Do All Their Engines Rattle?

[Patches]

I was told that it's the engine design that creates the knock/rattle. The fuel is injected into a "pre-combustion chamber" in the cylinder head as opposed to directly into the cylinders as typically done in other designs. Why that produces the noise, I've no idea

 

[sklunk]

My son bought a new 2020 CT2025 and the engine doesn't rattle at all. The only noise on the entire unit comes from the ROPS pins and mostly from the bucket level indicator. He hasn't gotten around to shimming either of them to quiet it down.

He is the Parts Manager for the local Bobcat dealership. He did a lot of research and talking to the salesmen and technicians before he made the purchase. They all had good things to say about the 2000-series and up (stay away from the 1000-series; those are junk!) These are still made by Kioti but are night-and-day over the "original" ones that were released a few years ago.

 

[Doughknob]

My ROPS pins rattle louder than the engine! Haven't bothered to shim them tight yet. Engine really only rattles for a few seconds after startup when cold.

YES! Same here!

 

[fasttruck860]

The only time my 2040 rattles like that is when I'm going up a very steep switchback section in my backyard. It happens for about 3 seconds and smooths out as I come over the top.