Recent content by Highbeam

So I haul RV trailers and my PJ 10k rated equipment trailer but not at the same time. In the past the ball height was very similar for both of these trailers and I used the same WDH setup on them. I replaced the RV with a modern one which is much much taller. The ball height is way at the top of...

Well, I was warned. I knew that the clear OEM fuel bowl was failure prone and that Kioti has issued an upgraded bowl. Don't fix it if it isn't broke, right? Well I was about an hour from being done brushhogging my field in 85 degree weather and I started smelling fuel. Since the CK has a dinky...

My Kioti has the newer B style loader but not a QA for the bucket. Just pins. I am about to build a pole barn and would really like to rig up or buy some sort of boom (jin?) pole to be able to lift poles and trusses way up in the air. Truss peak will be 25' above ground level. Thanks to IT I...

Just a couple of photos before leaving the jobsite after falling, skidding, and either stacking, or bucking and loading a good 10 trees with my CK30. Pushing 945 hours on her now. I use one of those drawbars on the 3ph with a grab hook to pull the logs with chains. Skid length was about 400...

Our owner's manuals require a flush of the cooling system every two years. I ignored this for the last 917 hours and 5 or 6 years until yesterday. It's no big deal, the system only holds 2 gallons so a single gallon of A/F and you're done. Kioti even gave us a real, brass, remote mount, petcaulk...

So I did my second change a little late at 917 hours. Everything went very well and I didn't spill any oil. 7 freaking gallons seems like such a waste. The fluid level in the sump seems to climb as water accumulates. I've always had this question that should be easily answered. How do you...

So I've had the unfortunate experience of getting all ready to run the tractor, sometimes after trailering it for 50 miles, and turning the key only to hear nothing. No clicks buzzes or lights. I have a 3 year old Optima style AGM battery and when I checked the voltage with my meter I got 0.20...

Okay, so who has ever done the valve adjustment on these machines. Or more importantly, it is really necessary? I rolled 800 on the meter two weekends back while mowing and the machine didn't explode so maybe these tractors are made to run for awhile!

So when I first start the machine and it is warming I will check the hydro fluid and there are no bubbles. I have to do the usual double dip to get a good reading. Then after it is warm and being worked I will do another check and I have noticed that I find some small bubbles in the fluid. I...

I brought the tractor out of its winter slumber to do some logging. Since acquiring my 5-7 cord per year firewood habit I have gotten to use this machine for logging. This time of year in the NW the mud is beginning to dry and the deciduous trees haven't leafed out yet so this is the time to...

Hi folks. I have this new to me but used riding mower and need to check the fluids. It has a peerless tagged hydro tranny with the vented filler cap under the seat. How do I check the fluid level, what fluid do I top it up with, and is there any maintenance involved with this trans? The little...

There were a few companies that made a splitter that attached to your tractor痴 PTO shaft. It works like a big screw with a taper much like a traffic cone. As the unicorn horn screws into the side of a round, the round is split open. It works fast, efficiently, quietly, but not safely. Many folks...

I am about at the end of my two year warranty period on my CK30 which has 511 hours on it now. The tractor itself has been quite dependable and I believe that the bugs are chased out of it. Here are some things that I will have checked for coverage: - Clear dash cover has leaked in a lot of...

So I figured I had better test out this new version loader. I had a couple of tress cut down near my hosue about 3 weeks ago and one stump needed to go. It was a spruce tree about 18" at the bottom. It sort of looked like an overgrown Christmas tree, the old owners actually planted it as a...

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/79892-my-letter-kioti-loader-rerepair.html Please review the above closed thread so that when I post the resolution, you all understand the whole mess. The thread seemed to wander so it was closed after 590 posts but I am certain that...