Kioti CK20H measure dipsticks?

[Burnt]

Hi folks, first post here. I bought a 2004 Kioti CK20HST that was in a barn fire for cheap! Everything plastic, all the wiring, most of the paint gone. When i got it home it was oozing diesel, hyd fluid, eng oil, coolant, and beat juice from the tires, quite the stinky mess in the driveway.

Been fixing on things for a few months. Its wired in a functional and simpler manner, many hoses replaced, custom simple dash, long long list of repairs that i'll skip for now.

Purpose of this post is i need to calibrate my homemade oil dipsticks. Is there someone with a similar tractor who could tape measure a couple things?

Measure dipstick from the point where it stops on the tube to the full line and the add line. Both engine and hyd oil please.

thank you!!

 

[Robin Veerman]

Wow, sounds like you were looking for something to keep busy? Sorry I don’t have the same tractor, but I’m sure someone will chime in soon. Would like to see a picture or two….

 

[Burnt]

Here's a few pics as it sits today, i'm not going to paint it, just fixing what it needs to get to work! We bought a 12 acre little farm and i've done some mowing and spreading of gravel so far. I really am having fun with this as i work the bugs out.

First crack at the oil level was based on factory fill spec and marking the stick. I suspect i'm a little overfilled though. I'm getting oil out of the vent tube, and after an hour of mowing i had the oil pressure drop way down.... So i dropped the oil pan yesterday to check for crud in the pickup screen, but its clean. Thought about changing the oil pressure relief valve but the forward frame blocks access, and it would be a big job. New oil now set a half inch lower and i get good oil pressure running until warm in the garage... im hoping my issue had to do with overfilling/ windage/foaming leading to drop in pressure