coasterez
Banned
Good choice! Congrats.
Need help spending money on new tractor
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I'm sure you'll be well served by the Kioti. I'd still recommend a Mahindra, but you made the right choice. All of the brands you mentioned are building quality units these days. With the quality taken care of, it comes down to personal preference, price, and dealer relationship. Sounds like the Mahindra dealer you visited took himself out of the game. You may have actually preferred the Mahindra, and the price may have been better, but this dealer didn't even give you the chance to find out.
Good luck with the new machine. Post pictures when you get a chance.
BR
Good luck with the new machine. Post pictures when you get a chance.
BR
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Massey1010
Member
Finally got a chance to sit in the seat and put some hours on my new toy. I must say I'm quite pleased with the Kioti and believe I made the right choice. 
I have discovered a couple of quirks though that I hope are easy fixes. I don't want to have to take it into the dealer after just having it for a couple days. Maybe I'm not using it right but I really liked how the FEL joystick allows you to lift and dump at the same time according to the joystick diagram on the tractor. Unfortunately when you put it into the lift and dump position it will dump first and won't lift until the load is dumped. Any one seen this before?
The other odd thing was when I got the bucket jammed into the ground and tried to go forward the HST just whined and there was no movement. As a prior gear owner I really expected the tires to start spinning but nothing. I did a search here and it looks like this is an issue that affects some CK20s.
Gotta take those pictures soon before it dirty
I have discovered a couple of quirks though that I hope are easy fixes. I don't want to have to take it into the dealer after just having it for a couple days. Maybe I'm not using it right but I really liked how the FEL joystick allows you to lift and dump at the same time according to the joystick diagram on the tractor. Unfortunately when you put it into the lift and dump position it will dump first and won't lift until the load is dumped. Any one seen this before?
The other odd thing was when I got the bucket jammed into the ground and tried to go forward the HST just whined and there was no movement. As a prior gear owner I really expected the tires to start spinning but nothing. I did a search here and it looks like this is an issue that affects some CK20s.
Gotta take those pictures soon before it dirty
kwolfe
Platinum Member
I am not sure about the lifting and dumping. The machine should be able to do that easily. Regarding the HST. You may simply have to push the hydro pedal a little further to get the wheels to spin. If the machin is working correclty, you should be able to make them slip.
coasterez
Banned
Must press the HST pedal very slowly, and not all the way, to get max torque. Don't quite understand loader question. Were you operating at fairly high rpms? If not, try that while not moving. Remember the pump is running everything at the same time. So, if you are doing everything, response will be slower.
Harvey7
Silver Member
Massey 1010
I think you will enjoy that tractor.
I think you will enjoy that tractor.
Offy
Silver Member
HST will function best with full advance of the RPM stick. Then use the throttle pedal with descretion to move the tractor. That gives full power available to the hydrallics for the implements.
BTI
Platinum Member
BTDT-
That dealer needs to check facts.
That sheet is incorrect.
It could be corrected greatly by changing the "ALL" to "Some"
Zen-noh is a Japanese farm co-op, they don't build anything.
Just an FYI
BTI
That dealer needs to check facts.
That sheet is incorrect.
It could be corrected greatly by changing the "ALL" to "Some"
Zen-noh is a Japanese farm co-op, they don't build anything.
Just an FYI
BTI