Comparison Kioti CK2610HST vs Kubota L2501HST : what am I missing?

[MAD777]

Well done! I'm loving mine after 6 months.
Over the winter it has plowed several feet of snow off my 500' driveway with a downhill pitch of 1':5'. It has moved & dumped about 15 cubic yards of wood chips down a 1':3' embankment to stabilize it. And, off loaded pallets.
This summer it will be used to re-grade & ditch my backyard and reconstitute the crown of my crusher run driveway. Beside the bucket & pallet forks, I have an EA brand 7 foot 6-way deluxe scrape blade.

 

[PEJ5]

Mangler.

Congratulations, that's a great looking tractor! I see you purchased the HLA forks too. Get busy and build yourself a 1000+lb counterweight. Don't lift something heavy in the short-term or your rear tires will be off the ground! This is something most dealers neglect to mention.
Enjoy!!!

 

[crashz]

Nice looking rig! Gonna get a lot of work done and have some fun doing it! Good call getting the remotes right away, I wish I did.

 

[mangler]

Nice looking rig! Gonna get a lot of work done and have some fun doing it! Good call getting the remotes right away, I wish I did.

I am not sure how you saw the remotes in the pics. Unless you have followed this from the beginning
But yes, 2 sets of remotes. Another reason to justify buying complex rear implements.
I was going to also get the sweet joystick integrated 3rd function, but it was $1400 and I would already be shopping for a grapple

 

[PEJ5]

Well here she is. CH2610 HST, with 66" bucket and HLA 48" pallet forks.
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Mangler.
Would you consider removing the windows above one of your garage doors and add a garage door panel? It looks like it would provide enough clearance to get in with the ROPS up. I am suggesting removing intentionally, not with the ROPS

 

[mangler]

Mangler.
Would you consider removing the windows above one of your garage doors and add a garage door panel? It looks like it would provide enough clearance to get in with the ROPS up. I am suggesting removing intentionally, not with the ROPS

Peter,

Thanks for laying out my options I does fit with an 8' door, but tight does not do it justice. Basically 1\16" to the weastherstripping. I have to crawl in, if I take a run at it and jump off the concrete lip, I can almost guarantee hard contact

 

[PEJ5]

Peter,

Thanks for laying out my options I does fit with an 8' door, but tight does not do it justice. Basically 1\16" to the weastherstripping. I have to crawl in, if I take a run at it and jump off the concrete lip, I can almost guarantee hard contact

Haha. Renovate with ROPS! My clearance was very close as well. I reduced my rear tire pressure to 14 PSI to get better tire to ground contact and that made a small difference. Installing my counterweight gave me an extra inch. It really makes the tractor settle nicely and it feels much more stable. Now I do not really need to look, except when I have the chipper attached (only 770lb).

 

[deezler]

Mangler, sweet ride man! Congrats. I hope to follow the same path as you sometime yet this year. Care to share your final price on the beast?

Ok glad you guys are discussing this garage door situation. Why the HECK would Kioti design the ROPS height to be just over 96" tall? nonsensical. So many of us have 8' garage doors to fit through. But on R4 tires, it sits a little lower than the R1 ag tires, right? And sounds like with a heavy 3-pt weight, even a touch lower?

Secondary question: can the upper ROPS be set/pinned back part way at an angle, to still provide rollover protection, but allow lower total height? Or does it only fold down in half.

Thanks!

 

[mangler]

Mangler, sweet ride man! Congrats. I hope to follow the same path as you sometime yet this year. Care to share your final price on the beast?

Ok glad you guys are discussing this garage door situation. Why the HECK would Kioti design the ROPS height to be just over 96" tall? nonsensical. So many of us have 8' garage doors to fit through. But on R4 tires, it sits a little lower than the R1 ag tires, right? And sounds like with a heavy 3-pt weight, even a touch lower?

Secondary question: can the upper ROPS be set/pinned back part way at an angle, to still provide rollover protection, but allow lower total height? Or does it only fold down in half.

Thanks!

In USD, at 1.30 conversion, something like 18300. Options include mat, 2 sets of remotes, bloc heater, and dealer threw in a clevis tow bar and 2 caps

As far as I know, the ROPS does not have a "part way up" detent. Full up (still rattles), or folded down/floppy.

 

[mangler]

When I means it's close with an 8' door, I mean close. I have 12' ceilings, with rail extensions on the door, so that may be helping. R4 tires, inflation TBD. Loader and forks on, carrying the bucket. No rear implement.