Kioti and parts availability warning

[plesciad]

Kioti and parts availability warning. Is it true?

I'm a small scale vegetable farmer and my partner and I are in the market for a "do-it-all" machine. For us, that means, ~50hp, 4wd, front end loader, HST or creeper gearing that can go +/- .3 mph, and 60" tread centers (front and rear) with thin rear ag tires.

A Kioti dealership 120 miles away is saying they can meet these requirements with the Kioti NX5010 (with 24f transmission).

I've been warned (by a Kubota salesman) that some Kioti owners in our area have been left out to dry by Kioti, in that they can't get parts for 6 year old tractors.

Has anyone here had that experience with Kioti? Or is that just a smear by a competing salesman?

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

My :2cents:

1) If there is a parts availability problem it is probably related to the dealer rather that Kioti. However, I think JD and kubota parts availability are considered the benchmark in the CUT segment.

2) Yes, IMHO you are ill-advised to buy from a dealer that far away ESPECIALLY as you will be relying on this machine to earn a living. Might as well buy a used machine.

Have you priced a Kubota M5660SU?

 

[murphy1244]

I'm a small scale vegetable farmer and my partner and I are in the market for a "do-it-all" machine. For us, that means, ~50hp, 4wd, front end loader, HST or creeper gearing that can go +/- .3 mph, and 60" tread centers (front and rear) with thin rear ag tires.

A Kioti dealership 120 miles away is saying they can meet these requirements with the Kioti NX5010 (with 24f transmission).

I've been warned (by a Kubota salesman) that some Kioti owners in our area have been left out to dry by Kioti, in that they can't get parts for 6 year old tractors.

Is that a verifiable claim against Kioti? Or just a smear by a competing salesman?

Also, would we be foolish to buy a tractor from a dealership so far away? (We don't have a heavy duty truck or trailer, and would be gambling that the Kioti didn't need to go to the hospital much if at all.)

We are also looking at the Kubota's MX series with HST and John Deere's 4 series with HST (local dealers), but Kubota can't do 60" tread center fronts, and the Deere is more expensive and they are cautioning against using their HST for drag implements (which we would need to use).

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

I would not work with that dealer.Talk to these people that went that far to buy these Kioti tractors that this Bota dealer is talking about. Maybe there is a good reason they went that far to buy. What other brands are in your area.

 

[plesciad]

My :2cents:

1) If there is a parts availability problem it is probably related to the dealer rather that Kioti. However, I think JD and kubota parts availability are considered the benchmark in the CUT segment.

2) Yes, IMHO you are ill-advised to buy from a dealer that far away ESPECIALLY as you will be relying on this machine to earn a living. Might as well buy a used machine.

Have you priced a Kubota M5660SU?

We'd love to go used, except that finding a used tractor with all of our spec requirements has been like finding a needle in a hay stack so far.

Our dealer hasn't been talking to us about the M5660. I think it's because we really need the slow speeds, that transmission can't achieve slow speeds </= .5mph, am I right?

P.S. What does SU stand for?

 

[plesciad]

I would not work with that dealer.Talk to these people that went that far to buy these Kioti tractors that this Bota dealer is talking about. Maybe there is a good reason they went that far to buy. What other brands are in your area.

Brands in our area are New Holland, Kubota, and John Deere.

Kubota guy wouldn't give me the contact info for the dudes who were partless and regretting their Kioti's :laughing:

 

[murphy1244]

Brands in our area are New Holland, Kubota, and John Deere.

Kubota guy wouldn't give me the contact info for the dudes who were partless and regretting their Kioti's :laughing:

Gee wonder why:laughing:. If you need to stay close by check on those other brands then.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

We'd love to go used, except that finding a used tractor with all of our spec requirements has been like finding a needle in a hay stack so far.

Our dealer hasn't been talking to us about the M5660. I think it's because we really need the slow speeds, that transmission can't achieve slow speeds </= .5mph, am I right?

P.S. What does SU stand for?

SU I think = special utility (ie not a delux model)

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Sent you a PM.

 

[plesciad]

Intriguing gentlemen, but back to the question. Have any of you ever had trouble getting parts for your Kiotis or do yall just like to keep them nice and shiny in their sheds and only take them out on weekends?

 

[DK35vince]

Intriguing gentlemen, but back to the question. Have any of you ever had trouble getting parts for your Kiotis?

Well from one to another the answer is have never had any issue with parts in the 15 years I have owned my Kioti tractor.

 

[plesciad]

Well from one to another the answer is have never had any issue with parts in the 15 years I have owned my Kioti tractor.

:laughing: Thank you. Good to know.

How many hours on it?

 

[DK35vince]

:laughing: Thank you. Good to know.

How many hours on it?

2042 hours
Its been a very good tractor, still works like new.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

My tractor is 1 year old. I have 200 hours on it. I have not had any problem getting parts from my dealer. And the one warranty issue I had was resolved in a week. My dealer is 60 miles away and has been fantastic. They offer to ship parts directly to me if I need. So far I have only needed scheduled maintenance parts and a new steering wheel. And a few bolts that I lost along the way. There is nothing wrong with the Kubota, if you go that way. I liked the one we tested out, it just wasn't as comfortable on my lower back as the Kioti. I'm very happy with what I have.

Oh....and I usually only take mine out on the weekends. :thumbsup:

 

[k0ua]

Or is that just a smear by a competing salesman?

Yep, you called it correctly.

 

[sdef]

Yep, you called it correctly.

Exactly what it sounds like.

My DK45HST has been used hard and cared for the three years I have owned it and it has ~ 355 hours. My dealer is 120 miles away and has provided anything I needed. I have ordered various maint. parts online with no issues and really like my Kioti.

However, if my tractor was used for a business, I would consider a dealer more local than the one I selected. And it just so happens I now have one half that distance, which would be good enough for me.

If you have a LS dealer nearby, I would absolutely check them out. LS is comparable to Kioti in price, quality (both Korean built) and performance and they make/or made the base NH Boomer series of tractors. There is a LS dealer closer to me but I selected the Kioti due to the 3PH lift handle operation availability (handle extension) while on the ground at the back hooking up attachments.

Either tractor OEM is a great bang-for-the-buck.

 

[NC419N]

Absolutely no problem getting Kioti parts and I had to get extensive repair done to mine (I crashed it) . Would not listen to that other Orange Tractor man he sounds like Kioti has hit a nerve there as well

 

[gladehound]

I've put 700 hours on 2 Kioti tractors over a 9 year time period. In that time I've only needed one part.

I wrapped a tree around a steering arm and broke it. I bought the tractor used so I hadn't done business with any dealer at that point. I called a dealer that was 80 miles away who didn't know me from Adam. He had the part on the shelf. It arrived in about 36 hours and I did the repair myself - very good experience with getting the part.

I was so satisfied in my first 7 years with a used Kioti that I bought a new one when it was time for something bigger. I was so confident in my used Kioti, that I sold it to a close relative.

 

[RNeumann]

Re: Kioti and parts availability warning. Is it true?

Am I the only one laughing that the Kubota salesman said that getting parts for a Kioti is hard? Prob said JD has issues and Mahindra is junk etc. I'm guessing he said all is very good with Kubota though.

I sure you will find that getting parts for a Kioti is about on par with most other quality brands.

You will more than likely be happy with either the Kubota or Kioti as both are solid machines with solid support.

 

[RickB]

This is kinder and gentler thread this evening than it was this morning....

 

[murphy1244]

Seems to got a clean up on aisle 2.:thumbsup: