2008 Kioti DK 35 HST

milkman636 · Dec 10, 2013

x2 to what James said.

I have a white version of the DK35se (CT335) and I've been known to say it is like a surgical instrument compared to my big green one. I have more trees and stuff than I would like and my primary motivation for going to this size was the shorter wheelbase and maneuverability it offers. From my perspective it is a great size machine for working close around stuff.

k0ua · Dec 10, 2013

murphy1244 said:
I do do the one break boogie a lot in the woods but the DK is not a mower.

I use the split turning brakes too in the woods on leaves when it doesn't matter if you tear up the ground a bit to get around a tree if I am in a hurry. I used it quit a bit a couple of days ago when I was pushing snow, to keep the tractor going on the line I wanted as the front wheels were not always effective in keeping a directional line. But the split brakes worked fine. Thankfully they are on the left so you can use the hydro pedal with your right foot and the split brake with your left foot. The last tractor a Kubota L3800hst was a pain in the tookis because you had to set the cruise control to have forward motion so you could take your right foot off of the hydro pedal and stomp a turning brake also on the right side.. Genius thought that up!

James K0UA

DK35vince · Dec 10, 2013

I have a DK 35 just like it. Nice machine, I really like mine, Its been great.
That is the older style DK 35. (not the SE model)
I was thinking that style DK 35 was available 2001-2006. But I could be mistaken.
The older style are gear drive (synchronized transmission, with shuttle shift). Hydrostat was not available on that version.
They do have the telescoping lower link arms and sway bars on the 3 point.
The KL 1450 loader lifts around 1350# at the bucket pins.
The only complaint I ever had with my machine is the KL 1450 loader had weak bucket rollback power.
I increased the pressure on my loader, added larger bucket tilt cylinders, and moved the bucket pins. (I'm betting I doubled bucket rollback power on my machine)
Other than gutless bucket roll back power the 1450 is a decent loader