Kioti CK2610 TLB

[JoelD]

Your enjoyment of the tractor and seat time are of little importance to us when compared to our insatiable lust for pictures!!

Let's keep priorities inline!

Enjoy and never lose respect for the power that an industrial type piece of equipment posses

Be safe and enjoy!!

 

[Amvcane]

Thanks k0ua, saw that you mentioned the resizing a couple of days ago.
I am using an ipad3 with tbn app and have never have to resize a pic till today.
Downloaded a free app called image size which seemed to work.

 

[12Bravo]

Your enjoyment of the tractor and seat time are of little importance to us when compared to our insatiable lust for pictures!!

Let's keep priorities inline!

Enjoy and never lose respect for the power that an industrial type piece of equipment posses

Be safe and enjoy!!

More pictures will come, if I can let go of the controls to control the camera for a few minutes....lol

 

[12Bravo]

Another productive day in the books. Went and got a scraper for the tractor, ended up with a used Gill 5' with tilt and angle. The tilt I think will be great for keeping the drainage areas taken care of.

I pulled about 10 logs today, some were rather easy and a couple I had to bump a bit to get them started. Once started they moved fine, a little frozen to other logs and the ground.

One item in the future, who knows how soon, is a set of Wicked Grapples! Being able to grab brush will be a nice feature in the future! But for now, it's cut into sizes that fit in bucket or choker them and drag to burn area.

Note to self! 3PT hitch can be a pain in the butt to attach sometimes! Fought with the blade twice today, then adjusted the top link to fit a bit better and now I'm good to go. Learning on the fly, what I do best!

 

[JoelD]

Sounds like a great day!

 

[TJP89]

I plead the 5th....

I have never owned one, but have used some pretty large excavators while in the Army. Yes, we messed some stuff up in Afghanistan.....also pleading the 5th there too!

Just remember that the backhoe is not an excavator. It does a lot, but it's not in the same class. The hydraulics are strong, but there are stronger things (stupid tree stumps).

 

[TJP89]

Another productive day in the books. Went and got a scraper for the tractor, ended up with a used Gill 5' with tilt and angle. The tilt I think will be great for keeping the drainage areas taken care of.

I pulled about 10 logs today, some were rather easy and a couple I had to bump a bit to get them started. Once started they moved fine, a little frozen to other logs and the ground.

One item in the future, who knows how soon, is a set of Wicked Grapples! Being able to grab brush will be a nice feature in the future! But for now, it's cut into sizes that fit in bucket or choker them and drag to burn area.

Note to self! 3PT hitch can be a pain in the butt to attach sometimes! Fought with the blade twice today, then adjusted the top link to fit a bit better and now I'm good to go. Learning on the fly, what I do best!

The 3PT had a big curve. Took me a while to get it, and sometimes it still takes awhile to get the brushog on. The thing weighs upward of 600#, so there's no moving that, just the tractor. Fun to take off too.

 

[12Bravo]

Just remember that the backhoe is not an excavator. It does a lot, but it's not in the same class. The hydraulics are strong, but there are stronger things (stupid tree stumps).

I'm playing with a 20" Hemlock stump now. Taking my time and chipping at it a little at a time. Going to cut some with a saw and hope that I can loosen it up enough to hook a truck to it and pull the rest the way out. If not, I'll just pay a dozer to come rip them out.

 

[Gittyup]

There are things you can add to the 3PH to make it easier. I have the older CK25 with telescopic 3PH. When I bought it I didn't appreciate the value of such a thing. Now after many hook ups, I've come to love the telescopic links.

And yeah, at first operating the loader, shuttle, steering, range lever, clutch, foot throttle, etc. made me think it was like being a one-man band. After a while I've gotten used to it. Now I kinda like the shuttle as well as my HST tractor. It is true that for fine loader work, HST is better. And watch wet muddy boots. They'll slip off the clutch peddle on you. And never operate with sneakers; always have a heal. And wear you seatbelt, ALWAYS. Just get in the habit of putting it on. Unlike the HSTs, the shuttles will keep going if you fall off. Be careful in the snow.

 

[12Bravo]

Test Pictures.....Hope this works!