Broken again, loosing faith

[DK35vince]

As do I! We just celebrated our 26th three weeks ago!

Our 25th is coming up next week.

 

[sodamo]

Congrats Ken, sounds like a positive solution.
I am also blessed with a great wife as well as tractor. Just today, she helped me fix my backhoe.

David

 

[Big Wave D]

Agreed, your problems don't inspire a great deal of faith, in this particular tractor, but there are a lot of people here on this board that their Kioti's have been rock solid for them.

You have a very valid concern about once the tractor is out of warranty. So far, your dealer seems to have been very good about trying to make things right. I would expect for that to continue. What I might suggest, is that you have him aid you in approaching corporate and have them extend your warranty. Eventually, these flaws will have to reach an end all everything needing correcting will have been done. I don't think that your tractor can continue this pace of breakdowns indefinitely. At this pace you will own a new tractor, just piece by piece. They might decide to swap out your tractor for a new one of similar make and model. That might be the cheaper route for them instead of extending your warranty and the costs incurred with all the labor rates and parts they are spending on the current tractor.

As for not being enough tractor, you know what you need and how well the present tractor can or can't do what you are asking of it. It clouds the waters on what course of action Kioti might take. Best scenario, they might take your original purchase price and apply it towards the larger tractor you might be considering, with you paying the balance of the price difference. I realize that in our legal system, people are often rewarded for pain and suffering, which you have, in a way, incurred. Kioti is in business to make money, I would be highly surprised that they would upgrade you into the larger model out of the goodness of their heart. Who knows, stranger things have happened.

A lot of this is going to boil down to how well the dealer and your regional rep will go to bat for you with corporate. It seems that your dealer is in your corner, I hope the rep is to.

I wish you the best in a tough situation. It is a tool, a very expensive one, and it is supposed to work when you want it to. For it not to, is truly a frustrating and trying experience. There are a lot of people following your situation and pulling for you. Please keep us informed of your progress. For people in the future considering Kioti, this thread could really help them in deciding about a purchase. Not so much that this ruins the brand, but it is more a testament to what kind of support Kioti will be giving to a possible customer. As so many others have stated, color of the tractor is not so much the most important factor, but what kind of support the dealer and manufacturer give after the sale. In my book, this is a big moment and opportunity for Kioti to step up to the plate and show A LOT of people that they are very serious about standing behind their product and working at customer satisfaction and therefore developing excellent brand loyalty.


Congrats on the upgrade, was reading the beginning of thread and didn't see the resolution till now. Glad that you seem to have resolved your problem with what seems a fair and equitable solution for you.

Enjoy that new tractor smell in your cab!

 

[Coyote machine]

Way to go man! You will LOVE your new machine!
You definitely scored a great deal, and I'm glad we kept pushing you in the right direction. Just like rodeo clowns we took the bull by the horns, and whooped its butt with our over-sized shoes.:thumbsup:

 

[IslandTractor]

Man, I cannot believe I missed out on all the fun on this thread!

It reads like a classic Hollywood script. Boy meets tractor, boy falls in love but is jilted and left in green despair by evil tractor#1. Jilted boy contemplates honor killing (burying) of evil tractor which would have ruined boys life. Then, just when you least expect it, along comes an even prettier tractor with a very appealing cab and saves boy. And in the epilogue we will see boy cuddled up in cosy cab blowing snow and living happily ever after with honest, sturdy and loving tractor with the bodacious cab.

Only problem is the boy's wife could get jealous but that subplot will be developed in the sequel due out next fall.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Our 25th is coming up next week.

Our 19th is in August.

She bought my Stump Grinder, her idea... She is not a huge faCongratsn of the tractor, but she sees the value. she thinks I bought a bigger one than I need, I just need to prove that wrong over time...

Congrats to you Ken on this awesome resolution!

It has also been a rocking thread for the packmates and I to follow.

Be well all.
Happy Tractoring!

 

[sixdogs]

This is great and I love happy endings. Good decisions on your part and a great wife. What's not to like?

When things go wrong with new products or machinery, I have learned that "your first loss is your best loss" and when something goes wrong I usually bail immediately and sell or trade the item ASAP rather than devote hours and agony to what is often a lost cause.

 

[kiotiken]

Do you all realize what we have done here at the Kioti forum.

1. We were savy, quick witted, and calm enough to talk down a very upset Kioti owner from the brink of destruction and regret

2. We were able to convinced a very doubtful Kioti onwer to not lose faith and keep his head up.

3. And we were able to cause a very doubtful wife to turn 180 degrees and allow Ken to get his new bigger, better tractor.

4. We pretty much saved a marriage and ended world hunger and everything in between.

We are a powerful bunch and I would not trade it to be on any other forum, green , blue, or weird orange. :laughing:

Ken I am happy your still here, and congrats on the new tractor. You will have a hard time maxing this one out. Tell your wife she made the right choice.

Thanks guys, I've enjoyed this thread. I always love threads where people are on the fence about buying a (new) tractor and it goes back and forth a bit, I'm thinking of James' experience recently among others, but I didn't expect to have that experience myself. 1 minute before my CK30 broke the last time, I never could have imagined this would have happened.

Dingo Man, there's so much truth to the above it's almost silly, #4 might be a bit of a stretch, at least the part about my marriage :laughing: Kioti should send you each a hat because I doubt I would have gotten excited enough or trusted the brand enough again to upgrade without all the encouragement.

It's also nice to hear that there are other guys who are still crazy about their wives, especially when the years start to pile on (we're at 12). Maybe it's my current age and stage in life (read young kids), but I don't see enough of that around me anymore, I was starting to think I might have been alone.

 

[sixdogs]

Thanks guys,...


...It's also nice to hear that there are other guys who are still crazy about their wives, especially when the years start to pile on (we're at 12)... ...

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My wife's parent's who now live with us, just celibrated #69 (!) and they were spry until a recent turn for the worst for one of them.
In their 90's now, he preferred horses and drove a steam tractor when they were in current use!
Maybe HorseByNet ?

 

[Mousefield]

Congrats Ken, sounds like a positive solution.
I am also blessed with a great wife as well as tractor. Just today, she helped me fix my backhoe.David

Lucky man, sounds like a keeper. :thumbsup: