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Here In the South of France I have 7 hectares, 550 olive trees and a lot of woodland most of it not managed before we bought the place 11 years ago. The first digger I had was a JCB 8014, after 4 years I traded it in and bought a JCB 8025. This machine is much more powerful. We have a lot of...

My Kioti CK4030 I bought new in Sept 2022. By December 2022 the Central Control Unit stopped working and I couldn't even start the tractor. My dealer removed the CCU and fitted a starter button. Last year they tried reinstalling a new CCU but apperently it failed before they handed the tractor...

Most of the alternative products I have seen mentioned in this post are not available here in France but good old WD40 certainly is. There are alternative lubricating sprays here and they have their place of course and a tube of silicone grease is indispensable especially for pool valves and...

I am lazy and buy firelighters ("Zip" - small cubes) for speed and convenience. We have a modern boiler and heating system but also 2 wood burning stoves which in the winter we use everyday. Since we have several hectares of woodland the wood costs just chainsaw fuel and tractor diesel for...

Thank you for your response. Here in rural France my dealer is quite a small operation and I have a very good relationship with the proprietor. They don't keep new tractors in stock normally, everything is to order. My hope was that Kioti France would be able to cannibolise the part...

I bought a brand new CK4030 in September 2021 to replace my 8 year old CK2810. In December 2021 It wouldn't start. The dealer diagnosed the central control unit failed. A new unit was expected to take 6 months to get. It still hasn't arrived. The dealer by-passed the unit so now none of the...

I have 2 Leatherman Waves, one is very slighly fatter than the other and that is on my work belt. The other is on my everyday belt. Just doesn't feel right not being able to reach to my belt and grab the Leatherman. Just two things that irritate me though: 1. It's easy to pinch your hand in...

I took delivery of my brand new CK4030 HST in Sept 2021. In Dec it would not start. Dealer here within an hour and found that the central control unit had failed. After contacting Kioti France we got the news that it will take 6 months to replace (world shortage of chips etc) so the dealer...

Good for you but not all of us older guys have as full use of our hands as some

Sorry, a bit late to this post but I would endorse The Old Grind's remark re the Edge Tamers. I've had mine for 5 years and they work really well. We don't get much snow down here so I've not had to use them for that but they get a really good run out in the autumn for picking up leaves in the...

Hi ptsg, sorry to ask for help again but are you able to source the operator manual for the FEL on my CK4030 HST. The FEL model number is KL 4010.

Thank you again for your help. Now I have had time to look properly at the Operator Manual I can see that it is exactly the same as the printed version. The clutch I saw was for the manual version. The Workshop manual is also perfect though as you say it's very large at 300mb. However after...

Well! ptsg you are a genius. The operater's manual is almost perfect and as near as makes no difference. The only thing I've noticed on a quick look so far is that the HST model shown has a clutch and that has now been removed on the new model I've got. You just select one of the three...

Well it's good some of you chaps have been able to obtain a pdf of the manual you need. I am afraid after searching all the links in the website I have been unable to find a pdf of the manual for the CK4030 HST which I took delivery of on 3 Sept. However since this is a completely new model...

Think how much better it would sound if you were returning home to 150 nipples to be dealt with . . . . .

Regarding the "zerks" query, I didn't know there was a difference between British and N American only that in Britain we call them "nipples". It's sexier. However, I have an American (Lincoln?) grease gun and it fits the nipples on my Kioti (European model - CK2810). Hope that helps. It...

Well, it might have been the sun here in the South of France but a month ago I took the plunge and ordered a new Kioti CX3040 (with FEL of course) to replace my 8 year old Kioti CK2810 with just over 1600 hrs on the clock. I wanted a bit more power especially as I replaced my old trailer last...

I have looked through some of the old posts on respirators but can find nothing on this little problem I have when using the one time respirators. I've tried a few different makes but have the same problem with them all. I use a respirator when strimming - long grass - small brush - and when...

This is something I've wondered about for a long time: Should I apply any lubrication/protection to the shiny (chromed?) rods on a hydraulic system? Perhaps WD40? I have not seen any blemishes on the rods and I try to leave the machines (Kioti CK28 with FEL and JCB 8014 digger) under cover...

I live in the South of France (Provence). My dealer seems to be having trouble sourcing a grapple for my Kioti CK2810. I envy you chaps in North America with suppliers like Everything Attachments. It feels pretty barren here and although there are exceptions French customer service and choice...

I have a Kioti CK2810 with Ag tyres and FEL. I am British but live in the South of France. I have 7 hectares of olives, woodland on a slope and some terraces. I would like to improve the stability of my tractor. When I lived in the UK I had a Kubota B1800 fitted with double rear wheels. My...