Bought a Kioti DK45S Today

[Dmace]

It's always nice when the wait's over! Get those clean pics before it never looks the same.

 

[UltraFlame]

Congrats. The evening my CC arrived it was raining, but after parking it under cover I wiped it down and layed on a good coat of wax and rubbed her down for a couple hours. It surely made hosing the tractor off easy a couple days later when it was dirty. Looking forward to the pics.

 

[rd_macgregor]

I agree with advice about loading the tires, especially if you have any hilly ground. AC and heat are weak; the AC is just good enough to counteract the greenhouse effect of the cab, but certainly won't force you to put on a sweater!
If Kioti is still using bale pins to hold on the lower 3PH arms, I suggest you replace these with lock-washered bolts. The first summer I owned my DK45, I was mowing an overgrown field and dropped a lift arm after a branch popped off the pin. I found this out on the next turn when the mower rode up the left rear tire...too much excitement for me!
If I could do anything over again in my purchase, I think I would probably opt for a second set of remotes...since I've just bought a Markham/Gator grapple rake.
Happy tractoring!
BOB

 

[Hoosier Hay Man]

I finally got some pics downloaded.

 

[Dmace]

Very Nice, What a tractor! :thumbsup:

 

[o2batsea]

If you have already discovered this, my apologies. The little curved metal things on the front pillar are door props. Flip them all the way outwards and the door latches to them keeping the door slightly open. I puzzled over these things for weeks until it dawned on me.

If you need to do any service to the A/C like replace the filter you have to pop the cab roof off. It is held on with 4 bolts. The lights are wired with REAL SHORT wires so don't go pulling up on the lid without first unhooking them.

If you are going to upgrade the stereo like I plan to...the cab roof has to come off.

 

[Hoosier Hay Man]

If you have already discovered this, my apologies. The little curved metal things on the front pillar are door props. Flip them all the way outwards and the door latches to them keeping the door slightly open. I puzzled over these things for weeks until it dawned on me.

If you need to do any service to the A/C like replace the filter you have to pop the cab roof off. It is held on with 4 bolts. The lights are wired with REAL SHORT wires so don't go pulling up on the lid without first unhooking them.

If you are going to upgrade the stereo like I plan to...the cab roof has to come off.

Thanks for the info. I was lucky enough the dealer showed me the little props for the doors. I am sure I wouldn't of figure out ever. On my old IH1466 I use a small pair of vise grips for door props. Kioti has a much better design.

Thanks for the heads up on the cab roof. I had to raise the roof on my JD4430 a few weeks ago to change the radio and work on a blower motor. The hinges didn't raise at the same time and had some trouble getting one to raise at all. In an effort to get it raised I cracked the fiberglass top. Not real bad, but enough I decided to replace it it as afraid I would be forever keeping it from leaking. I was lucky and had a coupon from an aftermarket supplier and was able to get the roof for half price of OEM delivered. It is changed out now and looks pretty good.
I guess the moral to this story is get help and go easy on rasing a 35 year old fiberglass roof as to not put even in a slight bind.

 

[Hoosier Hay Man]

Very Nice, What a tractor! :thumbsup:

Nice tractor you have there also! You impressed me with that load of wood. :thumbsup:
I wanted to give mine a wax job before cleaning out the barn as it might spray off easier, but is too dang cold today. I am just going to started cleaning the barn anyway. I will have the wife take some pics of it getting a bit dirty in the barn lot.

I will have to pen up the goats as they might be a bit scared of a Kioti in the barn lot!:laughing:

 

[Hoosier Hay Man]

Finally gettin it dirty!

 

[Mousefield]

See in the first pic she still has fairly clean tires but the second one those tires are getting dirty. Must be fun :laughing: to clean out the barn with it. We have to do ours the old fashioned way, wheel burrow and shovel.