New Kioti NS6010 and loader is not level

drunderw · May 30, 2025

I had a new NS6010c HST delivered yesterday. Looking at the loader when raising and lower it I noticed it appeared to be higher on one side than the other. I could tell this as it passed the brush guard in the front and wasn't in line with it. Putting a level on it I can tell that it's not level. It's not off by much but my old tractor the bucket was never level and this was a pet peeve of mine that I wanted to alleviate with the new tractor. What could cause this, what can I check and should this be of concern on a new tractor?

https://imgur.com/a/OFGval1

part-time-Farmer-NC · Jun 2, 2025

Are you on level ground when you checked it? How much is it off?

drunderw · Jun 2, 2025

I'm going to drive up to the gas station later when I get off work to check it out on their flat concrete pad. I checked it in the middle of the county road in front of our house. It seemed about 1" off but I'm taking a tape measure and tire gauge to check rear tire pressures based on some feedback that it could also be related to rear tire pressure.

part-time-Farmer-NC · Jun 2, 2025

You can put the level on the pad to ensure it's level as well.

drunderw · Jun 3, 2025

Yesterday I spent some time troubleshooting the loader alignment issue on my NS6010, where the left side of the loader appears higher than the right when viewed from the seat.

Measurements:
I took four sets of measurements from the ground to the loader subframe mount (where the loader sits in the tractor frame), using both level asphalt and a concrete pad for accuracy.

Right side consistently measured between 25-5/8” and 25-7/8”
Left side consistently measured 26-1/4” to 26-1/2”

This puts the left side roughly 5/8” to 7/8” higher than the right
Tire Pressure:
Checked the PSI on the rear liquid-filled tires:
Left rear: 14.8 psi
Right rear: 16.0 psi

I inflated the left rear tire to match the right at 16 psi. After this adjustment, the loader subframe still showed the same height difference, so tire pressure is likely not the cause. I also overinflated the left rear by 5 psi to see if there would be any change. There was not. I then put them back the same.

I have a note in with the dealer to see if they have any ideas.

part-time-Farmer-NC · Jun 4, 2025

I hope you find your 5/8's of an inch difference.

. Sorry, I can't imagine it to be a big deal. I was thinking you were inches off. In my world that would be close enough for government work. You could ask the dealer if that is within the tolerances of the tractor. They may need to send out a new unit for that factory defect.