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WoodChuckDad
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- Joined
- Jul 15, 2015
- Messages
- 2,890
- Location
- Free Union, VA
- Tractor
- Kioti RX7320 Power Shuttle Cab, Komatsu PC130-6
My Kioti hit 100 hours yesterday. I like it a lot. My wife loves it. The last two weekends, my son in law has been operating the tractor while I use the excavator. We have been clearing several acres of land and preparing it for planting.
It has been a huge undertaking. We have a mountain of stumps.
I noticed yesterday when I started to use the tractor, that the step was bent. So I hooked a ratchet strap to it, and pulled it straight.
So far, I have not had any major issues.
I had a couple hydraulic leaks that were quickly fixed by tightening the lines.
Changing the transmission/hydraulic filters the first time was ridiculously hard. I broke two strap/chain wrenches from the auto parts store. The handle on one folded over and the other simply snapped at the weld. I ended up using a Vise-grip chain wrench. Even though I tried to fasten it as close to the base of the filter as possible, both filters were completely mangled and ruptured. I had to use my foot to press against the wrench to get it to turn.....tore a hole in my shoe, and bruised the heck out of my foot. I don't know what they are thinking at the factory when they put them on so tight. I was told by a mechanic at the dealer that they are painted on. I ran a thin blade knife around the joint hoping the cut any paint. I don't know if it worked or not.
Check the lug nuts on the tires at 10 hours and every 15-20 hours after that. I didn't and I had one work it's way lose and get stripped. I did't keep up with the tire pressure, and had a flat.
The FEL kickstand rattles terribly. I lost several nuts from that, and replaced them, and shimmed the kickstand with plastic to get the rattle out. The pins that hold the FEL on also rattle.. made a shim from a plastic water bottle to fix those and yesterday I discovered that there is a rattle from the hitch pin below the 3 point. I will be making a shim from a gatorade bottle today, to get rid of that.
This tractor is strong. I have skidded out some really large oak logs and it has done fine. I am very happy with my purchase.
And yesterday it was 86 degrees. That is pretty hot for spring. I was feeling beat down by the heat and dust early on, while running the excavator. Climbing into the air-conditioned Kioti in the afternoon to start skidding logs was a welcome break. I will be patting myself on the shoulder for getting a cab, for a long time.
It has been a huge undertaking. We have a mountain of stumps.
I noticed yesterday when I started to use the tractor, that the step was bent. So I hooked a ratchet strap to it, and pulled it straight.
So far, I have not had any major issues.
I had a couple hydraulic leaks that were quickly fixed by tightening the lines.
Changing the transmission/hydraulic filters the first time was ridiculously hard. I broke two strap/chain wrenches from the auto parts store. The handle on one folded over and the other simply snapped at the weld. I ended up using a Vise-grip chain wrench. Even though I tried to fasten it as close to the base of the filter as possible, both filters were completely mangled and ruptured. I had to use my foot to press against the wrench to get it to turn.....tore a hole in my shoe, and bruised the heck out of my foot. I don't know what they are thinking at the factory when they put them on so tight. I was told by a mechanic at the dealer that they are painted on. I ran a thin blade knife around the joint hoping the cut any paint. I don't know if it worked or not.
Check the lug nuts on the tires at 10 hours and every 15-20 hours after that. I didn't and I had one work it's way lose and get stripped. I did't keep up with the tire pressure, and had a flat.
The FEL kickstand rattles terribly. I lost several nuts from that, and replaced them, and shimmed the kickstand with plastic to get the rattle out. The pins that hold the FEL on also rattle.. made a shim from a plastic water bottle to fix those and yesterday I discovered that there is a rattle from the hitch pin below the 3 point. I will be making a shim from a gatorade bottle today, to get rid of that.
This tractor is strong. I have skidded out some really large oak logs and it has done fine. I am very happy with my purchase.
And yesterday it was 86 degrees. That is pretty hot for spring. I was feeling beat down by the heat and dust early on, while running the excavator. Climbing into the air-conditioned Kioti in the afternoon to start skidding logs was a welcome break. I will be patting myself on the shoulder for getting a cab, for a long time.
