KL130 on a CK30 Problem

[mrutkaus]

Squaking wheel gets the grease...

I emailed again recently after last communication with Kioti 10/06.

Pretty soon I'll start calling on the phone.

Once I had trouble with an appliance and got angry and called several times a day for weeks. Why I even found the home phone # of the President and called him at home. It worked.

You know, I think 411.com or mapquest even has the names and addresses of NEIGHBORS of people?

I think the message we are getting is "we care little" and perhaps a bit of "s---- you!."

Mike

 

[TractorLegend]

Apparently theres still no "retrofit reinforcement kits" available to common folk?
My loader isn't cracked (yet) and desire to prevent such but my parts dealer of choice doesn't have them. I like my tractor- and why a big company would let piddly brown matter like this cloud their product baffles me.

 

[IslandTractor]

Just a quick reply to one of Tierbb's questions: what happens if you just continue to use the loader when it has cracks? Simple answer is not much and it seems safe to use it while you are sorting out your repair options. I discovered four cracks in my loader about 14 months ago. Kioti did not have a fix ready until about March of this year. I still have not been notified of the fix by Kioti (probably because the dealer failed to register my sale as best I can figure). I am aware of the modified plate to strengthen the torque tube but have not yet had it installed due to convenience/cost issues (my tractor is on an island). In the meantime, I have been using the tractor and loader vigorously. The cracks did extend a bit from the time they were first discovered but I haven't noted any futher spread over the past 50 hrs. I now have about 100-120 hrs of tractor use since discovering the cracks and much of that is grapple work.

Bottom line is that you can continue to use your tractor FEL normally while waiting for the fix or replacement. Kioti actually issued a statement to that effect officially about 10 months ago. You are supposed to get the fix done by Sept07 (I believe) in order to get a free (except for transport ) repair kit.

 

[TBDonnelly]

Bottom line is that you can continue to use your tractor FEL normally while waiting for the fix or replacement. Kioti actually issued a statement to that effect officially about 10 months ago. You are supposed to get the fix done by Sept07 (I believe) in order to get a free (except for transport ) repair kit.

IT,
I believe you're referring to the KL120 for the CK20.
KL130 are still on hold, I do believe.

Don

 

[IslandTractor]

IT,
I believe you're referring to the KL120 for the CK20.
KL130 are still on hold, I do believe.

Don

Yep. I haven't been following the KL130 story closely enough. Have they still not issued the repair kits for the KL130??? Mindboggling.

I think the rest of my post pertains just as well to the KL130.

 

[TBDonnelly]

Yep. I haven't been following the KL130 story closely enough. Have they still not issued the repair kits for the KL130??? Mindboggling.

Not to my knowledge.

Don

 

[gravel13]

Have they still not issued the repair kits for the KL130???

The last time I spoke to my dealer, (I believe we have the same one Ed) he said he would let me know about bringing it in as soon as he heard from Kioti. That was many moons ago, right around when the KL120 kit was out.

 

[twigpig]

I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for the dealer that sold my tractor to contact me. It is the same dealer as Highbeam's. The dealer did a farkled welding job just not as extensive as High Beam got. But since I bought the tractor he was downright joyous pointing out that the loader warranty does not transfer when i bought it used. Now that I have all of that frankenstein welding on the cross tube I don't think a clamp on reinforcement would even fit on it.

 

[IslandTractor]

I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for the dealer that sold my tractor to contact me. It is the same dealer as Highbeam's. The dealer did a farkled welding job just not as extensive as High Beam got. But since I bought the tractor he was downright joyous pointing out that the loader warranty does not transfer when i bought it used. Now that I have all of that frankenstein welding on the cross tube I don't think a clamp on reinforcement would even fit on it.

You guys ought to publicize this "farkled" dealer's name to save other potential buyers from a similar fate. I cannot believe the guy did not learn his lesson after Highbeam's fiasco.

 

[TBDonnelly]

You guys ought to publicize this "farkled" dealer's name to save other potential buyers from a similar fate.

If my memory serves me right....this walks a fine line with TBN's "terms of service."
An alternative would be to private mail the involved parties for specific information.

Don