Highbeam
Super Member
"However I am constantly losing cotter pins on the back, especially the big ones on the drawbar that hang under."
Cool, I'm not alone. I replaced one of those big drawbar cotters with OEM and then the next time one dissapeared it was/is replaced with a framing nail bent over on each side to hold it. Both of them are that way. I also started replacing the spring cotters on the rear linkages with real fold over cotter pins and then when I ran out of those I moved on to galvanized wire tied in a safety wire style.
All machines have bolts that loosen. My old 1972 international dozer was constantly having bolts back out. I would replace them or tighten them as part of routine maintenance and greasing. It is expected that things will loosen up. I also expect that after a lot of hours if a bolt has held it will continue to hold and I stop checking it. Time will tell if the Kioti bolts will act this way since I haven't gotten to the "lots" of hours point. Not for a 1000 more.
Cool, I'm not alone. I replaced one of those big drawbar cotters with OEM and then the next time one dissapeared it was/is replaced with a framing nail bent over on each side to hold it. Both of them are that way. I also started replacing the spring cotters on the rear linkages with real fold over cotter pins and then when I ran out of those I moved on to galvanized wire tied in a safety wire style.
All machines have bolts that loosen. My old 1972 international dozer was constantly having bolts back out. I would replace them or tighten them as part of routine maintenance and greasing. It is expected that things will loosen up. I also expect that after a lot of hours if a bolt has held it will continue to hold and I stop checking it. Time will tell if the Kioti bolts will act this way since I haven't gotten to the "lots" of hours point. Not for a 1000 more.