KL1595 FEL Upgrade Kit Question

[nkole]

Frenchie, sorry but I don't have any pictures.

The upgrade kit (from 1590 to 1590S) included a lot of parts.

- New roll back cylinders
- New tie rods
- New linkage
- New pins
- New mounting brackets for the bucket

Everything was pretty much plug and play. The kit came with instructions which were pretty easy to follow.

I had a lot of issues with the loader from day one. The new tie rods are much heavier than the old ones. I had bent three of the old type in less than 125 hours of use. I would not characterize my use of the loader as harsh or abusive. No problems with the new ones.

Fortunately a neighbor of mine is handy with a torch and welder and was able to remove the old brackets from the bucket and weld on the new. I'm sure it took him longer to do that than it took me to complete the rest of the installation.

The roll back angle performance improvement is the most significant outside of not bending parts. Prior to the upgrade I could maybe get the bucket 50-60% full if I was lucky.

My dealer (out of state 2000 miles away) was very helpful in getting Kioti to cover the cost of this upgrade. I only had to pay the freight to ship the old parts back.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Neil

 

[frenchie4x4]

Neil , Thank you very very much that is a BIG help thats the most info I have found on the upgrades.I am just impressed with this tractor and it's performance. The loader and bucket have always been very strong just a lack of rollback or dump angle. If anyone else has pics. of there DK45/50 loaders upgrades or stock I would apriciate it.I have seen different configurations on used ones at the dealers. Possibly different years have slight upgrades. THANK YOU again Neil. Everyone here on TBN is very helpfull.

Frenchie.

 

[jhixf564]

I'm with Frenchie on this one, I would love to see pics of the kit also. I would be inclined to get one too if I could see it. That is after I saved the money up!

Justin