Recent content by ncridgerunner1

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    Received Kioti CK 4020 Today

    Dealership called yesterday and said they could deliver my new CK 4020HSE with cab today. It arrived about 9:00 AM and looks great. The whole buying experience was very good. The dealer didn't add in extras or fees and didn't even require a deposit or down payment for my order. They...
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    Kioti vs Kubota Quality - No Empirical Evidence

    :) Hope you escaped Helene with minimal damage. We had major damage here and is why I need a tractor larger than my BX. Got the house repaired but still have hundreds of trees down. Been having "fun" dealing with FEMA today.
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    Kioti vs Kubota Quality - No Empirical Evidence

    We live south of Marion. What area of WNC are you located?
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    Kioti vs Kubota Quality - No Empirical Evidence

    Agree! I continue to enjoy my Kubota RTV.
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    Kioti vs Kubota Quality - No Empirical Evidence

    Stopped by the Kioti dealership today to check progress. Wasn't sure of the procedure of how their new machines were put together. With this dealership they have a separate building and crew that only puts new machines together. I hope that means they can put everything together without...
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    Kioti vs Kubota Quality - No Empirical Evidence

    It was interesting that a few non-Kioti dealer websites had a long writeup about how purchasing a Kioti was "risky" due to lack of dealerships, parts, service, etc. For them to go to the trouble of criticizing a rival machine tells me that they must be losing a lot of sales to Kioti. The Kubota...
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    Kioti vs Kubota Quality - No Empirical Evidence

    I have owned 3 Kubota tractors over the years and have enjoyed each. I sold my last Kubota with plans to purchase a larger Kubota to help with Western NC Hurricane Helene clean-up. I priced a Kubota from my long time dealer and decided to price a Kioti as well (different dealer). With all...
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    Length of Trailer Appropriate for CK TLB

    Didn't have my readers on when I read your post. I now see yours is a 18 foot trailer so it sounds like I'm back to square one.
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    Length of Trailer Appropriate for CK TLB

    That's good to hear. I believe the DK is a little larger than what I have coming so that's a plus. Thanks!
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    Length of Trailer Appropriate for CK TLB

    I have ordered a CK4020 cab with a loader and backhoe and have not been able to determine the length of the machine in this configuration. The trailer I have had for several years is a car hauler type that is 19 feet long with a 16 foot bed rated for 10K. I would only be trailering my tractor...
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    CK2620 on order. Edit: Delivered August 15th

    Thanks for the advice on the AC condenser. I'll keep an eye on it. I live just south of Marion on a ridge so we didn't have the flooding but according to the Emergency Services Director our neighborhood had the worst wind damage in the county. Took seven of us 3 days to cut a quarter mile out...
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    CK2620 on order. Edit: Delivered August 15th

    Ordered a CK 4020SEH with cab a week ago that is supposed to arrive in two more weeks. It will be replacing a much beloved 2008 Kubota BX23 TLB. We're still cleaning up hurricane Helene damage here in Western North Carolina and I need a larger machine. I had access to a Takeuchi skid steer...
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    Kioti CK4020 Transmission Fluids Recommendation

    Thanks! That's good to know. I changed out my HST Kubota to Chevron multi-purpose fluid a few years ago and it developed a fairly loud transmission whine that got louder with increased speed. Immediately drained the system and went back to the UDT2 and the whine went away. Surprised me that...
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    Kioti CK4020 Transmission Fluids Recommendation

    Ordered a Kioti CK4020HSTSE this morning and have been looking at maintenance need for my machine in the future. I searched for compatible fluids but it seems most posts are 2018 or older. On my Kubota it seemed only the Super UDT2 transmission fluid worked well. I downloaded the owner's...
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    Marvel Mystery Oil

    Haven't used it in years but back in 1986 I bought a 1969 Chevy pick-up with a 305 engine that had a bad valve tapping noise. Bought the truck for nearly nothing with the belief that I would have to do a valve job at the very least. A mechanic friend convinced me to pour MMO directly into the...
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