Kioti DK55 (used) vs. DK40SE (New)

[kiotiken]

I appreciate the thoughts. I plan on keeping the next tractor for a long, long time. I like the tractor I have now. It is a good size, but doesn't have quite the HP and lift capacity I would like. I checked on the specs for the Bobcat CT445 vs. Kioti DK45. There must be some errors in the Bobcat website data. It is showing much lower FEL and 3PH lifting capacity. Kioti lists much higher lifting capacities for both. The Bobcat dealer was up-front. He says Bobcat is paying them a fee to move inventory on the back-end of the sale. They want to move product for the remainder of 2013.

The FEL lift cap. is lower on the Bobcat, Kioti's KL401 is almost unmatched for the size of the machine as far as I've seen (and yes, it really is awesome). The 3pt lift is the same, must be some type of error, but there's probably a better chance it's on the Kioti side, their website is notorious for mis-information. Kioti does have draft control and the Bobcat doesn't, so there's a chance the lift cap is different, but I really doubt it.