</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I had a dealer tell me the joystick was on the fender on the proto-type that was introduced to them! )</font>
Well, that's just not true. I was there in September as they drove the tractor out from the warehouse and down the road to where we were standing. We all got a chance to get around and on it, and the loader was mounted high, up on the loader frame. It is better where it is now, but the dealers who were asked said to mount the joystick like the CK series, near the fender where it's just to one's right, and at a good level to keep your arm from being up in the air. I don't think it's a big problem, but it's not where we thought it would be. Take a look at any CK20/25/30 and you'll see the configuration they have.
One aggravating aspect of the release of this model is that Kioti is assembling all of the first 50 models rather than send them to the dealer for assembly which is making getting them a lot slower. I have yet to be able to see one as my dealer is waiting for delivery.
John