That makes sense.
It did the same thing regardless of where the 4X4 lever was placed IIRC.
Hopefully it is just not engaging at the transfer case. Shop said they'd have an answer pretty soon.........
Lost 4X4?
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That makes sense.
It did the same thing regardless of where the 4X4 lever was placed IIRC.
Hopefully it is just not engaging at the transfer case. Shop said they'd have an answer pretty soon.........
Alien
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Sorry to hear your trouble Iron Hog. I can understand your dissapointment. You would think you would be safe buying at 600 hours.
My dealer always said to me... " it is 4 wheel assist, not 4 wheel drive" and I always keep that in mind when working. It is easy to get into trouble with 4x4 and I only use it if I have to. I have found in our soil that the front wheels can break through the crust on the soil and then the back ones quickly dig themselves in once that happens. I have learned to reverse home when the paddocks are real wet. lol Last time I was bogged it took 6 weeks to get her out. Hope your problem is not too serious. Let us know the outcome.
Doug
My dealer always said to me... " it is 4 wheel assist, not 4 wheel drive" and I always keep that in mind when working. It is easy to get into trouble with 4x4 and I only use it if I have to. I have found in our soil that the front wheels can break through the crust on the soil and then the back ones quickly dig themselves in once that happens. I have learned to reverse home when the paddocks are real wet. lol Last time I was bogged it took 6 weeks to get her out. Hope your problem is not too serious. Let us know the outcome.
Doug
MotorSeven
Elite Member
Bogged for 6 weeks??? How in the heck did you sleep at night?
So are CUTS really not designed to perform work in 4X4? I've looked at some of the smaller tractors that obviously were for yard type work, but Kioti seems to build a real tractor.
It is pretty much a dog in two wheel drive.....too light and the industrial tires don't provide much usable traction.
Probably the lowest hour piece of machinery I've ever run
6000 hours and older than me is normal.
hydro2
Gold Member
Wow 600 hours. That's a shame. Hardly past break in really. That's a new machine. Friends of mine have countless hours in their tractors using them hard and in four wheel assist. Some never take them out of four wheel. I am sorry for your bad exprience. If it would have had 2000 hours one might expect that to happen.
Alien
Elite Member
Bogged for 6 weeks??? How in the heck did you sleep at night?
LOL I did have bad dreams.. It was the worst time too as our district was devastated by flooding and we could have helped a lot of people at the time. Worst of it was I smashed the hydraulic oil filter head off trying to get the little baby out and I wasn't up to digging out the wet slush underneath to repair it. I just had to be patient.
Doug
MotorSeven
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I run my DK40SE in 4x4 mode 80% of the time.....but only 500 hrs so far.
hydro2
Gold Member
If you should not use four wheel assist, why not just get a 2wd. You should have been safe buying a tractor with only 600 hours. I only take mine out when I am running on the road.
Pretty anxious to find out what went wrong.
It could have been something from the factory......I don't think the tractor had been used in 4X4 much if any.....the lever was stuck in the 2WD position when we first looked at the tractor.