Loader Cracked loader on CK30HST

[mowog74]

Last weekend I bought a 2007 CK30HST with the KL130 loader, and didn't notice until I got it home that it had the now-infamous cracks in the loader crossmember. I've seen lots of reports from folks here that they've been operating their loaders with these cracks without any issues, so my first question is, is there some way I can tell if the cracks are causing a problem or not? What motivated me to post was that I was leveling out a spot in the woods near our house for the kids' playset, shaving off 2-3" of dirt at a time using the toothbar-equipped bucket, and I noticed that if one corner caught more than the other, that side of the bucket would drop vertically maybe 3" relative to the other side. To me this seemed like a lot of flex but maybe that's normal?

My second question is, if this is (or will be) a problem, is there any chance of getting it fixed by Kioti at this late date? I know that with cars, service bulletin issues are fixed outside the normal warranty period, and I believe that Kioti has acknowledged this was a design problem with this loader, but I don't know if they're still fixing them.

I don't have pics of the cracks right now but can take some tonight and post them if anyone wants to see.

 

[nvip9r]

I would email Kioti. They were great for me when I bought a used 2005 CK30 with the KL130 loader a 1.5yrs ago. It wasn't cracked but they sent a kit to the dealer and the dealer fixed it for me with no charge. I have to say I was surprised they did it with it being so far out of warranty. But like I said for me Kioti stepped up and I was super happy. Good luck.

 

[DK35vince]

If you have one of the CK loaders that has the cracking issue and it never had the crosstube kit installed I would expect Kioti to give me the repair kit regardless of age.

 

[mowog74]

Thanks for the replies! I've got an email in to Kioti and I'll update this thread when I hear something back.

 

[Dmace]

They won't send you the bracket directly so you will have to find a local dealer that will install it for you, all free of charge of course.

Congrats on the purchase and Welcome to the Pack!

 

[mowog74]

Got a phone call from Kioti in response to my email, said to contact my local dealer and it would be taken care of. Thanks all!

 

[Dmace]

Good to hear! :thumbsup:

I have had my bracket on for over a year with tons of hard use and take it off to check the small cracks every now and then. They haven't moved or enlarged at all, it definitely works.

 

[Gittyup]

Got a phone call from Kioti in response to my email, said to contact my local dealer and it would be taken care of. Thanks all!

Do it right away.

 

[mowog74]

Will do. Does anyone know of any pics posted online of this bracket? I'm curious to know what the fix will look like.

 

[IslandTractor]

What motivated me to post was that I was leveling out a spot in the woods near our house for the kids' playset, shaving off 2-3" of dirt at a time using the toothbar-equipped bucket, and I noticed that if one corner caught more than the other, that side of the bucket would drop vertically maybe 3" relative to the other side. To me this seemed like a lot of flex but maybe that's normal?

That amount of flex is normal when you put an asymmetrical load on the bucket. It's a good thing as it keeps you from breaking things.

The cracks have never to my knowledge been associated with an actual loader failure.