Heads up Kioti owners

wallace · Dec 21, 2005

Guys and girls I can't stress this enough.. you have to go over the bolts on your machines, we just received another tractor in and the loader bolts were loose.
I don't care how or if you dealer torqued the bolts they will still loosen up.
Also if you unplug a wire harness do not put it back together unless you put dielectric grease in it.
If you live in a cold region you also must run a additive in you fuel to keep you from freezing up, it does not matter if the tractor is keep inside if it gets cold enough outside while you are running it it will gel up especially a tractor that has a fuel tank away from the heat of the engine.

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DaveNay · Dec 22, 2005

Is this fuel requirement specific to Kioti's? I use unmodified diesel from my local filling station, and with overnight temperatures for the last three weeks here in IL being right around 0 deg F every night, I have had absolutely no fuel troubles starting the tractor before dawn every night.

If you are experiencing bolts loosening, then you can either put a star or split washer on them, or even a drop of Loctite.

I've never added dielectric grease to my connectors, but I agree it would probably be a good practice to get into.

Dave

Highbeam · Dec 22, 2005

Do you mean the 20 or so bolts on the loader support subframe? The gold ones? Could you please provide a torque spec. Also, are they all the same? and if so, what size are they. I noticed in the day or so after delivery that one bolt was missing. I don't believe it was ever there though.

I am a notorious antisieze, dielectric grease, and chassis grease overuser. It has served me well over the years.

DrewL · Dec 22, 2005

Bolts coming loose is not a problem exclusive to Kioti. I worked at a Deere dealer years ago and had the same problem of loader bolts coming loose.

I run a fuel additive as a matter of course

Maineiac · Dec 22, 2005

Thanks for the information. As a neophyte tractor owner--never had a diesel, either--I appreciate the tips. My LB1914 has been starting just fine, but I suppose it can't hurt to use the additive.

Dargo · Dec 22, 2005

In over 20 years of owning tractors I've had maybe 1 or 2 bolts come loose. I've never used dielectric grease except on the battery terminals and I've never used fuel additive. In thousands of hours I basically have just never had any problems. In all the manuals for the tractors I've owned, they recommend checking certain bolts after the first 10 hours of use, and that's all I've ever done. I think you are unnecessarily scaring Kioti owners and running off potential Kioti buyers. Something just doesn't sound right, I can't imagine that Kioti's quality control just suddenly took a complete dump. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif If you're trying to get people to think that Kioti tractors are junk, I'm just not buying that.

JerryG · Dec 22, 2005

Bolts coming loose is not a problem exclusive to Kioti. I worked at a Deere dealer years ago and had the same problem of loader bolts coming loose. 
That's right. Any kind of heavy equipment or Ag equipment needs to be checked once in while to make sure that bolts haven't worked lose. There is lot of force transmitted through some of the joints where these bolts are and they can work loose. Once again, loose bolts know no color.

JASTN70D · Dec 22, 2005

I have had the complete opposite fortune as far as loose bolts go, 3 tractors a Skid steer and Backhoe all had the front loader bolts come loose to some degree. A few I Had to fix with some fairly drastic measures.

all the units were new when I owned them. Maybe it is luck or "abuse" I don't know. I do know it is worth checking now and again as the damage can be severe if it gets out of hand. Don't ask how I know that! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

MessickFarmEqu · Dec 22, 2005

guys, he is not talking about bolts working loose - they all do that. What he is saying is that the factory is neglecting to tighen everything and that its very possible that a few could slip though since the mechanics are not used to this being the case.

We saw this with Steiner a few years ago when Jacobson bought them. Our shop was literaly spending an extra 4-6 HOURS on each machine just fixing all the errors the new factory was making.

depratt_equip · Dec 22, 2005

I think he is referring to loader bolts working loose... Loaders are installed here in the states... either by the dealer or by Kioti at the distrubution plant.

( What he is saying is that the factory is neglecting to tighen everything and that its very possible that a few could slip though since the mechanics are not used to this being the case. )

All factory bolts are tight... this is not the case.