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  1. Tractor Tom

    Hydrostatic Replacement

    My CK35HST with 80hr's on has to have a complete new Hydrostatic unit installed. Last fall I posted that at slow speeds the tractor would pulsate in forward or reverse, regardless of RMP. This spring is got to be so bad I called the dealer again to have it looked at again. Dealer says they...
  2. Tractor Tom

    CK35 Temp Gauge Not Moving

    My CK35 has less than 50 hr's on it, and so far all has been good. Today at 4 deg. F the Temp gauge would not move off of stone cold. Even the Cab heat seemed less than normal. Tractor was plugged in all night, 1200RMP warm up for about 8 minutes, then up to Snow Blower speed about 2300RPM...
  3. Tractor Tom

    Blizzard 2015 What I Learned about LED Lights

    I know some on here have had issues and or concerns about LED lights icing up when Snow Blowing. I have 4 sets of LED's on my CK and didn't have an icing problem with any of them, not one. Last night in the Blizzard was a great test, It was cold, it was still snowing and the snow was being...
  4. Tractor Tom

    JD3039R, 3 New Tractors in 3 weeks

    A friend of mine received his new 3039R less than a month ago. His brand new tractor died right on the spot as the dealer unloaded it. 2nd brand new 3039R delivered a few days later. It too died the other day with only a few hours on it. He's now waiting for delivery of his 3rd brand new...
  5. Tractor Tom

    How Much Money do you Charge to Snow Blow / Plow a Yard

    Hi Guys, a couple of my neighbors would like me to snow blow their yards - driveways on a regular basis. I'm considering it but i have no idea what a fair price is?? do you price by the job? by the hour? Any help would be great. Thanks
  6. Tractor Tom

    Hydrostatic Pulsation

    I have a new Kioti CK35 with Hydrostatic Trans. Tractor has about 6hrs on it and the transmission has started to pulsate at very low speed at any RMP level, or any range. Mowing, driving it works fine, but if you only want to move very slowly forwards or back the transmission pulsates in a...
  7. Tractor Tom

    Are All LED Lights Heavy in weight??

    I've been looking for LED lights to replace the factory lights on my CH35 with factory cab. The 4 inch square or round LED's I've looked at seem a bit on the heavy side, compared to Halogen lights?? The Factory Cab light mount is only thin fiberglass, I'm afraid over time the vibration and a...
  8. Tractor Tom

    Are all LED lights Heavy??

    I've been looking for LED lights to replace the factory lights on my CH35H with factory cab. The 4 inch LED's I've looked at seem a bit on the heavy side compared to Halogen lights?? The Factory Cab is only thin fiberglass, I'm afraid over time the vibration and a heavy light will crack and...
  9. Tractor Tom

    I Learned a Valuable lesson last night!!

    I Learned a Valuable lesson last night. It's that time of year up North so I decided to unhook my rear finish mower for the season. I took it up the hill to a storage garage and put it away. Now my little tractor has no weight on the back and an empty bucket up front. Not thinking anything...
  10. Tractor Tom

    Hydraulic help with 3rd remote on a Kioti CK35hst

    I just ordered a new CK35HST FEL with a front mount plow and rear mount snow blower. 1 remote runs the plow angle. 2nd remote runs the blower chute turn. 3rd remote is the problem, my dealer tells me this tractor can only have 2 remotes. I want a third remote to operate the blower chute tilt...
  11. Tractor Tom

    Plowing, how to prevent hands from freezing

    Final got our first snow of the season last night and I was keen to try the new tractor in the snow. Both the blower and bucket work great, my problem is my hands nearly froze to death on the steering wheel after only half an hour. Any advice on what to put on the steering wheel? Is there such...
  12. Tractor Tom

    Cab for a Kioti CK20

    Hi Guys, Winter is on the way and I think I need a Cab. **** near froze to death out working last weekend. Who makes Cabs for Kioti tractors?? Thanks for the help.
  13. Tractor Tom

    Adding Work Lights Question

    Can anyone explain to me why a relay switch is needed or used when hooking up more then a couple of work lights? I guess I’m not sure what a relay switch does?? I have two lights on the rear of my CK20 wired without a relay, and would like too add two on the front as well. Thanks for the help.
  14. Tractor Tom

    Rear Finish Mower Problem

    Hi Guys, I have a new 60in rear finish mower that I'm having troble with. Some of my property is rolling terrain and other parts are gentle V shape drainage areas. My problem is how to keep the mower from scalping the rolling areas, and digging in to the V areas. Obviously I can lift the...
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