Broken again, loosing faith

[Coyote machine]

Ha ha, thanks guys... Don't think she'll be ready for a paint job 'til at least the 50 hour service.

I'll give you this, Kioti seems to be one heck of a machine.

Thanks! It is one heck of a machine...
Must admit- I like the NH blue too, friend of mine has one, (it was a nice machine until he got a hold of it)- no offense to the NH, he's a terror on machinery of any kind. My hired hand and I worked on his 'ole Farmi winch and replaced the drive chain and tensioner, WOW, what a job to get it apart, after he'd ground the tensioner into oblivion.:confused2: The NH was still ticking after bashed fenders, missing headlights, and a vice grip for a throttle lever...one tough machine/operator.

 

[Dingo Man]

Things aren't going to work out as planned I fear. This cab is so nice, my wife's going to move in and make me live in the house and take care of the kids. Then at the end of the night, I'll probably have to bring them out to the tractor to kiss her good night! Was there ever a resolution to installing satellite in the tractor from that other thread? I'll need diagrams.



Yes, I'm starting with 11 hours (maybe more now) and that's a little higher than I'd expect or like (I think my CK came with about 4hrs). I'm not going to make an issue of it either, my dealer is working to make this deal and I appreciate it. The tractor also hadn't been fully prepped and still had some factory packing in the cab and as I mentioned in the other thread, it still has a sticker on one of the front tires that was still mashed to the threads, so it couldn't have been used that much, probably just from the dyno and customers trying it out.

15 hrs or 11 hrs is a little high when you have high priced maintenance to do at 50 hrs, so I agree, see if your dealer with show you some love for the extra hrs, my dealer dropped another $500 to make it happen, so I'll consider that compensation for me.

KK, Just make sure your new tractor does not have 1.1 hours on it. Alot of people have been fooled by the hourmeter on our Kiotis when first purchased. There is no decimal on the hour meter but the digit to the far right is actually tenths.

 

[grsthegreat]

Well, I stopped by my dealers this weekend (this was a long weekend here) to take a look at the new tractor. WOOOOOWWWW. I thought the specs and pictures make the CK and DK series look pretty close in size, at least to me. NOPE, they're not. I would NEVER have bought this tractor without having moved through the CK30 first, I would have taken one look and had one word for it, overkill. Having maxed out the CK30 and wanting a little more, I'm OK with moving up to the DK, but it's going to take some time to get used to the extra size.

Now for the cab. Well, it's VERY VERY VERY nice!!!!! Firing up the 4 cylinder engine, which I can tell is going to make a huge difference, it is already significantly quieter than my CK cab. Closing the door seals out so much more noise. I can see listening to the radio peacefully without having to turn the radio up to where my ears hurt (it still has 4" speakers, I don't understand why they can't put better ones in). The rest of the cab feels very much like the fit and finish you'd find in a car. My Kioti cab was nice, but nothing like this.

I love the two pedal hst set up and I'm used to it from my JD955, I never really did adjust to the rocker pedal in the CK30, even now I'll find myself pushing the brake wondering why it won't move back! I also love that the brakes are on the left side and they can easily be separated. I used steering brakes all the time with my 955 clearing and flooding my rink in the winter, and it just wasn't possible with the CK30 set up.

The CK30 was a luxury tractor when comparing it to others in the same hp and $ range, the DK addresses all of the issues I had with the CK series and has many upgrades on top of that. In reality, the CK is a much better fit for my property physically, but I look forward to maxing out what the DK can do.

yes, the DK is a large step up. I totally love my cab.

all the wife said was....why didnt you get one sooner.

 

[kco]

When I bought my DK40 it was only about $1500 or so more than the DK35, both with loaders.

I think the real difference is that the DK35 has smaller axles and tires but almost the same HP (38 vs 41) appears to be a smaller tractor as it is lower to the ground and a bit lighter. Frankly it is certainly as good and probably better for mowing and non loader intensive CUT work. It also is more directly a size and performance match for the Kubota L3940 and L3540 but is significantly less money. The DK40 and up are size wise bigger than the Grand Ls so some customers might not want that. The DK40 and above are sized like the MX Kubota line with Grand L deluxe features. Also, dealers probably had an easier time upselling from the CK30/35 to the DK35 than all the way to the DK40.

Island, your comments on customer thinking re: up-sizing from CK to DK35 is exactly the process I went through, including the other-orange options. I was concerned about manouvering on my narrow, winding paths. My previous tractor was much smaller and, in theory, had a much tighter turning radius. But that radius based on a locked rear wheel which did not work that well. The DK's HST (vs previous gear), greater front wheel angles for turns, and weight makes it much better for normal (i.e. non-locked wheel) turns.

The main reason I wanted the DK over the CK were heavier weight, rear remotes, option to add mid pto and the generally heavier construction.

After using the DK35 I now know that a DK40 would also fit for my situation. But I likely would not have believed that before using the DK35 and would have gone with a CK. Then again, I've got a great dealer and I'm sure he would have brought a DK40 out for me to try.

 

[k0ua]

KK, Just make sure your new tractor does not have 1.1 hours on it. Alot of people have been fooled by the hourmeter on our Kiotis when first purchased. There is no decimal on the hour meter but the digit to the far right is actually tenths.

Mine isn't. mine says 49 and trust me it is 49 hours. There is no tenths on my DK35seHST

James K0UA

 

[kiotiken]

Mine isn't. mine says 49 and trust me it is 49 hours. There is no tenths on my DK35seHST

James K0UA

Yup, my CK says 158, and there's not much doubt about that. I just grabbed all the parts, 3pt hitch arms, draw bar etc and put it in the bucket. Then my 22 month old "bud" came for one last ride with me and we left it out front waiting for the big day tomorrow. I have to say, I actually am feeling a little sad about it going, those were 158 great hours.

Never found my camera. Since we blame the kids, I'm stealing their camera (our old one). Pictures might be a little grainy, but there will be pictures.

 

[phiferpharm]

KK, Just make sure your new tractor does not have 1.1 hours on it. Alot of people have been fooled by the hourmeter on our Kiotis when first purchased. There is no decimal on the hour meter but the digit to the far right is actually tenths.

Dingo - Mine says 42 right now after quite a few days of use. I know what the manual says, but if it is only registering 4.2 hours of use, somethings wrong.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Mine isn't. mine says 49 and trust me it is 49 hours. There is no tenths on my DK35seHST

James K0UA

Mine says 78 and I know there are no 10ths...

 

[Dingo Man]

I didn't mean to start an unrelated topic on this thread. About the hour meter I only thought I would throw that out there for KK since I had read it on this forum.

If I remember right the DK35 and CK did not have tenths, but the DK supposedly does.

I agree with some of you. Mine says 28 now. There is no way I have 2.8hrs yet there is no way I have 28hrs either.

 

[IslandTractor]

I didn't mean to start an unrelated topic on this thread. About the hour meter I only thought I would throw that out there for KK since I had read it on this forum.

If I remember right the DK35 and CK did not have tenths, but the DK supposedly does.

I agree with some of you. Mine says 28 now. There is no way I have 2.8hrs yet there is no way I have 28hrs either.

I think it doesn't show tenths. Hours can increase rapidly if you leave the ignition switch on even with motor off as I believe it is a simple timer. Not sure about that.