dk55 axle fix

[nobaddays]

up date. picked up the tractor today. l l/2 hours after getting it home, it was broken again. the front tires wouldn't turn in 2wd, but would in 4wd. and wouldn't you know it, the lemon law in oregon is only for passenger vehicles.

 

[ocaj11]

I'm truly sorry to hear about your issues. Does the dealer say anything about Kioti stepping up and taking care of this for you? I mean, heck, if the thing has blown up over and over with the "fix" not taking care of the problem, they should stand behind the product and take care of it. The issues I had with the KL1595 loader drove me nuts and that was just poor performance. I don't think I would get any sleep if my front end kept blowing up.

You might look into the Magnuson-Moss Act to see if there is any relief for you there. I would recommend an attorney, but I haven't had any luck with them either. For me, they have taken the 175 dollars an hour and delivered no results.

Good luck getting some kind of satisfaction from this great tractor company. Keep us all updated.

 

[Donnyj]

up date. picked up the tractor today. l l/2 hours after getting it home, it was broken again. the front tires wouldn't turn in 2wd, but would in 4wd. and wouldn't you know it, the lemon law in oregon is only for passenger vehicles.

Since the tractor stopped working so fast, I would be suspicious of the repair. Sounds like to me "something" was not repaired correctly. I wonder how much test driving your dealer performed before releasing the tractor?

 

[nobaddays]

another update. the front ring and pinion are broken. the second generation front end assem. broke 2 times (or was it 3), then the 3rd generation assem.(new design) broke twice. now they are shipping my dealer a 4th generation all new, newest design, complete assem. i hope they remember me at xmas for doing all this free testing for them.

 

[slowzuki]

Yikes. I hope they get this settled soon. I often wonder how close I've come to popping my L5030's front end as it doesn't look really stout.

 

[rback33]

i hope they remember me at xmas for doing all this free testing for them.

*LMAO* I am glad you are keeping a sense of humor.. or are you? They'll make it right... I have no fear of that...

 

[DaveinVa]

Jeff.....I had the same good experience with Tractor Hill Kioti in Va. Bill called me and then drove 4 counties away to install my axle fix. Can't ask for better service than that! Bill and Todd really appreciate my business.

Dave in Va.

 

[psuedofarmer]

i'm nearing 650 hours on my 2 year old DK55.. no plans for the axle work until i get through hay season. based on my grandfather's premise that 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it':

should i stop everything to get the axle 'fixed'?

with haying and other field work, i'm not inclined to be without the tractor if i don't have too..

i'm doing lots of traveling over-the-road right now (some fields are a few miles from the farm), so i'm somewhat concerned..

pf

 

[nobaddays]

i picked the tractor up today. i'm leaving the trailer hooked up to the truck. a person shouldn't have to go thru this.

 

[nobaddays]

i've worked the tractor for a couple of day's. it seem's fine. i think i will un-hook the trailer.