needing tractor advice on a Kioti LK3504

[douglaja]

Hello,

I am looking at a Kioti LK 3504 that is for sale it has 1128 hrs on it was told that it was from mowing. The dealer is going to put a Kelly Loader on it and is going to be asking some where in the mid $9000.00 range for it. the loader will have a 60" bucket. I am looking for a tractor in the 30HP to 45HP range to maintain a realtively flat 1/4 mile driveway, moving dirt, using a bush hog. and other property maintaince. Does this Kioti sound like it would work for what I need, would it be a reliable. Just looking for some input, and trying to keep the price under $10,000.00. Also this would be the first tractor I would own will it be user friendly.

Thanks

 

[JoelD]

Hi
I have a 2004 lk3054xs with loader and backhoe
Strong reliable machine
9k sounds steep to me with just a loader and that number of hours but then I've been out of the market for a while
I've run a tiller with no issues and will be running a snowblower this year
Only issue I know of were problems with aluminum hydraulic pumps with your hours issue would've already been addressed

Good luck
Joel

 

[Oaktree]

I also have a 2004 lk3054xs, use it for tilling, bush-hogging and quite a bit of loader work. I bought it used a couple years ago, have just under 700 hr. on it with no problems. From what I understand, the xs's have a different, more robust hydraulic pump than the earlier 3054s. All in all I'm pleased with mine. Mine has loaded R4's on it, and is very stable, important here in N.H. where everything is either uphill or downhill.

I did shorten the PTO lever...the way it was I'd constantly catch the cuff of my pants on it...it wasn't if, but when I'd land head first trying to get off. It would also rub against my ankle when I'd use the clutch. Someone could have thought it out a little better as far as placement goes. Makes it a bit harder to engage/disengage, but it was IMHO a safety issue.

 

[Patches]

I too have an '04 3054xs, bought new in April '05. Mine had the aluminum hydraulic pump and it was very evident from day one there was an issue with the hydraulics. Dealer swapped out the pump with the later cast iron unit and have had no issues since