DK owners check your fuel tanks:

[coobie]

Same problem on my 2008 Kioti DK40 se.I will be taking mine to Michigan Iron & equipment.coobie

 

[5030]

That's a piss poor design (not that Kubota don't have issues as well).

I'd believe, warranty period or not, Kioti should man up and replace not ony the tank brackets across the board, but the tanks as well.

Its a fire hazard and a liability hazard for the operator.

 

[coobie]

That's a piss poor design (not that Kubota don't have issues as well).

I'd believe, warranty period or not, Kioti should man up and replace not ony the tank brackets across the board, but the tanks as well.

Its a fire hazard and a liability hazard for the operator.

I agree with you on both accounts.My 2006 Kubota RTV had some drive shaft problems and shifting problems.After numerous trips to the dealer(dans turf adrian mi.) and 3 drive shafts later I got on line and found a fix for the problems.I ended up taking the machine back to my dealer with information how to fix it correctly and they did so.I have a very good factory Kioti dealer(Michigan Iron and equipment)who takes great care of me so I am sure they will work with me on a fix.coobie

 

[Coyote machine]

For the record my DK-40se/hst is where it should be as far as where the hoses are - centered in the opening, and little chance of being cut by the housing for the fuel tank.
I'm thinking they may have changed the design at some point correcting the problem and those who find it while under warranty will be taken care of and those who don't will be out of luck. That's the way a LOT, (Too MANY) companies deal with midstream design changes. JMHO.

 

[5030]

That may be true but that will also create a whole raft of bad press for Kioti. You don't design change something like that without notification of all previous owners because it's a liability problem.

You are dealing with flammable fuel and a hot engine.

My M9 developed a fuel leak in the right side saddle tank, the weld around the drain bung was perforated. It was out of warranty and Kubota replaced the tank at no charge, well, I replaced the tank myself with one supplied from my dealer at no charge...no biggie.

Fuel leaks are serious liability. Fuel leaks underhood with hot components are even a bigger liability.

If it was my tractor and my hard earned money, I'd be modifying the seperator plate but taking pictures to go to the dealer and/or district rep and I'd be demanding a repair or refit.

Candidly, I peruse this site daily and there are a whole bunch of posts on here that I catergorize as basically worthless blather about imagined problems. This isn't, as evidenced by the accompaning (in the thread) pictures.

 

[Coyote machine]

That may be true but that will also create a whole raft of bad press for Kioti. You don't design change something like that without notification of all previous owners because it's a liability problem.

You are dealing with flammable fuel and a hot engine.

My M9 developed a fuel leak in the right side saddle tank, the weld around the drain bung was perforated. It was out of warranty and Kubota replaced the tank at no charge, well, I replaced the tank myself with one supplied from my dealer at no charge...no biggie.

Fuel leaks are serious liability. Fuel leaks underhood with hot components are even a bigger liability.

If it was my tractor and my hard earned money, I'd be modifying the seperator plate but taking pictures to go to the dealer and/or district rep and I'd be demanding a repair or refit.

Candidly, I peruse this site daily and there are a whole bunch of posts on here that I catergorize as basically worthless blather about imagined problems. This isn't, as evidenced by the accompaning (in the thread) pictures.

When you say, "That may be true..."- I'll assume for a minute you're referring to my recent post about how there may have been a correction by the manufacturer and those who catch the problem while under warranty are good to go, while those who don't are likely to be kicked to the curb?
If so, I don't believe I stated this as fact nor did I state that it was actually happening in this situation. I said it to make some aware that the manufacturer(s) do not always step to the plate unless forced to do so.
And to my knowledge tractors are not in the NHTSA database nor are they subject to the same standards as are passenger cars for instance. Should they be from an operator's safety standpoint- probably. Should manufacturers take care of problems like this one- yes. My point is they don't always until they're forced to usually as the result of some likely avoidable/ preventable accident.

Is there a tractor safety recall method out there in the industry that I'm unaware of? Would be nice if there were a clearing house of some kind?
Maybe you know the answer to this?

BTW, I'm not minimizing the seriousness of the problem, I just think people should be realistic about what to expect from manufacturers. GM side mount truck tanks comes to mind....