I am planning on changing over to biodegradable UTF on my CK20 HST.
One problem is that it is not really possible to completely empty the hydraulic system of its current contents (non-biodegradable UTF) so if I make the changeover in the usual way, I will still have a fair bit of...
I just recently noticed that I have good sized cracks in three of the four front corners of my 2007 CK20 front loader bucket. By front corners, I mean on the side of the bucket where it joins the leading (front) edges of the bucket. The cracks seem to be occurring where the gusset ends.
This...
I am interested in using biodegradable oil in my tractor (Kioti CK20HST). I am most interested in the HST fluid because the likelyhood of large scale leaks seems pretty high (I use a backhoe as well as the FEL). The total amount of fluid is also pretty significant.
I am using bio based bar and...
I recently bought a CK20 with the factory backhoe. The tractor has about 500 hours on it, so I assume the backhoe has less than 500 hours.
Before I bought the tractor, I examined many of the pins for the FEL and backhoe. They all had very little play and appeared to be well greased. The...