The big question is: What are you planning to do with it?
I have a 35HP HST CK series Kioti with an FEL. I've had it about 10 years and it's been really reliable without any problems. Comparing them side by side, it appears to be a much beefier design than an equivalent Kubota. The FEL has an easily detachable bucket via a quick-attach plate that allows me to connect to pallet forks- the Kubota did not have this. The roll bar folds down which makes it noce for mowing around trees.
The hydrostatic drive is great for moving snow and dirt as well as mowing with a 6' mower. I added a tooth bar to the bucket and excavated an 18 x 32' area 7' into the side of a hill and the tractor had no problem with that. The bucket is large enough to hold a fair amount but a couple full buckets of shale soil that floated the back end quickly showed the need for a 3 pt mounted counterweight on the back of the tractor to keep it safe.
On the negative side, the HST with 35HP isnt the best for field work unless you move up to a larger tractor to compensate for it. You lose a fair amount of HP due to the HST (35hp becomes 29 or so HP to the wheels) so the tractor bogs down quickly when pulling a 2 bottom plow. This isn't helped by the R4 tires that are useless for plowing. Further, with the HST foot pedal on the right side, there is no way to differential brake to control the tractor and help with turning even though the tractor is set up with differential brakes. A manual transmission and AG tires would be much better if you plan to do field work with this tractor. I'm glad I kept my NAA that pulls my 2 bottom with no problem.
Hope this helps and gives you some items to consider.
I have a 35HP HST CK series Kioti with an FEL. I've had it about 10 years and it's been really reliable without any problems. Comparing them side by side, it appears to be a much beefier design than an equivalent Kubota. The FEL has an easily detachable bucket via a quick-attach plate that allows me to connect to pallet forks- the Kubota did not have this. The roll bar folds down which makes it noce for mowing around trees.
The hydrostatic drive is great for moving snow and dirt as well as mowing with a 6' mower. I added a tooth bar to the bucket and excavated an 18 x 32' area 7' into the side of a hill and the tractor had no problem with that. The bucket is large enough to hold a fair amount but a couple full buckets of shale soil that floated the back end quickly showed the need for a 3 pt mounted counterweight on the back of the tractor to keep it safe.
On the negative side, the HST with 35HP isnt the best for field work unless you move up to a larger tractor to compensate for it. You lose a fair amount of HP due to the HST (35hp becomes 29 or so HP to the wheels) so the tractor bogs down quickly when pulling a 2 bottom plow. This isn't helped by the R4 tires that are useless for plowing. Further, with the HST foot pedal on the right side, there is no way to differential brake to control the tractor and help with turning even though the tractor is set up with differential brakes. A manual transmission and AG tires would be much better if you plan to do field work with this tractor. I'm glad I kept my NAA that pulls my 2 bottom with no problem.
Hope this helps and gives you some items to consider.