kioti lb 1714

[twodogs]

I am considering the purchase of the LB 1714. It has about 650 hours on it. It includes a 5' finish mower, 4' brush hog, 5' blade. Is there anything in particular I should look for on this model? I would appreciate any thoughts that you folks have. What is a reasonable price to pay?

 

[DHAUG]

I just bought a 1990 lb1714 gear drive with 98 hours on it. It has sat outside all of its life and is sun faded. One side panel is bent and the seat has a few tears in it. Hours appear to be right on it because you can see the tractor has been sitting. The previouse owner did not take care of the tractor like I would have, but the price was right on a low hour tractor. I paid $4,000.00

 

[kentrodngun]

According to my Tractor value book, the price you paid is just about right. However, I doubt if the figures they quote reflect low hours like you have on your machine. Did you get anything besides the baseline tractor? Loader? Any other attachments?

Sun bleached paint is no problem. Click on my name and take a look at my thread "Come & see what a little paint can do". Just use some brake cleaner spray to chase off the grease & grime, lightly sand, mask off the labels & name stickers and go to town. Be sure to post before & after pictures.

If I might suggest, even though the hours are low, change all the fluids & filters before you run it for any length of time. You'll be glad you did. Good luck with your machine.

 

[BTI]

We have used buffing compound to bring back color before.
It just depends on the damage.

BTI

 

[DHAUG]

I took your advice and changed all of the fluids. The hydraulic fluid looked great, but the engine oil was another story. It was very dirty, and I think I will change it again very soon. I used the tractor for about 6 hours this past weekend, and everything works great on the tractor.
I do have a few things that make me wonder if the hours are acurate. First, the engine oil looked really bad. Second, the front tires are a different brand than the rear. Third, the engine hour meter only logged about 3 hours in the 6 hours or more I ran it this weekend. (The third part seems to scream at me). The tractor shows no real wear points other than sitting outside. The pedals still have paint on them, and the clutch works as well as any brand new tractor. There is no smoke unless you are chugging up a hill in high gear. I still feel like it is a good tractor, and was a good buy, but it would be nice to know how many hours are really on the tractor.

Dan

 

[ToadHill]

DHAUG: The hour meter operates based on rpm's, and if you ran it for 6 hours at low rpm's it would not necessarily show an increase of 6 hours on the meter. The oil in a diesel tractor will always get blacker sooner than the oil in a gas engine. In general diesel is sootier than gas and it colors the oil faster, even if you change it sooner than recommended, it will still be black.

 

[DHAUG]

DHAUG: The hour meter operates based on rpm's, and if you ran it for 6 hours at low rpm's it would not necessarily show an increase of 6 hours on the meter. The oil in a diesel tractor will always get blacker sooner than the oil in a gas engine. In general diesel is sootier than gas and it colors the oil faster, even if you change it sooner than recommended, it will still be black.

Running the tractor at recommended rpm for 540 finish mower the hour meter stuck on 100.0 for a little over an hour and a half before turning to 100.1. I guess the connection could be a little rusty from sitting outside. The oil looked like it had about 150 hours use on it, but could be the original oil (i guess but just as scary).
I am really suprised at how much power this little tractor has. I am using a 5' king cutter finish mower and cutting grass that is 8" tall. This thing feels like it would turn a 6' finish mower with no problem.

 

[DHAUG]

DHAUG: The hour meter operates based on rpm's, and if you ran it for 6 hours at low rpm's it would not necessarily show an increase of 6 hours on the meter. The oil in a diesel tractor will always get blacker sooner than the oil in a gas engine. In general diesel is sootier than gas and it colors the oil faster, even if you change it sooner than recommended, it will still be black.

Running the tractor at recommended rpm for 540 finish mower the hour meter stuck on 100.0 for a little over an hour and a half before turning to 100.1. I guess the connection could be a little rusty from sitting outside. The oil looked like it had about 150 hours use on it, but could be the original oil (i guess but just as scary).
Back to the original post, I am really happy with my purchase. I am really suprised at how much power this little tractor has. I am using a 5' king cutter finish mower and cutting grass that is 8" tall in 5th gear. This thing feels like it would turn a 6' finish mower with no problem. Great little tractor with a nice solid feel that seems like it will run for years to come.

 

[pierrepicco]

Hi DHAUG. Just to comment on your question, I've an LB1914 that has arround 250 hours (for sure, I bought it new). When I changed the engine oil at 50 hrs, it was pretty dark. The pedals are now showing wear evidence. It doesn't smoke, unless you stress it.

So, 98 hrs might be real.

I'll check if I have the same tire brand on four wheels.

 

[DHAUG]

I would really appreciate it if you would check the tire brand on your tractor. It would give me a little closure on what I think might be mis-represented hours. If the tires are different front to back, I would be able to beleive that the hours might be accurate and the hour meter is just sticking. It seems like the hour meter always sticks as the .0 comes up. Once it gets past the .0 it rolls on around without issue. Thanks for all the advice and help.
Dan