NEW CK30 HST or GEAR

[LTL_TRACTOR]

We sell the same thing for $15,500.00

1-866-885-1495 toll free

Little Tractor and Equipment
Metropolis, IL

 

[KiotiDave]

I'm not sure who is posting for Little Tractor, but as of last year, dealers are not supposed to publish or quote prices on the web. You folks had to change your website for this reason.
You might want to contact these members in private so you can explain your pricing, and delivery charges in more depth, so they will know the final cost.

 

[KiotiJohn]

Dirtworks, I'm quite satisfied with the HST on my CK20.
If I were going to have others using the tractor, HST is the way to go. Too many people don't know how to stay off the clutch, and they slip it too much burning them up way too soon.
I don't know why they can't just put it in gear and go without that foot on the clutch, but you don't have to worry about that with HST. I, too, love that CK30. It's really a capable tractor.
You should have checked with my dealer while you were down here in Jacksonville. He's only 35 miles from here in Lawtey, FL. Good prices and great service. John

 

[GregMVT]

John, for me it is better to have my foot near the clutch as possible when skiding logs through the woods. I don't go fast, 2nd or 3rd, but if it gets hung on a stump, rock, whatever, I want to react as quickly as possible. I don't think the tractor would look as nice with four tires in the air...and me under it!! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( John, for me it is better to have my foot near the clutch as possible when skiding logs through the woods. )</font>
Wrong thread Greg! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif John

 

[CurtC]

What about for mostly FEL, snow plowing etc? Wouldn't a HST be preferable? I haven't seen a standard trans Kioti yet, do they have something like the Deere where the forward/reverse is on the dash for quick changes?

 

[cdt80]

I own a CK30HST and our family has a couple more CK20HST's. I can't say enough about the tractors. I really like the 3 speed hydro on the ck30. Easy to use, plenty of power to the ground, especially in first & second. These are probably the gears you will do most of your work. Our family also has several JD CUT with shuttles so I am familiar with both transmissions. The CK30 will keep pace with our JD 4400 tractor easily. Maybe not quite on the PTO but power to the wheels. But the CK30 starts out slightly smaller hp. I pull a 7' pull type grader blade and a 72" finish mower with mine and have no difficulty. The CK20hst is also a nice tractor but it is not in the same catagory as the ck30. Smaller, very nimble, but not the tractor of a ck30. Suprisingly way more hours on the ck20s though. We don't baby these tractors, we use them everyday in our grain farming operation, alongside the grownup versions. The hydros have worked well for us.

 

[GerardC]

Attached is a photo of the shifter on my CK20 Gear. G

 

[CurtC]

Thanks for the insight and the pic. I've never had anything but a standard shift road vehicle, but after using the deere hydro mowers, and a gravely hydro, I really lean strong that way for a new tractor.

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I haven't seen a standard trans Kioti yet, do they have something like the Deere where the forward/reverse is on the dash for quick changes? )</font>
Kioti has models with mechanical and synchronized shuttle shifts. In other words, you push in the clutch and shift a forward/revers lever without having to change gears. With mechanical SS, you stop first, with sychro, you don't have to. Some Deere models don't require using the clutch, but all the Kioti models do.
The CKs 25 and 30 offer both sychro shuttle and HST. The CK20 offers HST and gear drive with first and reverse sychronized. Many people seem to prefer HST for FEL work and snow, but shuttle shifts and regular gear models are not slouches either and one gets quite used to what he/she has. John