Pros and Cons of Kioti

[TooRow]

I know nobody wants to say they bought a POS. I'm looking at Kioti DK5010 and would like to know what you like or dislike about the tractor. Is it exceptionally strong or weak in any areas?

I have had my DK5010H-Shuttle for 2 months, so it is still really new to me and I'm still learning it compared to my dad's Belarus 250AS. I can tell you it is not a POS. But I can't in good conscience say that I have used it enough to find any huge weaknesses or exceptional strengths. It performs exactly as I expected it, I do not expect it will wow anyone with minimal niceties. It has just enough conveniences to make it a tractor you work and not one that works you.

Strengths: Lot's of PTO HP for engine HP, Cost, (some may call me crazy) I feel its engineering is compatible with deere and kubota, and I'm happy with maneuverability and machine weight with the loader.

Weakness: I wish my R4 tires would have been 17.5 wide like comes on the Kubota 4701 and others rather than the 14.9 width on the DK5010 (A minor inconvenience for me so far)

It's worth noting, I added a deck mat for around $165.

 

[Ffphil]

TooRoo, do you think you can get it from dealer with 17.5 tires? One of my concerns is it's width is about 6" less than other rigs. Doesn't seem like mutch but I have uneven ground. And my wife will tell ya, an 1" is everything!

 

[paulfun9]

The only loader I ever broke was a JD. I wont bad mouth it because I knew I overstressed it a lot long before it actually broke and when it finally did it wasn't during hard use and seemed out of line with what one would think could break it. A dealer not paying warrantee or helping to fix a loader that has been used with grapple on it pulling, pushing and prying roots doesn't make them bad but rather shows they understand that the machine may well have been pushed beyond its limits any number of times and was probably already broke before it finally gave up during some lighter duty.

Now this is just my guess at things but I would be hard pressed to believe that it wasn't previously overstressed with both side to side load and pushing pulling beyond its limits.

This makes me wonder how one would react now if they had purchased the green one and had the same problem, what would they then blame it on?

 

[coobie]

That's why I was upset. If I can find it I will post a picture. You will see what I mean it was a little pile. I think the second one snapped because all the weight went to the one side. What was crazy was they both snapped at the same place on the shaft. It wasn't like one was higher or lower on the shaft, they were both snapped in the exact same place.

Still waiting on those pics ? Love to see them..

 

[TooRow]

TooRoo, do you think you can get it from dealer with 17.5 tires? One of my concerns is it's width is about 6" less than other rigs. Doesn't seem like mutch but I have uneven ground. And my wife will tell ya, an 1" is everything!

I enquired about the wider tire from the dealership, but would have come out of pocket for the new tire and it seemed I was going to need a new rim also, with no trade in on the original rims and tires. I elected not to pursue it any further.

As far as uneven ground is concerned I would consider weighting your tires.

 

[Sparkeee24]

Many of these tire rim combinations can simply be bolted on in another way, with different offset to widen the stance. I too highly recommend having tires filled.

 

[K man]

Filling tires is your cheapest option. I could not go without the extra weight of filled tires.

 

[RidgeHiker]

Regarding traction, have a DK5010. Found it to be a beast pushing snow with the loader with loaded R1 tires and a 750lb snowblower on the back. Combo of weight, R1's, and HP. Low hours but no problems with it.

 

[coobie]

Dk35vince I had a small pile of brush. I went to grapple and then I seen hydro oil blowing out. Got out to look and seen the shaft broke and fell out of the cylinder. Then I got back into machine and went to try and move the loader down and the other shaft broke and fell out and the grappler came crashing down. It was a$1000 bill to replace both with no help from dealer or kioti. Sad is the dealer and kioti both admitted they have never seen that. I had the pictures on my old cell. If I can find them I will post them

Got them pics yet? H,mm?

 

[N2DFire]

Many of these tire rim combinations can simply be bolted on in another way, with different offset to widen the stance. I too highly recommend having tires filled.

I know that on the CK series this is only true for the R1 Agriculture Tires/Rims. The R4's and Turf tires have a one piece wheel that is not reversible. The R1's have a 2 piece wheel (rim and offset center) that can be adjusted. We had the dealer set ours to the widest width & fill them prior to delivery.


I'm 100% in agreement with the others who have said go with Ag tires & have them filled. I live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains so I'm pretty familiar with having "little hills".