Kioti Tractor Hours

[Jerry blank]

I. Hope you’re not referring to my post. I’m

Something tells me this is a fake post

Something tells me this is a fake post

Happy New Year!

What kind of hours do you have on your Kioti tractor and how do you characterize those hours? Was the tractor reliable, or did it have problems. I was eyeballing the "Why never buy Kioti" thread and would like to hear, good and bad, how your experience with a Kioti has been.

As a point of reference, my ex brother in law is a real farmer and has many tractors with thousands of hours on them - in his words "less than a thousand hours, heck that thing is barely broke in!". His tractors are mostly 2WD AG tractors of the John Deere and other larger brands.

I purchased a DK40se HST based on specifications compared to the larger tractor brands, and to a large extent, what I've read here and on other tractor forums. I'd like to see a collection of how many hours/what happened so all of us may be better prepared for any issues.

Be well,
Mike

Mike,
I purchased my dk4710se kioti tractor in late 2019.currently I have 700 hours on tractor. It has had 5 blown turbo failures with 3 complete replacements. The engine failed at 700 hours and needs to be replaced. My backhoe has never been off and used very little. I don’t mow with it or do any farming of any kind. I mostly use the grapple for clearing trees. Kioti is saying my air filter was clogged and that cause the engine to fail.
I have all the maintenance records plus 2 air filters that I saved from my regular maintenance. All the diesel mechanics that I’ve spoken to and read the warranty records said this is ridiculous and the engine should have been looked into after the second turbo failure at 116 hours. They say debris from the turbo failures is thrown back into the engine.First turbo failure was at 60 hours, second at 116 hours, third at 261, fourth at 350 plus, fifth and final failure at 730 hours with many regens in between the failures. Kioti will not fix the engine even though it is still under warranty.What a mess.Lawyers are involved with no results yet.It has been almost 2 years since the engine failed with no results from Kioti. I’m in contact with Daedong, the engine manufacturer as I speak.Maybe they will help. Anyway,I don’t want to bore you anymore.Would love to hear all of your comments. P. Jerry

 

[RjCorazza]

I don't know about a fake post, but I do think your quoting doesn't make any sense, and it's confusing at best.

 

[Jerry blank]

Sorry about my reply to you. I’m having problems with my IPad. I’m 74 years old and not computer smart. I was having problems with Kioti tractor warranty work and trying to reply to someone else. Sorry again. Jerry

 

[tacticalturnip]

It may, genuinely, be easier to post from a computer.

I certainly prefer it myself.