Bad mouthing a Kioti?

[k0ua]

Three dealers who don't know what they're talking about.

+1. Three dealers that have never operated a HST tractor. HST is much better on hills. I have no flat ground unless I buy it by having it hauled in. And I have had both gear and HST machines here, let me tell you the HST machines are much better on hills.

 

[murphy1244]

Seems some people are a bit head strong. I like my machine and that's all that matters to me.

 

[murphy1244]

One thing I have noticed is that there are not to many JD posters anymore. Maybe all at the parts counter?

 

[paulfun9]

Folks talk about the prices of parts for Onan and others, if you can't pay the price to play with the big boys then you should go home and be quiet. When folks buy from the lower priced new guys on the block must times they are just cheap and don't have the money to get the good stuff.
When Kioti has had a dealer around for 50,60,70 years then you can talk.

What an attitude! I wonder what you will say when their new business practices catch up with them and parts for the newer machines are not as readily available as what you experience now. Its funny how that Green paint affects people but having had more problems with JD than any other brand tractor has shown me the light and I will probably not ever own an other!

 

[k0ua]

My Kioti Dealer has been in business for 46 years, does that cut any ice ?

 

[murphy1244]

My Kioti Dealer has been in business for 46 years, does that cut any ice ?

Heck mines been in the biz since 1928.

 

[tman1020]

My next door neighbor bought a Kioti in 2007 or 08, Now he is stuck with it. Slow but sure unit, but even the Bob Cat knock off of the same unit with white skin has no parts out there. All of the dealers in this area are gone.... You get what you pay for. Parts mean life. No parts no good. JMHO. Why CAT and JD always bring the big bucks is because they will have parts 20 years out.

The only tractor I ever had trouble getting parts for was a 80s model John Deere. I was very surprised.

 

[houstonscott]

JD management better find out who Dr. Deming is fast, or the green will disappear, replaced by orange. HS

 

[DK35vince]

Well that maybe true,,, if he looked to get parts and knew what he needed but he is not the kind of guy that can DIY so with no dealers in the area he is SOL. May as well make it a yard armament fixture. Where we are at.

No local mechanics that can fix a tractor ?
Is your neighbor really that helpless without a dealer next door ?
If he can't fix it himself hire a local mechanic and have the mechanic order the parts over the phone or internet.

 

[grsthegreat]

I love my kioti. Never a lick of real trouble. Dealers nearby and have been in business many years. What few parts ive ordered (mostly for my own mods) were readily available... Except For fuel tank. A rodent ate thru my plastic fuel tank. That had to be ordered. Not Design flaw or kiotis fault. Just Hungry deranged rodent.

i ended up doing a temp JB weld repair thats lasted 2 years and still going strong. I have the new spare fuel tank on my shelf.

Kioti builds a very strong and reliable tractor. I hate when someone comes along and derates something "cause a friend of a friend has had a problem"