Kioti Mechron 2200PS 2 buy or not 2 buy...

[Coyote machine]

I looked at tha mechron and test drove one, but it was to noisy for my needs. I ended up with a kawasaki mule. Extremely quiet and a great machine. I added the hydraulic dumo bed for the wife.

Stealth diesel?! Is the sound factor the only difference that swayed your choice away from the Kioti?
Just curious- if you might have chosen Kioti otherwise because of your DK series reliability, etc.

Thanks,

CM

 

[grsthegreat]

Stealth diesel?! Is the sound factor the only difference that swayed your choice away from the Kioti?
Just curious- if you might have chosen Kioti otherwise because of your DK series reliability, etc.

Thanks,

CM

the noise was the only factor. i love my Kioti tractor, and its been a very reliable machine. The UTV was mainly going to be used by the wife. she truly hated both the kubota and the kioti UTVs.....way too noisy. I ended up buying a used but very very clean kawasaki mule and added the hydraulic dump bed. unit has run flawlessly, and its so quiet its amazing. only time you can really hear it running is at startup. then it idles WAY down. its actually quieter than my old gas clubcar golf cart. I run it all winter now for 2 seasons, and when its in 4x4 mode and locked differential, ive never had it stuck in snow yet. works great on icy roads also, but i live on mostly flat land. no need for any chains.

i really wanted the mechron myself, but its easier to appease the wife. she could be noisier than the diesel :laughing::cool2:

 

[K man]

the noise was the only factor. i love my Kioti tractor, and its been a very reliable machine. The UTV was mainly going to be used by the wife. she truly hated both the kubota and the kioti UTVs.....way too noisy. I ended up buying a used but very very clean kawasaki mule and added the hydraulic dump bed. unit has run flawlessly, and its so quiet its amazing. only time you can really hear it running is at startup. then it idles WAY down. its actually quieter than my old gas clubcar golf cart. I run it all winter now for 2 seasons, and when its in 4x4 mode and locked differential, ive never had it stuck in snow yet. works great on icy roads also, but i live on mostly flat land. no need for any chains.

i really wanted the mechron myself, but its easier to appease the wife. she could be noisier than the diesel :laughing::cool2:

Which Mule did you get? I was considering a Kawasaki cause my old ATV 2004 Kawasaki 700 KVF still runs and looks like a new one and has been a great machine. I only had to replace the original drive belt this Fall while doing a maintenance on it. So I may look into a mule but not sure till I get a full price on the Mechron 200 PS/ field cab/ snow plow.

 

[grsthegreat]

Which Mule did you get? I was considering a Kawasaki cause my old ATV 2004 Kawasaki 700 KVF still runs and looks like a new one and has been a great machine. I only had to replace the original drive belt this Fall while doing a maintenance on it. So I may look into a mule but not sure till I get a full price on the Mechron 200 PS/ field cab/ snow plow.

i got the Kawasaki 4010 with cover, windshield and plow kit. i dont really use the plow because i use my tractors unit. i would have to load down the bed with weight to use the snow plow.

 

[K man]

Bump this thread ahead abit. I have been in the process of getting prices for a new Kioti Mechron 2200 PS with Field cab/heat, Hydraulic dump, Winch, hydraulic angulation attachment and snow plow. I am also thinking of getting the track system for it too. Not sure till I get a price on the track/installation. So far the price of the Mechron is 26,000.00 and if I trade my 2013 CK30 HST with front loader blower, back scraper blade and soft cab I have to come up with 5000.00 + tax. I paid 24,000 for the CK with the attachments so I think 21,000 trade in is a deal.
What do you guys think.
Thanks
Gilles

 

[Deerherd]

I would keep the tractor/snowblower/and blade, it is a much better at snow removal than a side by side. I would put the $5,000 towards a side by side, unless you can not have both. I also have a Kawasaki Mule and love it.

$26,000 for the Mechron sounds really high to me, but you are in Canada!

 

[K man]

Yes, I am in Canada and everything is more expensive here than in the U.S.A. I have looked at prices in the States and when you convert the money difference works out to about the same. I was doing my snow removal with my Kawasaki KFV 700 ATV since 2004 till 2013 when I bought the tractor. The Mechron will have HEAT which will be better for me and don't have to screw around taking the snowblower and quick attach off every year. Hard job for an old man lol.
I will miss the tractor but need something for light work around the property and can hit the trails too.
will see next year how it works in the snow and if I have to get a track for it then I will.
Gilles

 

[DK35vince]

The biggest down side (besides cost) of tracks is they cut top speed nearly in half from what I have read.
Your top speed with tracks on the Mechron could be 10-15 MPH.

 

[K man]

i got the Kawasaki 4010 with cover, windshield and plow kit. i dont really use the plow because i use my tractors unit. i would have to load down the bed with weight to use the snow plow.

Have you tried to snow plow with the mule. I am sure it weighs more than my KFV and I had no problem pushing snow to a certain height of course. The Mechron is a very heavy machine at 1861 lbs and 12 inch ground clearance compared to my KFV at 600 lbs and 5.5 inch clearance.
So I think it will be ok if not then I will get a track for it.
Gilles

 

[K man]

The biggest down side (besides cost) of tracks is they cut top speed nearly in half from what I have read.
Your top speed with tracks on the Mechron could be 10-15 MPH.

I ain't planning on plowing at 25 mph lol. I have watched a video of a Mechron with tracks and it sure moved faster than 15 mph. We have a member here who has a Mechron with tracks I will PM him and ask.
Thanks
Gilles

 

[grsthegreat]

Have you tried to snow plow with the mule. I am sure it weighs more than my KFV and I had no problem pushing snow to a certain height of course. The Mechron is a very heavy machine at 1861 lbs and 12 inch ground clearance compared to my KFV at 600 lbs and 5.5 inch clearance.
So I think it will be ok if not then I will get a track for it.
Gilles

ive used the plow in the horse barn. it worked ok, but the mule is a light piece of equipment. i wasnt too impressed with it. the tilt is manual with pins. im too spoiled using the tractor and hydraulic tilt.

i am usually already running my blower or plow on my dk45, so the plow on the mule was kind of redundant.

 

[DK35vince]

I ain't planning on plowing at 25 mph lol. I have watched a video of a Mechron with tracks and it sure moved faster than 15 mph. We have a member here who has a Mechron with tracks I will PM him and ask.
Thanks
Gilles

Not sure about the track system for the Mechron.
But many/most of the UTV track systems the track drive sprocket is much smaller than the tires, so the top speed of the machines is reduced by as much as 50% from what I have read.

 

[K man]

ive used the plow in the horse barn. it worked ok, but the mule is a light piece of equipment. i wasnt too impressed with it. the tilt is manual with pins. im too spoiled using the tractor and hydraulic tilt.

i am usually already running my blower or plow on my dk45, so the plow on the mule was kind of redundant.

Thanks for your input. The Mechron will have winch controlled for lift and hydraulic for angling the plow.I know I was also spoiled with my CK with front blower and hydraulic shute operation but the cab which is a soft one is very loud and cold. The Mechron will have a real cab with heater so that will please me more in the long run.
Thanks

 

[grsthegreat]

Thanks for your input. The Mechron will have winch controlled for lift and hydraulic for angling the plow.I know I was also spoiled with my CK with front blower and hydraulic shute operation but the cab which is a soft one is very loud and cold. The Mechron will have a real cab with heater so that will please me more in the long run.
Thanks

how much snow do you get? we have a typical season of 70-120" of snowfall per season. there is no way any utv can keep up with that much snow. even my tractor mounted plow runs out of places to push the snow.

 

[Coyote machine]

Thanks for your input. The Mechron will have winch controlled for lift and hydraulic for angling the plow.I know I was also spoiled with my CK with front blower and hydraulic shute operation but the cab which is a soft one is very loud and cold. The Mechron will have a real cab with heater so that will please me more in the long run.
Thanks

$26K for a Mechron seems ridiculous to me, especially if it's a left over unit, as I seem to recall? That equates to $20,137 US. As a comparison I paid somewhere near$12K for mine, with/out cab or any of the items you want, and I think it had a list around $14 last Spring, prior year's model, no real mileage on clock. Given to me by my wife as a present- she even gets to drive it too!:shocked:
And what your trade-in is covering seems low, but I can't say for sure, not knowing if you bought the soft cab in the deal or not. So you're giving up $3K on your trade in, and having to pony up another $5K for the Mechron, if I'm understanding the deal? What is he pricing the add ons at for the Mechron?

Seems you're heii bent on doing the deal. I can see the appeal of heated cab, but I don't know if the Mechron is going to deliver what you hope it will for plowing- but you'll find out in short order. Know anyone who is using one to get what you seek from it? That would be what I'd want to know.

Also, did you receive/read my PM to you? Either way, could you reply to it?

 

[K man]

$26K for a Mechron seems ridiculous to me, especially if it's a left over unit, as I seem to recall? That equates to $20,137 US. As a comparison I paid somewhere near$12K for mine, with/out cab or any of the items you want, and I think it had a list around $14 last Spring, prior year's model, no real mileage on clock. Given to me by my wife as a present- she even gets to drive it too!:shocked:
And what your trade-in is covering seems low, but I can't say for sure, not knowing if you bought the soft cab in the deal or not. So you're giving up $3K on your trade in, and having to pony up another $5K for the Mechron, if I'm understanding the deal? What is he pricing the add ons at for the Mechron?

Seems you're heii bent on doing the deal. I can see the appeal of heated cab, but I don't know if the Mechron is going to deliver what you hope it will for plowing- but you'll find out in short order. Know anyone who is using one to get what you seek from it? That would be what I'd want to know.

Also, did you receive/read my PM to you? Either way, could you reply to it?

Have you checked your PM cause I did reply to you.
We cannot compare prices with you Americans cause everything seems cheaper in the U.S. Your 14000.00 is 18,000 CAD.

 

[Coyote machine]

Have you checked your PM cause I did reply to you.
We cannot compare prices with you Americans cause everything seems cheaper in the U.S. Your 14000.00 is 18,000 CAD.

I did find your reply, TBN didn't notify me?! Still need the Mechron reviews you mentioned at start of your posts...
Yeah, we way cheaper. Guess you'll have to move South 'o 'd border....

 

[K man]

I did find your reply, TBN didn't notify me?! Still need the Mechron reviews you mentioned at start of your posts...
Yeah, we way cheaper. Guess you'll have to move South 'o 'd border....

One of the reason why we are more expensive is that most products come from the States and our dollar is worth .73 to your 1.00 which adds up to quite a lot.

Most of the reviews and videos that I watched or read where from sites on the internet like atv.com , grainnews.ca etc etc and YouTube.
Gilles

 

[K man]

I want to thank all Mechron owners for your output but I will not bite the bullet on the Mechron. Too many cons against it for me to consider buying one. I have been looking at a Yamaha 700 Viking which seems more like the machine I would want. Mechron would be too sluggish, noisy, smokey and the smell of diesel are the factors that turn me off about this machine. I know it is a workhorse for around the farm but for me I just basically want something for plowing snow and hitting the trails. Again thanks you.
Gilles

 

[mmsb27]

I want to thank all Mechron owners for your output but I will not bite the bullet on the Mechron. Too many cons against it for me to consider buying one. I have been looking at a Yamaha 700 Viking which seems more like the machine I would want. Mechron would be too sluggish, noisy, smokey and the smell of diesel are the factors that turn me off about this machine. I know it is a workhorse for around the farm but for me I just basically want something for plowing snow and hitting the trails. Again thanks you.
Gilles

I bought a Mechron 2200 PS. Huge disappointment. It's currently back in the dealer maintenance shops, after being in the shop for weeks before this. I really like the Kioti tractors, but our Mechron is not a reliable machine. I'm glad others have enjoyed their Mechron, ours is a problem plagued machine.