biggziff
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I bought the Kioti 3rd function kit for my 2015 CK4010. The dealers won't ask you for your serial number which is a bit of a red flag, but read on...
Kit is well designed and reasonably priced, IMO. $740, plus tax and shipping for me.
The instructions are beyond horrible. Multiple pages with the same or slightly varying information, often referring to model numbers that seemed irrelevant (TC220?) The drawings are poor (no photographs of the close work) and the translation to English isn't good. In my kit several things weren't as the instructions suggested. The nipple to mount the rubber line from the valve to the 3rd function valve came with a grooved nipple with an O-ring installed. The instructions didn't really mention this other than in the layout diagram. When I figured out what it was for and installed it, the O-ring was crushed and pushed out of the fitting. I thought maybe the male to female adapter that was present in the valve needed to be removed and the nipple installed in its place, but the nipple was too large to install there. Now, my rear remote lever with the detents hits the fitting on the end of the rubber hose that was installed into this adapter. I use this for my backhoe and am not sure if this will still power the hoe in the forward position (it hits when placed in the rearward position)
One of the hoses indicated for the run to the new 3rd function valve was too short to reach. The other, slightly longer hose only had a angled fitting on one end which meant the other end, when mounted to the hard pipe you install, has a tight angle that I don't like. You can't put the straight fitting end on the new valve because the hose will crush against the inside of the new valve's protective box they include.
Power is to be drawn from a connector they claim is in the harness at the rear near the frame. My harness had no such connector so I used the wires that had bullet connectors on them (up by the fuel tank/rops) that are there for an optional light. I cut off the connectors on the power pigtail they included and installed my own weatherproof connectors and left one connector there for future use.
I didn't need to remove my seat, but the instructions don't make this clear so...I removed the seat and another hard pipe that I had to reinstall once I realized my mistake.
They don't include a new, longer bolt for the hard pipe mounting bracket so you'll need a 65mm 8 X 1.25 bolt for that.
The wiring harness is a lot longer than it needs to be. A minor annoyance as the extra is tucked inside the steel box the valve is installed into.
There's no mention of using pipe dope or tape on the fittings for the quick connectors. Most of us will understand this is required, but I'm sure some didn't or won't and will be surprised when things leak at first use.
It's a good kit that would be excellent with a little attention to detail. This is the second kit from Kioti I've had issues with. The linked pedal kit came with one hole untapped on a bracket. Not something most homeowners will be able to resolve on their own. I've spoken to a few others with different year tractors that have not had these issues so it may be due to running changes or model year changes.
Kit is well designed and reasonably priced, IMO. $740, plus tax and shipping for me.
The instructions are beyond horrible. Multiple pages with the same or slightly varying information, often referring to model numbers that seemed irrelevant (TC220?) The drawings are poor (no photographs of the close work) and the translation to English isn't good. In my kit several things weren't as the instructions suggested. The nipple to mount the rubber line from the valve to the 3rd function valve came with a grooved nipple with an O-ring installed. The instructions didn't really mention this other than in the layout diagram. When I figured out what it was for and installed it, the O-ring was crushed and pushed out of the fitting. I thought maybe the male to female adapter that was present in the valve needed to be removed and the nipple installed in its place, but the nipple was too large to install there. Now, my rear remote lever with the detents hits the fitting on the end of the rubber hose that was installed into this adapter. I use this for my backhoe and am not sure if this will still power the hoe in the forward position (it hits when placed in the rearward position)
One of the hoses indicated for the run to the new 3rd function valve was too short to reach. The other, slightly longer hose only had a angled fitting on one end which meant the other end, when mounted to the hard pipe you install, has a tight angle that I don't like. You can't put the straight fitting end on the new valve because the hose will crush against the inside of the new valve's protective box they include.
Power is to be drawn from a connector they claim is in the harness at the rear near the frame. My harness had no such connector so I used the wires that had bullet connectors on them (up by the fuel tank/rops) that are there for an optional light. I cut off the connectors on the power pigtail they included and installed my own weatherproof connectors and left one connector there for future use.
I didn't need to remove my seat, but the instructions don't make this clear so...I removed the seat and another hard pipe that I had to reinstall once I realized my mistake.
They don't include a new, longer bolt for the hard pipe mounting bracket so you'll need a 65mm 8 X 1.25 bolt for that.
The wiring harness is a lot longer than it needs to be. A minor annoyance as the extra is tucked inside the steel box the valve is installed into.
There's no mention of using pipe dope or tape on the fittings for the quick connectors. Most of us will understand this is required, but I'm sure some didn't or won't and will be surprised when things leak at first use.
It's a good kit that would be excellent with a little attention to detail. This is the second kit from Kioti I've had issues with. The linked pedal kit came with one hole untapped on a bracket. Not something most homeowners will be able to resolve on their own. I've spoken to a few others with different year tractors that have not had these issues so it may be due to running changes or model year changes.
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