CK20HST here I come

[jfdlaw]

Shoppintractors

What do you do with a front PTO? I'm fairly new to tractors, but I've never seen any implement that runs off a front PTO. Hydrolic pump? Snowblower?

 

[shoppintractors]

<font color="blue"> What do you do with a front PTO? </font>

Kioti does not have any offerings that run off the front PTO. If someone where to fabricate a custom application some type of clutch would be needed for an engage/disengage feature since the front PTO is a direct connection to the crankshaft. A front mounted snowblower would run off a mid PTO. However, not all tractors have a mid PTO as standard equipment...... the front PTO might possibly come into use. On the Kioti website they have pictures of the motors...you can see the splined shaft coming out the front.

Don

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( John or Don
Does your loader have some type of level indicator on it? I didn't see one on the CK20 I drove yesterday. )</font>
There is no level indicator for the CK20 loader, however, I have never had a problem because of it. After just a little use, one knows pretty much where things are. Experience is everything. I have the 54" bucket.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Gerard,
If you don't mine me asking, how much was the backhoe attachment? Is it a 3PH mount or does it have a subframe, if so (subframe), does it stay attached to the tractor when the hoe is removed? If it remains attached, how much ground clearance do you loose with the subframe on? )</font>
I can tell you about my BH. I paid just under $4400, but I bought it with the tractor. I believe that was a 20% discount over MSRP, but I'm not sure. Kioti does not cover the use of a 3pt. BH on their tractors, or at least on the CK. It is a subframe that has two places that it attaches. The drawbar mount that is on there originally is replaced with one that has a subframe mount bracket in it, and two brackets are attached up front to the loader frame, one on each side. They hang down about 4-5 inches, so clearance is reduced to that extent. See my backhoe album to see the brackets and their connections. John

 

[GerardC]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Gerard,
If you don't mine me asking, how much was the backhoe attachment? Is it a 3PH mount or does it have a subframe, if so (subframe), does it stay attached to the tractor when the hoe is removed? If it remains attached, how much ground clearance do you loose with the subframe on?

Thanks Steve )</font>

Steve:

I got it as part of the tractor deal but believe that they go for around $4,000-$4,500. As for the sub-frame, it stays with the BH when you remove it from the tractor. G