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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...

Made by Connecticut Electric this siemens load center transfer panel is made and UL approved for use as a whole house transfer switch. I replaced an old Zinsco deathtrap panel with it in my 1976 house. Power comes in from the meter base on the right, all the old circuit lines were cut and...

Drat, bad news again. The filter mount is... backordered 2-3 weeks. Seems that everytime I need a critical part that the whole rest of the Kioti world needs the same part and Kioti runs out of them. So do any of you fine dealers happen to have the part on your shelf? I'm dead in the water and...

I posted another thread about winching my dead tractor. Before the tractor died I had a productive day and took a couple of photos. My wife tells me that it's time to build some type of restroom facilities out at the property so that when folks come to visit, like the inlaws, they have some...

Good news and bad news. The good news is that it only costs 30$ to purchase a new hydraulic filter mount. Supposedly 3-5 days for shippping. The bad news is that when a curly-Q cedar limb reaches up and grabs your hydraulic filter, then snaps it off the mount you lose the ability to raise the...

I have clay soils, grass, and a valley and I live in Washington. It is very important to prevent standing water in this situation. The valley has a deep and manmade discharge point and the overall drop across the valley floor is about 6 feet in 450. I grabbed a laser level and decided to shoot...

So I did the 300 hour service plus change fuel and air filters on my CK30. I removed the right side engine panel to gain better access to the fuel filter and noticed a sticker on the inside of the panel that conflicts with the manual. Check it out. Oil change at 35 hours and then every 75...

The wetland guy came out to my place to advise me on how to proceed with my site development. It turns out that I have to prove that I don't have a wetland before I can even apply for a building permit. I had done plenty of nonpermitted clearing and several slash piles have been made over the...

Well with work season upon us and my hour meter creeping into the 2 hundred and teens I did the 200 hour service yesterday on my CK30 while it rested on the trailer. This service involved engine oil and filter, hyd filter, and HST filter. The replacement filters that I installed at the 50 and...

First thing in the morning when first starting up the tractor and beginning to unload it from the trailer I have begun to get an updownupdown of the 3pt hitch when I raise it up off of the trailer deckl. I always wait a couple of minutes to begin to let the tractor warm up before I back it off...

I have another issue with my machine and I promise to try my best to keep it minor. First thing in the morning when first starting up the tractor and beginning to unload it from the trailer I have begun to get an updownupdown of the 3pt hitch when I raise it up. I always wait a couple of...

Mr. CXXXX DXXXX, I was given your name from my tractor dealer. I have been asked, encouraged, and begged by that dealer to ask for your help in resolving a warranty claim issue. I purchased a new Kioti CK30HST tractor with KL130 front end loader in September 2005 from XXX located in XXX...

I have been noticing that after working the tractor, especially bumpy work, that my battery is spooging acid out the top and leaking all over the place. Even after realatively smooth and level jobs like boxblading. The acid has surface corroded some nuts, the battery hold down and a couple of...

Hard not to like this tractor.

I am pretty cheap, and a newbie. I bought a lighter duty 60" Rankin brush hog for use with my 30 HP Kioti for maintaining cleared area and for clearing new area. Here's the machine in the middle of a brushhogging job.

I expect product evolution in response to field discovered weaknesses. Every year the auto makers come up with a new and improved version in response to market demands. It has become apparent that Kioti may have added a substantial reinforcement to the access cutout in their loader torque tube...

I had a previous thread in this section tabout the loader failre with pictures of stress cracks leading away from the four corners of the cutout for the access door into the loader crossbrace. My tractor is under warranty and so I took it to the original selling dealer for him to fix it. He...

Folks, a little problem here. I have 127 hours and 6 months on this tractor and I am a lube freak so it struck me odd when I started hearing a creak while doing loader work. I went back and lubed again and the creak didn't go away. Everything was working well and I carried on. When cleaning the...

125 hours. I was clearing brush today and noticed my tach was not working right. I was working at 2000 rpm but then I noticed the tach twitching at about 1000 and then zip. I wiggled some wires but everything was tight and not ripped loose from brush. When I restart it will sometimes function...

I did. The cheezy little chains they provide only hook onto a wire loop. The chains quickly get snagged and become a decoration but the pins seem to stay put pretty well by gravity. Now what? Well I could buy a new one but then I started looking around the garage. I can weld, I can cut, I can...

When a forest gets logged in the NW one of two things usually happen. Either it is replanted with seedlings or it is left to regenerate naturally. Natural regen isn't great since the first things to sprout up are alder and other scrub brush. My lot was "reforested" with natural regen about 30...

Hot dog! I ordered my markham toothbar today. Should get here in a couple of weeks. I measured 60" across the inside of the bucket which makes sense on a 60" bucket but can someone please verify that measurement? Even better if someone has fitted a markham toothbar made to the 60" bucket...

Pretty much Kioti related. My storage system is less than ideal but the good news is that I don't need to move snow with the tractor, just move snow from the tractor before using it. On the trailer, ready to go.

I had some logging done over the summer and in these parts we pretty much have a burn ban from June to October. I was very happy to get the burn permit for a single pile up to, get this, 50' in any direction. I don't know how many of you can imagine a 50 foot pile but that is a five story...

I had posted some early pictures and thought I would update you folks with the current site now that it has been 6 months or so. The site is 15 acres of pretty young forest located right in the middle of puget sound about an hour and a half from my current suburban home. It looks to have been...

I live in Washington and it rains a lot. I am pretty religious about storing things inside like the autos, lawn mowers, motorcycles, etc. dry and warm. We don't get real cold for long and don't get hail storms or huge snow loads here. The tractor must sit on the trailer outside for about a year...

"I am afraid you are mistaken Highbeam, on all your numerical counts." Thanks for the personal attack. I think you're a fool too, so we're even. "Hitch is rated for 10,000, which is quite a bit more than 3x the trailer's empty weight." True, but the receiver is not rated for 10,000 lbs...

Here in the northwest we get 8 foot tall fields of solid blackberries. There is no good way to take care of it without a tractor, FEL, and brush hog. It is a very quick and gratifying job with the right equipment as shown in these pics. This method leaves no debris to dispose of, no chemicals to...

Well folks, not sure how it happened but in the attached picture you can see a crunched Hydro filter. I noticed no difference in operation and the other filter didn't heat up. As soon as I noticed it I headed for the trailer. It appears that the damage was not from below but rather from the side...

So I ordered my tie rod from Kioti. Actually my dealer placed the order with a ship-to address of my home. So to anyone who has done this.... how long does it take for Kioti to ship from NC to WA? Or at least how long did it take to ship something to your place?

So I went back to the dealer to pick up the Rankin 5 foot brush hog. It was their standard duty hog at about 600#s. I hitched my first 3 pt implement without a "hitch", bad humor there. The telescopic links were great. I tightened up the top link so that it wouldn't drag as I climbed onto my...

After much research and after selling my dozer, I went to a Kioti dealer. I at first was sold on the DK40 but a few things swayed me over to a CK30HST. I picked this one up at the Kioti/JD dealer in Port Orchard Washington. The dealer is a long term merchant of the town, 1917, and been selling...

After much help I have decided on and acquired the acttached trailer. It has 2-5200 lb axles with brakes for a GVWR of 10,400. It is 18' long including the 2 foot dovetail. The lights are all sealed and recessed. The frame and tongue are made out of 6" channel steel with 3" channel steel every...

I have about 90% decided to step "down" from a DK40 to a CK30HST. 3500$ cheaper, 1000+ lbs lighter, and HST. However, the lift capacities bother me. The loader lists a pretty low lift capacity. I plan to use this machine to slowly clear about 10 acres of forest and I really want a bucket mount...

Folks, I am in a jamb. I sold the bulldozer and am about to purchase a tractor/loader/box blade/brushhog/trailer. Yes it is a big deal for me. The trailer will be a 10,000 lb GVWR car hauler type with electric brakes on both 5200 lb axles. 2' dovetail, all 6" channel frame and tongue. Bumper...

Folks, I have sold my bulldozer and am suffering from lack of diesel fumeitous. I was looking at Kubotas but they have a huge hole in their lineup where the DK40 fits like a charm and then I discovered the cost savings with Kioti and think I am a convert. Here are two quotes, not quite apples...

I am a little paranoid by nature, I don't trust strangers by default, I even carry a concealed weapon lots of times. My wife thought I was a little nuts for buying a 20' steel shipping container for use as a secure garage on my vacant 15 acre property out in the boonies. I use it to park my...

One of the first things I did after picking up my land in the forest was to acquire and have a 20 foot shipping container dropped on site. The bill was just over 2000$ and it came on a tilt bed roll-a-way type truck, he dropped it in one of the few clear flat spots. The container served as a...

I bought this 15 acres with the intent of clearing out an area to camp and maybe someday move out there. There is septic system installed and a well in place, even a few shacks. I brought out a shipping container and dropped it in the only clearing. Then I picked up a bulldozer off of ebay...

Don't ever let anyone tell you that there is no need to clean the radiator out. The layer shown in the picture is 1/2" thick and composed of grass, leaves, duff, insects, and a little bit of mud. It is from my little bulldozer and the fan blows out to the front on a dozer. I noticed that it...

Here is my latest project. I priced the steel from the actual steel market and came up with over 1000$ so I scrounged our city's municipal junkyard and came up with well casing, stop sign posts, and luminaire bolts. Add to that a chunk of 1/2" plate and a lot of welding rod and you get a brush...

Since I'm fairly new here and think I may hang around, I figured I would show you who I am and what I play on. It's an international 500c from 1972. 6-way blade and 45 HP diesel engine. Once the bigger tree flipping and grading work is done then I plan to resell it to purchase a more expensive...