New 25hp tractor purchase

[paulsharvey]

After about 10 Hours, Do check two things, we'll maybe 3 things.

1) Check the orange dip sticks on front axle, Kioti has been know to under fill those

2) Frontier axle pivot, some heavy handed assemblers Torque than down, but the bolt is suppost to be bottomed out, backed out a quarter turn, and lock nut to keep it there

3) loader mounting bolts. After about 40 hours, some of mine definitely needed torqued

 

[paulsharvey]

If your front axles are low, I just drained then of the fluid and refilled with gear oil.

 

[tacticalturnip]

After about 10 Hours, Do check two things, we'll maybe 3 things.

1) Check the orange dip sticks on front axle, Kioti has been know to under fill those

2) Frontier axle pivot, some heavy handed assemblers Torque than down, but the bolt is suppost to be bottomed out, backed out a quarter turn, and lock nut to keep it there

3) loader mounting bolts. After about 40 hours, some of mine definitely needed torqued

Oh, number 2 is new to me, where did you hear about that?

That's a nice machine, I can't say enough good about the predecessor. You'll get a lot of good work out of the CK, and some fun.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

If your front axles are low, I just drained then of the fluid and refilled with gear oil.

Even if not, I'd never go by the "recommended" drain/replace schedule ... Do it at 50 hours at most the first time!

 

[paulsharvey]

Oh, number 2 is new to me, where did you hear about that?

That's a nice machine, I can't say enough good about the predecessor. You'll get a lot of good work out of the CK, and some fun.

Where did I hear about that? I never did. Mine came with that front axle bolt Torqued, and I thought, dang this front axle is stiff, but maybe im just used to my old Kubuta being sloppy. You want it kinda not flop around when you lift front end with loader, but to move with hand pressure.

You won't notice it on level ground, but when you drive over a dirt pile, you'll think, man, this just doesnt feel right.

I believe they are torque down in shipment?

 

[tacticalturnip]

Where did I hear about that? I never did. Mine came with that front axle bolt Torqued, and I thought, dang this front axle is stiff, but maybe im just used to my old Kubuta being sloppy. You want it kinda not flop around when you lift front end with loader, but to move with hand pressure.

You won't notice it on level ground, but when you drive over a dirt pile, you'll think, man, this just doesnt feel right.

I believe they are torque down in shipment?

I'll have to take a look at mine.

 

[dodge man]

Nice looking machine!

 

[Texasmark]

If your front axles are low, I just drained then of the fluid and refilled with gear oil.

On gear oil vs THD fluid, I had a self imposed problem with my 2007 65 HP Branson where the front bearings went out...the big ones. THD was the fluid in the axle and the recommended lubricant.

Fast forward to 2016, 24 HP Branson, in the owner's manual and moulded into the fill/dipstick plug is this: 90w gear oil.

Here is proof to me that the front axle needs better load cushioning in the front axle than you get from THD.

When I put the 6530 back together the fill fluid was 140w gear oil....had I lived up North it would have been 90W. That problem occurred over a decade ago and have had zero problems since.

 

[thebmrust]

Dealer was the last thing on my list since only two dealers, out of a dozen name brands, are open Saturday. Not a single regional dealer is open Sunday and many also closed Monday.

I looked at Deere 5+ years ago but my gut said NO. Ended up w a TYM T25 Sep2025. I wanted a 2515 but the price wasn’t quite right and that dealer didn’t sit well with us. Went with a closer TYM dealer and he did us right. Which happens to be a mechanic first then a dealer second. His shop has been around longer than the store. It’s also the only tractor specific shop in the area that I know of.

As for rebranding. Let’s look at Bad Boy, which are TYM, that used to be Branson.

Well, they all share parts. That’s similar to many GM, GMC, Pontiac, Cadillac cars/trucks. Trim packages might be car/model specific but power and chassis might be more standard across some models.

Used vs new. Tractors seem to hold value unlike most other consumer products. Treat it well and you’ll prob keep the value up.

Nobody knows what company will be around in 1 year or 25 years. Even companies don’t really know themselves. Some make bad decisions and they somehow live another day. Other companies make good decisions then they have market or supply problems and they disappear.

Buy a tractor, do the work. Take care of it.

 

[Texasmark]

Dealer was the last thing on my list since only two dealers, out of a dozen name brands, are open Saturday. Not a single regional dealer is open Sunday and many also closed Monday.

I looked at Deere 5+ years ago but my gut said NO. Ended up w a TYM T25 Sep2025. I wanted a 2515 but the price wasn’t quite right and that dealer didn’t sit well with us. Went with a closer TYM dealer and he did us right. Which happens to be a mechanic first then a dealer second. His shop has been around longer than the store. It’s also the only tractor specific shop in the area that I know of.

As for rebranding. Let’s look at Bad Boy, which are TYM, that used to be Branson.

Well, they all share parts. That’s similar to many GM, GMC, Pontiac, Cadillac cars/trucks. Trim packages might be car/model specific but power and chassis might be more standard across some models.

Used vs new. Tractors seem to hold value unlike most other consumer products. Treat it well and you’ll prob keep the value up.

Nobody knows what company will be around in 1 year or 25 years. Even companies don’t really know themselves. Some make bad decisions and they somehow live another day. Other companies make good decisions then they have market or supply problems and they disappear.

Buy a tractor, do the work. Take care of it.

On vehicle mfgrs. sharing parts, I had I think it was the '98 Dodge 1/2 ton and put new front brake pads on it. Stamped on the rotor was the letters GM. That made me wonder how many more parts were made by other manufacturers?