IslandTractor
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- Joined
- Sep 15, 2005
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- Location
- Prudence Island, RI
- Tractor
- 2007 Kioti DK40se HST, Woods BH
BTW IT, Kioti seems to have discontinued DK40, now they start with DK45, do you know why?
The DK series is essentially identical to the NX except with a tier 3 rather than tier 4 engine. The DK came in 40, 45, and 50 hp versions which were the same engine block but different stroke and bore. All natural aspiration. They also had a DS variant that had the same engine but fewer bells and whistles. None of the very successful and bulletproof older DK/DS versions are made anymore simply because of the Tier 4 requirements.
Kioti now has one turbocharged Tier 4 engine, 2 liters, that has different software settings to put out 45,50,55 or 60 hp and is used in both the NX and current DS series.
The current NX has lots of goodies just like the old DK. The current DS is a very capable but stripped down version of the NX. I've never seen the current DS series.