Greetings all,
Just picked up an '18 CK2610 with the upgraded KL4010 loader, rear remotes, box blade, and a few other odds and ends. Once I got it home and started exploring its capability I was blown away. In low range, it will do anything in my sandy/loose soil yard. It rides very well, has great visibility and an awesome turning radius. The controls are smooth for the loader and 3 point. Power Steering makes it all effortless. The seat is the best I sat on in the price range. I am a pretty big guy at 6'3" 250lbs and the seat dampened all the ruts and jolts very well.
A couple minor things- The range selector can be difficult to engage sometimes. I find myself giving a little more effort then I'd like to get it into low range. Also, I don't know what's up with the bucket leveling rod/indicator. This is the only model I tested that the rod is not flush with the tube when the bucket is level. It sits about 2-3 inches proud of the tube. I didn't think it'd be a big deal when testing the equipment but I think it's pretty goofy now that I've got it home and want to use it. Loader has a wide bucket so it's pretty difficult to see the side of it and its orientation. I suppose I could put some tape on the rod or find some other way to signal level, but putting a band aid on a new tractor seems silly. There is also no idiot lights for the 4WD or parking brake. I haven't ran the PTO yet to see if there is a light for that. The horn is a dealer installed option even though there is a button for it installed at the factory.
I cross shopped Mahindra, Deere, and LS. I almost bought the 2025R but I decided to check out Kioti at the last minute. For roughly the same price, the CK2610 destroys the 2025r in every aspect, including operator comfort, which initially sold me on the Deere. The Kioti is literally twice the tractor as the Deere. The LS is definitely a nice tractor for the money but I visited two dealers and just wasn't impressed with the overall operations. They were all nice guys and everything but at the end of the visit I always felt like selling and servicing tractors was their side job. This is not a dig at LS at all, I just didn't feel comfortable with the support I may have not received after the purchase. I felt Mahindra, like Deere, was just too proud of their tractors. Nice heavy units but too much money and felt less refined then all the others.
If you're looking at the CK2610, I don't see how anyone could regret it. The serviceability looks very good, access to maintenance items is very simple. All body panels are steel, paint quality is very good. Ergonomics are on point and the position is very comfortable to work from. I can't wait for my yard to dry out a little more to get some more seat time.
Just picked up an '18 CK2610 with the upgraded KL4010 loader, rear remotes, box blade, and a few other odds and ends. Once I got it home and started exploring its capability I was blown away. In low range, it will do anything in my sandy/loose soil yard. It rides very well, has great visibility and an awesome turning radius. The controls are smooth for the loader and 3 point. Power Steering makes it all effortless. The seat is the best I sat on in the price range. I am a pretty big guy at 6'3" 250lbs and the seat dampened all the ruts and jolts very well.
A couple minor things- The range selector can be difficult to engage sometimes. I find myself giving a little more effort then I'd like to get it into low range. Also, I don't know what's up with the bucket leveling rod/indicator. This is the only model I tested that the rod is not flush with the tube when the bucket is level. It sits about 2-3 inches proud of the tube. I didn't think it'd be a big deal when testing the equipment but I think it's pretty goofy now that I've got it home and want to use it. Loader has a wide bucket so it's pretty difficult to see the side of it and its orientation. I suppose I could put some tape on the rod or find some other way to signal level, but putting a band aid on a new tractor seems silly. There is also no idiot lights for the 4WD or parking brake. I haven't ran the PTO yet to see if there is a light for that. The horn is a dealer installed option even though there is a button for it installed at the factory.
I cross shopped Mahindra, Deere, and LS. I almost bought the 2025R but I decided to check out Kioti at the last minute. For roughly the same price, the CK2610 destroys the 2025r in every aspect, including operator comfort, which initially sold me on the Deere. The Kioti is literally twice the tractor as the Deere. The LS is definitely a nice tractor for the money but I visited two dealers and just wasn't impressed with the overall operations. They were all nice guys and everything but at the end of the visit I always felt like selling and servicing tractors was their side job. This is not a dig at LS at all, I just didn't feel comfortable with the support I may have not received after the purchase. I felt Mahindra, like Deere, was just too proud of their tractors. Nice heavy units but too much money and felt less refined then all the others.
If you're looking at the CK2610, I don't see how anyone could regret it. The serviceability looks very good, access to maintenance items is very simple. All body panels are steel, paint quality is very good. Ergonomics are on point and the position is very comfortable to work from. I can't wait for my yard to dry out a little more to get some more seat time.