Kioti backhoe Subframe and Housing Cracks

Jchonline · Jan 21, 2022

Phantese said:
My KB2485 backhoe subframe cracked and broke the rear housing for the hoe as well. I had it 20mo's and not sure when it happened but the cracks are catastrophic total failure. My dealer told me it was out of warranty (older than 1 year) but Kioti acknowledges bad welds on their sub frames and they went good for the entire repair (good on them) I'm guessing it would have been around $1500 CAD for a total dealer repair. I've also heard of instances where others have had a subframe crack and Kioti was not willing to help out at all. Just a heads up, inspect your subframe each time you remove it.

Can I ask what you have been digging with they backhoe?

Boss 302 · Jan 21, 2022

Exactly, that's where the load needs to be as close to the rear tires as possible. As you know a backhoe makes a lot of things move and twist.

Phantese · Jan 24, 2022

Jchonline said:
Can I ask what you have been digging with they backhoe?

Sure! I dug about 1000 feet of 3 to 4 feet deep french drain to remove water from a property I bought. I dug out about 30-40 stumps, replaced 3 or 4 Culverts on driveways for friends, got stuck in mud a few times and had to dig myself out (as long as you have a hoe your never really stuck

). soil has alot of clay in it so that doesn't help either. I keep it on all the time, it's head and shoulders better then my other attachments for adding ballast, weight and stability to the machine - so it's my most used attachment. I do use it alot, but that's why it costs so much I guess - Hope this helps

Phantese · Jan 24, 2022

Boss 302 said:
Bradco subframe modified to fit my RX.

WOW!

Username Taken · Jan 25, 2022

Phantese said:
My KB2485 backhoe subframe cracked and broke the rear housing for the hoe as well. I had it 20mo's and not sure when it happened but the cracks are catastrophic total failure. My dealer told me it was out of warranty (older than 1 year) but Kioti acknowledges bad welds on their sub frames and they went good for the entire repair (good on them) I'm guessing it would have been around $1500 CAD for a total dealer repair. I've also heard of instances where others have had a subframe crack and Kioti was not willing to help out at all. Just a heads up, inspect your subframe each time you remove it.

There have been several reports of bad welds on Kioti 3-pts as well. And I don't weld. figures