like a chain wrench is in my future. Thanks for your response.

I don't remember having a big problem with the oil filter, and the hydrostat filter (the horizontal one) was easy too, but Everyone has trouble with the vertical hydraulic filters. I didn't have a chain wrench then, and my largest channel locks were not big enough to go around that big honking filter. I wound up drilling a pilot hole thru it and driving piece of all thread thru it about 3 foot long to use as a prybar. That was after I bought new larger filter wrenchs, that failed. I bought the chain wrench later, after I had it off. I used it on a Kubota though later.

cat fever · Jun 13, 2015

k0ua said:
I don't remember having a big problem with the oil filter, and the hydrostat filter (the horizontal one) was easy too, but Everyone has trouble with the vertical hydraulic filters. I didn't have a chain wrench then, and my largest channel locks were not big enough to go around that big honking filter. I wound up drilling a pilot hole thru it and driving piece of all thread thru it about 3 foot long to use as a prybar. That was after I bought new larger filter wrenchs, that failed. I bought the chain wrench later, after I had it off. I used it on a Kubota though later.

I hope I'm doing the right thing here, but;
To my knowledge, my tractor only has 1 big horizontal hydraulic filter next to the frame. (by the passenger rear tire) Am I not seeing the vertical one or does my tractor only have one?