Kioti CK30 or Kubota L3130

bountyhunter · May 13, 2007

As soon as we get it here I'll get some pics and post up. Thanks y'all for the very warm welcome

Oleozz · May 13, 2007

Welcome Bountyhunter. I agree with you about all the standard features that the Kioti have that are options on most other tractors. Good luck with your new tractor.

IslandTractor · May 13, 2007

You will not get many pro Kubota posts here on the Kioti forum. Not that anyone necessary has anything bad to say just that obviously the folks here bought Kiotis. You might need to post a similar question on the Kubota board to get a balanced view and ideally post this sort of question in the general buying/pricing forum so both types of owners can respond in the same thread. Maybe you could ask a moderator to move the thread to the general forum section.

For my 2 cents, I agree with the prevalent notion that the Kioti is a better bang for the buck but that depends a lot on the price your dealer will give you. Some small Kioti dealers don't discount and if you were comparing a discounted Kubota to a non discounted Kioti I think the price would be similar.

Bill Barrett · May 13, 2007

I have a GL3130 HST and love it. If you like your Kioti half as much as I like my Kubota you'll be happy. Welcome to the board.

sodamo · May 14, 2007

Basically, I was down to the same choice. My CK30HST is closing in on 350 hours and I've nary a regret. Welcome to the pack.

David

Highbeam · May 14, 2007

bountyhunter said:
Decided on the CK30 it is just more tractor for the money. To get all the options the CK30 has it would take almost $3K more for any other brand so Kioti it will be. The loader is the upgraded KL130 so I'm good there. Pick it up on Monday and just can't wait.

I made the same choice too except at the time the price difference was more like 4000$ so I went Kioti. 450 hours later and the tractor has been solid. In fact, my local Kubota dealer now also sells Kioti.

bountyhunter · May 16, 2007

Thanks again everyone! Posted a picture of our new CK30 over in the owner/operator board. Here is a link for those that asked for a picture.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/100158-our-new-ck30.html