New DK45S

[Ken_In_NH]

Dave from Upper Valley Tractor delivered my DK45S last night. He was getting ready to unload it when I got home from work @ about 5:20 pm.
What a machine! Dave spent quite a bit of time going over the tractor with me before he left and then I got it dirty digging out a stump. I'm a happy camper.
I played more this evening. I dug out two more stumps. Bigger ones this time. Now I'm glad I got the 45 instead of the DK35SE I planned on in the beginning. Actually that's 38 hp and when I started looking I was look in the 25-35hp range.
Bigger is Better!
My wife was a little shocked when she got home and saw what a beast I had bought.
If this works, here is a couple of pictures of my new toy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/MauserMoe/Kioti_3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/MauserMoe/Kioti_1.jpg

 

[Dmace]

Awesome Tractor!

The backhoe almost looks undersized compared to the tractor, but I bet it is a beast. It looks like the feet on the backhoe stabilizers are flat, the first thing you want to do is get the "big foot" feet for it or weld some angle iron on it so it grabs the dirt better. As it is my little CK20 backhoe will drag the tractor around even with the feet planted, I am sure flat feet would be pretty useless.

Here is a picture of my backhoe for reference:

http://dmace10.tripod.com/kioti/100_0324.JPG

 

[Ken_In_NH]

Yeah, feet are flat. The boys up at Upper Valley Tractor showed me a set of feet for it. I plan to make a set this week.
I'm still getting the feel of operating it but the hole machines is awsome.

 

[canoetrpr]

That my friend is an awesome looking rig you've got there!

I test drove the CK35 and DK35 yesterday. The DK35 wasn't much more money than the CK35 and I quickly concluded that it was more than worth the extra money.

I never did ask about the DK40 or the DK45.

Did you look at the DK40? What was the price difference btw between the DK35 and 45?