sendero
Gold Member
Well, let me tell you how close it was for me.
Price (without BH) was within $50 ($16300) for a:
Kioto DK35 with R4s and KL1450 or
Branson 4020 with BL20 and R4s
The dealers were both good though I had to give the Kioti dealer a slight edge, he's 5 miles from my land, and well known and respected here,
The Branson is definitely more tractor with 6.5 more HP and the BL20 FEL has much more capacity than the 1450.
Branson is 12 speed, Kioti 8.
Both tractors look great and drive great. The Kioti steering was especially smooth.
The Kioti will fit into my shed with ROPS up. Would have to take Branson ROPS down. Would also have to get some pins for it, held up with bolts from the factory and I'm not about to fuss with wrenches every time I wanted to use it.
The Kioti has a full independent PTO. Not necessary, but nice to have IMHO. The Kioti has those nice extenders on the 3 pt. Also nice to have, although someone here said for $200 I could fit something even better on the Branson.
I like red a lot better than orange /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
But here was the kicker. On the Kioti, with the seat all the way back the clutch is a little close. But, on the Branson, with the seat all the way forward, my wife (5'1") could not depress the clutch. We would have had to fit a cushion or something.
Now, fact is, I don't plan on wifey using the thing much, but I want her to be able to if needed. I had been waiting for something to steer me one way or the other, and that was it, however petty it might seem to some of ya /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Maybe I just wanted the Kioti and that was my excuse. But one thing, I've rarely been in a buying situation that was *that* close. It really was a coin-tosser.
Price (without BH) was within $50 ($16300) for a:
Kioto DK35 with R4s and KL1450 or
Branson 4020 with BL20 and R4s
The dealers were both good though I had to give the Kioti dealer a slight edge, he's 5 miles from my land, and well known and respected here,
The Branson is definitely more tractor with 6.5 more HP and the BL20 FEL has much more capacity than the 1450.
Branson is 12 speed, Kioti 8.
Both tractors look great and drive great. The Kioti steering was especially smooth.
The Kioti will fit into my shed with ROPS up. Would have to take Branson ROPS down. Would also have to get some pins for it, held up with bolts from the factory and I'm not about to fuss with wrenches every time I wanted to use it.
The Kioti has a full independent PTO. Not necessary, but nice to have IMHO. The Kioti has those nice extenders on the 3 pt. Also nice to have, although someone here said for $200 I could fit something even better on the Branson.
I like red a lot better than orange /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
But here was the kicker. On the Kioti, with the seat all the way back the clutch is a little close. But, on the Branson, with the seat all the way forward, my wife (5'1") could not depress the clutch. We would have had to fit a cushion or something.
Now, fact is, I don't plan on wifey using the thing much, but I want her to be able to if needed. I had been waiting for something to steer me one way or the other, and that was it, however petty it might seem to some of ya /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Maybe I just wanted the Kioti and that was my excuse. But one thing, I've rarely been in a buying situation that was *that* close. It really was a coin-tosser.
