Kioti CK2610 TLB

[dadster4]

Nice choice! You should be very happy
The hydro oil smell will fade in time... or maybe we just get used to it. I noticed hydraulic oil at the rear of the tractor when using the BH, leaking from a vent near the seat of the tractor, that has appeared in another post. I haven't had the opportunity or better weather for tracking it down yet.

 

[12Bravo]

This is what I have so far. I will post more as I get them, been rather busy playing with tractor and not the camera....:cloud9:

 

[12Bravo]

To follow up on the picture thread I do have one really annoying dislike so far. The darn draw par pin locations, it is ridiculous to get the pins in and secured then even more of a pain to get them out when your done with draw bar.

Backhoe was a bit of a pain to reinstall, but this will get better once I figure it out a little bit more. Was maybe 2 minutes to drop the BH and took about 20 minutes with my wife's help to line everything up. However I do like that the subframe and BH are connected and come off together. Improves ground clearance when dragging or using scraper and such.

I'm new to tractors, so I might be a bit off based here. But this tractor feels like it has more HP than stated. I hooked to some Beech tree logs that are 24+ diameter and 11' long, looked online those logs are about 1800+#'s and the tractor didn't even grunt dragging them. Even plowed a bunch of dirt up in front of the log and was being pulled up a little bit of a hill. I am impressed with this machine, lets just hope it all stays this way! Very happy with my purchase thus far! :cool2::dance1::drink:

 

[k0ua]

You will discover that even small tractors are quite powerful and will pull a lot. This is just part of their nature and their large rear wheels/tires. You will really discover it if you accidently sideswipe a building with the loader or something like that. You would be astounded the amount of damage even a small light loader or backhoe hit to a building will do. Your new tractor with its hydraulics is probably the most powerful destructive device you have ever owned.. Uh, unless you have some really good weaponry in your possession.

 

[12Bravo]

Uh, unless you have some really good weaponry in your possession.

I plead the 5th....

I have never owned one, but have used some pretty large excavators while in the Army. Yes, we messed some stuff up in Afghanistan.....also pleading the 5th there too!

 

[k0ua]

I plead the 5th....

I have never owned one, but have used some pretty large excavators while in the Army. Yes, we messed some stuff up in Afghanistan.....also pleading the 5th there too!

Well, then you know what hydraulics can do.

 

[Amvcane]

Nice looking machine Bravo. Glad you are having fun with it. Personally, I have never used the draw bar. I use the 3pt with a receiver hitch to drag. You can pick the leading edge up off the ground so it doesn't dig in. Also I would recommend getting a set of Big Foot pads for the backhoe stabilizers.

 

[12Bravo]

Nice looking machine Bravo. Glad you are having fun with it. Personally, I have never used the draw bar. I use the 3pt with a receiver hitch to drag. You can pick the leading edge up off the ground so it doesn't dig in. Also I would recommend getting a set of Big Foot pads for the backhoe stabilizers.


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Please show pictures of how you drag with hitch. That would work better, keep from tearing up my trails and front yard.

How much were those pads? Where did you get them? I was thinking about just bolting some 2" angle iron on. If it bends and wears out, just unbolt and but another set on. Scrap yards have plenty of angle iron in small pieces, I like cheap!

 

[Amvcane]

I don't recall the price, they were not cheep maybe $120 (guessing), but made from 3/8" steel will outlast me and the machine. The receiver hitch is on the cheep. An old rusted chopped up reconfigured pick-up truck hitch designed to fit my cat 0 JD318 and the CK35. No action pics. I'm sure you can figure out how to rig to it from this. Some sort of parse error, will not let me upload pic.
Try again

 

[k0ua]

I don't recall the price, they were not cheep maybe $120 (guessing), but made from 3/8" steel will outlast me and the machine.
The receiver hitch is on the cheep. An old rusted chopped up reconfigured pick-up truck hitch designed to fit my cat 0 JD318 and the CK35. No action pics. I'm sure you can figure out how to rig to it from this.

Some sort of parse error, will not let me upload pic.

pix must be under 1MB in size or they will not load. It goes thru the motions, but won't do it.

 

[JoelD]

Your enjoyment of the tractor and seat time are of little importance to us when compared to our insatiable lust for pictures!!

Let's keep priorities inline!

Enjoy and never lose respect for the power that an industrial type piece of equipment posses

Be safe and enjoy!!

 

[Amvcane]

Thanks k0ua, saw that you mentioned the resizing a couple of days ago.
I am using an ipad3 with tbn app and have never have to resize a pic till today.
Downloaded a free app called image size which seemed to work.

 

[12Bravo]

Your enjoyment of the tractor and seat time are of little importance to us when compared to our insatiable lust for pictures!!

Let's keep priorities inline!

Enjoy and never lose respect for the power that an industrial type piece of equipment posses

Be safe and enjoy!!

More pictures will come, if I can let go of the controls to control the camera for a few minutes....lol

 

[12Bravo]

Another productive day in the books. Went and got a scraper for the tractor, ended up with a used Gill 5' with tilt and angle. The tilt I think will be great for keeping the drainage areas taken care of.

I pulled about 10 logs today, some were rather easy and a couple I had to bump a bit to get them started. Once started they moved fine, a little frozen to other logs and the ground.

One item in the future, who knows how soon, is a set of Wicked Grapples! Being able to grab brush will be a nice feature in the future! But for now, it's cut into sizes that fit in bucket or choker them and drag to burn area.

Note to self! 3PT hitch can be a pain in the butt to attach sometimes! Fought with the blade twice today, then adjusted the top link to fit a bit better and now I'm good to go. Learning on the fly, what I do best!

 

[JoelD]

Sounds like a great day!

 

[TJP89]

I plead the 5th....

I have never owned one, but have used some pretty large excavators while in the Army. Yes, we messed some stuff up in Afghanistan.....also pleading the 5th there too!

Just remember that the backhoe is not an excavator. It does a lot, but it's not in the same class. The hydraulics are strong, but there are stronger things (stupid tree stumps).

 

[TJP89]

Another productive day in the books. Went and got a scraper for the tractor, ended up with a used Gill 5' with tilt and angle. The tilt I think will be great for keeping the drainage areas taken care of.

I pulled about 10 logs today, some were rather easy and a couple I had to bump a bit to get them started. Once started they moved fine, a little frozen to other logs and the ground.

One item in the future, who knows how soon, is a set of Wicked Grapples! Being able to grab brush will be a nice feature in the future! But for now, it's cut into sizes that fit in bucket or choker them and drag to burn area.

Note to self! 3PT hitch can be a pain in the butt to attach sometimes! Fought with the blade twice today, then adjusted the top link to fit a bit better and now I'm good to go. Learning on the fly, what I do best!

The 3PT had a big curve. Took me a while to get it, and sometimes it still takes awhile to get the brushog on. The thing weighs upward of 600#, so there's no moving that, just the tractor. Fun to take off too.

 

[12Bravo]

Just remember that the backhoe is not an excavator. It does a lot, but it's not in the same class. The hydraulics are strong, but there are stronger things (stupid tree stumps).

I'm playing with a 20" Hemlock stump now. Taking my time and chipping at it a little at a time. Going to cut some with a saw and hope that I can loosen it up enough to hook a truck to it and pull the rest the way out. If not, I'll just pay a dozer to come rip them out.

 

[Gittyup]

There are things you can add to the 3PH to make it easier. I have the older CK25 with telescopic 3PH. When I bought it I didn't appreciate the value of such a thing. Now after many hook ups, I've come to love the telescopic links.

And yeah, at first operating the loader, shuttle, steering, range lever, clutch, foot throttle, etc. made me think it was like being a one-man band. After a while I've gotten used to it. Now I kinda like the shuttle as well as my HST tractor. It is true that for fine loader work, HST is better. And watch wet muddy boots. They'll slip off the clutch peddle on you. And never operate with sneakers; always have a heal. And wear you seatbelt, ALWAYS. Just get in the habit of putting it on. Unlike the HSTs, the shuttles will keep going if you fall off. Be careful in the snow.

 

[12Bravo]

Test Pictures.....Hope this works!