CK2620 on order

   / CK2620 on order #1  

looch

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QC, Canada
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B2601
What a ride...

1998: First home and a 1981 Kubota 5100E. Such a pretty little machine, but a little machine she was.
2001: B7500HSD. Never thought I'd be happy with an HST but all it took was one short ride around the dealer lot to convince me otherwise.
2007: I can't believe it took 6 years to cave in and get a loader. It was such a large expense that would have put the upgrade from the B5100E on the backburner had we decided to do it back then.
2018: Time flies. A BX23s replaces the B7500 and it didn't take long to realize that I was missing the larger tractor's features: dual brakes, bucket curl speed, 3pt height.
2019: A B2601 with loader and backhoe displaces the BX. This one is very similar to my old B7500. We decided to change-up our firewood strategy and introduced IBC totes. It lifts them, but it's precarious. Wouldn't a cab tractor be nice, too...

And here we are - 27 years later and still in the same 1890s red brick farmhouse.

I (naturally) returned to my Kubota dealer (who has since moved from 10 minutes away to 45) for a quote on an LX2620 cab, loader, backhoe, mower, snowblower. Wow - not what I was expecting. And upon further investigation, it would only have marginally better lift capacity than the 2601.

Enter Kioti - local dealer, established 5 years ago, small town... He asked an existing client if he'd mind demoing me his CK2620 Cab. I thought that said something. Anyway, I asked for pricing configured identically to the LX. 22% less for what I'd guestimate to be 30% more tractor.

Cool summers and warm winters for me!
 
   / CK2620 on order #2  
Congrats!
Post some pics when you get it!

Mike
 
   / CK2620 on order #3  
It's a great machine, you'll get a lot of use out of the 2620. The Kioti CK can lift a lot of weight for a machine of it's size, be sure to properly ballast your tractor.

Have fun, and be sure to post up some photos when your new helper arrives.
 
   / CK2620 on order #4  
I was in the same boat a few years ago just around the time they were switching from 2610 to 2620.
I've got a BX that I think the world of...I'd literally take it along in an apocalypse. So I really wanted a Kubota. But the larger frame size and the larger tires made the Kioti pretty tempting. Toss in rear remotes, linked pedal, and a lower price...

Enjoy!!! They are great machines. Once you've blown snow in a warm cab, you can't go back!
 
   / CK2620 on order
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Slight change of plans. We decided that with future landscaping projects a rear mower might not be suitable. I've had one before on the B7500 and I do like them more than a mid, but for not much more dough we could substitute with a zero-turn. We got a sweet deal on an in-stock ZXR54LT. So, 2 Kiotis on the way.
 

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