Kioti DK5010 ( standard tranny) after 34 hours

[TmbrWlkr]

Short answer - Loving it!! It replaced a Kubota L3400. Pimped out with extendable link arms and stabilizer kit, 2 rear remotes ( used for leveling and top link hydraulics), and Piranha tooth bar. Pros: Love the shuttle shift, wider stance, synchro mesh, increased weight and hydraulic power. Switching front implements has not been a problem ( just enough sight line to line up left corner of quick hitch). Cons, miss the smaller frame size of the 3400 and Kubota's marginally smoother hydraulic valving.

Things I've noticed - 1st regen at 27hrs - no biggie. If you shut it off and restart it, you sometimes have to run the manual throttle up and down to get the accelerator pedal to engage. You can exit the machine and keep it running by placing the shuttle in neutral and applying the parking brake. - The Piranha tooth bar rocks.

Implements used so far. Bucket, grapple, forks, tree puller; brush hog (6'), box blade. Near future: Chipper, skidding winch, snow plow.

Closing in on 50hr service.

 

[Midniteoyl]

you sometimes have to run the manual throttle up and down to get the accelerator pedal to engage.

Pretty sure its electronic throttle, so if you restart with throttle up, it'll revert back to idle until you reduce the throttle manually.

Also, to help prolong the hours between regens, run your throttle up to ~1400-1500rpm and keep that as your 'new' idle (I flip on Linked Pedal as well). It'll help make sure the exhaust gases are hot enough while you are just tooling around.

Glad you are enjoying your new toy!

 

[TmbrWlkr]

Thanks for the tips