new to me... 2009 Dk50 hst with 80" pronovost.. 650hrs

[johny54]

HI all

I am the proud new owner of a Kioti Dk50 hst. 620hrs 2009 but new to me... :0) Anything I should know about?

I have a 80" pronovost blower hooked up to it.. only got to try it for about 20 min. . One thing I am a bit confused on is the 3 pto lever for the lower and lift.. I found the lift lever was a bit on the stiff side when I am lifting the blower.. when I drop it its much easier.. anyone know if I'm doing something wrong or maybe it was a bit cold and that was the issue..

Orange knob In the pic..
Thanks for the information!

 

[Coyote machine]

Nice rig!
The lowering of the 3PH speed control is the silver colored knob at about your left foot location on the front of the seat platform above the floor mat.
This knob controls the SPEED of the 3PH when you go to lower it, ONLY. It does NOT control the raise speed; though sometimes if the knob gets bumped it will immobilize the lowering of the 3PH and implement. (It's a crappy location for the speed control knob!).

Have you tried the yellow handled lever to raise/lower the blower? Instead of the red handled one?

 

[johny54]

Nice rig!
The lowering of the 3PH speed control is the silver colored knob at about your left foot location on the front of the seat platform above the floor mat.
This knob controls the SPEED of the 3PH when you go to lower it, ONLY. It does NOT control the raise speed; though sometimes if the knob gets bumped it will immobilize the lowering of the 3PH and implement. (It's a crappy location for the speed control knob!).

Have you tried the yellow handled lever to raise/lower the blower? Instead of the red handled one?

Only had it running for 20 min but I think the yellow one was doing fine.. I might have done something that bogs the other one.. I will know more tomorrow but didn't want to break something.. lol

Did the driveway and it ran pretty good.. it was mostly slush ran the rpm at about 2200.. knew the 540 was at 2400 but someone told me they went under a bit.. ran better at the 2400rpm so I'll stick to that.. bigger tractor than I am use to but it's awesome.. hit a bump when the blower was raised and got rocked bit.. might slow it down a bit.

Also when running the blower, should I leave it on high or go to medium? Left it on high and it was OK for me but figure with lots of snow I should drop it a bit

 

[k0ua]

The yellow lever is the draft control. Leave it all the way down at the 0 position. You don't need it at all, as you are now plowing in the dirt. The orange 3 point lift lever should have full range, and should be easy to operate. The 3pt drop speed knob is as coyote describes.

I am not sure what you are asking in your last question.. are you referring to the Hydrostatic transmission speed ranges? If so you should be using your blower with the transmission in LO range. I can't imaging needing to go fast enough to need a higher ground speed than LO would provide. HI range is strictly for "roading" the tractor when you need to transport it on flat ground at the fastest rate. It has very low torque and high speed. MED is medium, more torque and less speed than HI, and more speed and less torque than LO. If this is not what you asked, I am sorry I did not understand. Please try again.

 

[johny54]

The yellow lever is the draft control. Leave it all the way down at the 0 position. You don't need it at all, as you are now plowing in the dirt. The orange 3 point lift lever should have full range, and should be easy to operate. The 3pt drop speed knob is as coyote describes.

I am not sure what you are asking in your last question.. are you referring to the Hydrostatic transmission speed ranges? If so you should be using your blower with the transmission in LO range. I can't imaging needing to go fast enough to need a higher ground speed than LO would provide. HI range is strictly for "roading" the tractor when you need to transport it on flat ground at the fastest rate. It has very low torque and high speed. MED is medium, more torque and less speed than HI, and more speed and less torque than LO. If this is not what you asked, I am sorry I did not understand. Please try again.

Everything you said made total sense... thanks a bunch

Gona go play with it this afternoon.. yes I was talking about speed and rpm .. yesterday I ran it on high.. went to the neighbors and did the yard
.. had it on high. Didn't noticed it being sluggish but makes more sense being on lower gear.

 

[motownbrowne]

Everything you said made total sense... thanks a bunch

Yeah, you gotta watch out for James. He's liable to do that. Say stuff that makes sense, that is. No exception here, generally using the lowest gear that'll go fast enough to do the job is what you want. I do most everything in medium, high is only for transport, low when I need extra torque at the wheels. Snowblower makes sense in low to me. You're going to be revved to PTO speed and won't be moving fast. Low will give you the most hydraulic flow and use less power to turn the wheels.

 

[Coyote machine]

Thanks James for correcting my confusion about whether to use the yellow or red lever for the blower.
question: the lever stop knobs, (black knurled knobs) shown in the second picture, do they belong where they are or on the opposite, down side of the levers? I believe mine are on the down side to stop the lever from going further down toward the operator platform.

To the OP, you don't really have gears on a hydrostat transmission. What you do have is ranges. If you think of it as low range, etc. it makes sense that you control the power from the transmission to your wheels by the foot pedals, and sometimes letting up some on the pedal transmits more power to the work you're doing with the tractor. Also, on your left heel is a short pedal protruding from the seat platform, which when pressed fully to the platform locks your differentials. It is for use only when going straight forward or reverse, when 4 x 4 is not getting you where you need to be.

 

[johny54]

Question... I went a played with it a bit.. the lever isn't to bad.. just needs some playing with..

My biggest question would be when I put it in gear everything is smooth and runs good. But when I have it on the medium gear my light on the dash says "N" when I shift it to neutral says "M".. high and low both are correct but the 2 others looks confused.. the tractor runs and shifts great..

Any ideas? Should I be concerned or is it electrical like a sensor

 

[Coyote machine]

Question... I went a played with it a bit.. the lever isn't to bad.. just needs some playing with..

My biggest question would be when I put it in gear everything is smooth and runs good. But when I have it on the medium gear my light on the dash says "N" when I shift it to neutral says "M".. high and low both are correct but the 2 others looks confused.. the tractor runs and shifts great..

Any ideas? Should I be concerned or is it electrical like a sensor

Yes, sensor. It's actually tied into the cruise control module, that reads several things. The range lever has a potentiometer that sends a signal through the circuit and then reads which range is selected. There is a sequence to reset this circuit when it's out of whack. (I had the same thing happen to my DK-40). Until you do the reset make sure you are carefull starting the tractor, because sometimes you won't actually be in neutral though it may indicate you are. Engage foot brake for extra safety.
If you do a search for range selector says neutral, or similar you will hopefully find my thread with the sequence outlined to fix this issue.
I'll look for it now for 'ya.

 

[Coyote machine]

Question... I went a played with it a bit.. the lever isn't to bad.. just needs some playing with..

My biggest question would be when I put it in gear everything is smooth and runs good. But when I have it on the medium gear my light on the dash says "N" when I shift it to neutral says "M".. high and low both are correct but the 2 others looks confused.. the tractor runs and shifts great..

Any ideas? Should I be concerned or is it electrical like a sensor

Yes, sensor. It's actually tied into the cruise control module, that reads several things. The range lever has a potentiometer that sends a signal through the circuit and then reads which range is selected. There is a sequence to reset this circuit when it's out of whack. (I had the same thing happen to my DK-40). Until you do the reset make sure you are carefull starting the tractor, because sometimes you won't actually be in neutral though it may indicate you are. Engage foot brake for extra safety.
If you do a search for range selector says neutral, or similar you will hopefully find my thread with the sequence outlined to fix this issue.
I'll look for it now for 'ya.

Here she is: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...lickers-between.html?highlight=range+selector