RK Tractor reviews???

[s219]

That's nice. Of course Yanmar and Kubota are both Japanese companies. But fine, they make great tractors, which is the most important thing. Which is my point, I think.

BTW, your Mahindra is a Mitsubishi through and through, except for the loader (I think that is US made by a supplier). They are another great Japanese brand.

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

Yep, the label on the FEL says made in USA.

My little car with the Mitsubishi 4-banger was the most reliable car I had ever owned up to that point--great little engines.

 

[DonRybak]

I purchased the RK37HC three weeks ago and have put right at 12 hours on it mowing pasture. I like everything about it so far except for one. The PTO lever is at the left side of the seat and numerous times when exiting the tractor I managed to knock the knob off the end of the lever. As far as having a cab with AC, in this day and time here in Florida it's almost a necessity rather than a luxury in the summer. My local Rural King has only been selling the tractors for a few months and the King Kutter implements even less so parts for the implements haven't seemed to make it to the store yet. I bought a rotary cutter along with the tractor and managed to break the shear bolt on the PTO shaft. Went to the store and they didn't have them which I found kind of odd since you can't use the mower without it but I didn't even see replacement blades. I did find them on their web site but rather than wait I went to Tractor Supply and got a pack of 5. But other than the PTO level issue I love my tractor so far.

 

[Soundguy]

fyi, if your king kutter uses a thru bolt style like my old one does, then you can use a grade 2 bolt of the right dimensions if you ever get stuck again. Remember.. soft grade 2, no head marks.

 

[RustyT]

My King Kutter has the pass thru grade 2 bolt shear pin.

I'm surprised I haven't sheared it yet.

 

[RTBee]

fyi, if your king kutter uses a thru bolt style like my old one does, then you can use a grade 2 bolt of the right dimensions if you ever get stuck again. Remember.. soft grade 2, no head marks.

My King Kutter HD uses grade 2, 3"x1/2" shear bolts. They shear all the time! I've gone thru 6 bolts. It will shear even though I have the rpms at idle and the mower up or down. I replaced them with grade 5. I know this puts my gearbox at risk, but the cutter is worthless if I can't get it to spin. With the grade 5s I've had no problems yet. Hoping it keeps going that way. But at least I can get some mowing done now.

 

[majorwager]

Girl w/ tractor,

I take exception to your post # 11, "There are quite a few differences between the 2638 and the RK37, according to the specs. For one thing, the RK is longer and narrower.

RK37 L: 126, W: 53.5
2638 L: 119.3 W: 63.2"


I can't dispute your reference, however it is does NOT seem that this significant a disparity exists. Hope the RK Guy will enlighten. I have no affiliation w/ RK but I respect their efforts to offer quality equipment at very reasonable prices.

Were you aware that your tractor is a rebranded Mitsubishi prior to the sale,? Did the dealer disclose the fact? Again, my only interest is that RK is treated fairly, and that accuracy and unbiased descriptions of their products is fairly represented in these forums.

As for prof fatalist, he bought an economy tractor, which unto itself is just fine. Kioti does NOT dispute this is an entry level machine designed to meet a specific price point. The SE version is more comparable to the RK models, equipped w/ the bells and whistles of a premium tractor. Some folks just can't admit they did NOT purchase the most value for the money so the immediate reaction is to attack the superior value. This is childish and immature. NY Cheese did an extensive review of basic vs SE models in his recent tractor purchase thread & subsequent posts.

I too purchased an economy level Kubota tractor. Eyes wide open, I could have received more options for less cost through another brand. I do NOT diminish the other brand, because I made this choice.

If I were in the tractor market today, I would purchase an RK machine, Likely the 74 hp Cab/Power Shuttle model w/ the Deutz power plant. I would avoid the DPF emissions given a choice, since higher operating engine revolutions is NOT really my preferred style . Unless I need the RPM's for a PTO implement, travel from point A to point B is approached rather casually.

NOTE: The whole discussion over HST vs Gear and On-Highway manual vs automatic drivetrains was at best kinda silly. Once begun, there is no graceful way to retract that which should NOT have been stated or IMPLIED in the first place. Tongue in cheek often becomes foot in mouth.

EDIT:
Girl w/ Tractor,

Sincere apologies as my defending RK comment was a general comment, more applicable to prof fatalist. My concern w/ your post was simply that two tractors in the same class should be similar in overall width and that is a product of tire type, size and wheel spacing rather that axle design and cast hub width. Smaller tractors have fewer spacing options, yet still dependent upon wheel mount position? Just my experience.

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

Girl w/ tractor,

I take exception to your post # 11, "There are quite a few differences between the 2638 and the RK37, according to the specs. For one thing, the RK is longer and narrower.

RK37 L: 126, W: 53.5
2638 L: 119.3 W: 63.2"

I can't dispute your reference, however it is does NOT seem that this significant a disparity exists. Hope the RK Guy will enlighten. I have no affiliation w/ RK but I respect their efforts to offer quality equipment at very reasonable prices.

Were you aware that your tractor is a rebranded Mitsubishi prior to the sale,? Did the dealer disclose the fact? Again, my only interest is that RK is treated fairly, and that accuracy and unbiased descriptions of their products is fairly represented in these forums.

RK Tractor Guy has already addressed this issue of differences between the two. Basically, even though TYM makes many components of both Mahindra and RK tractors, they are not identical tractors by any means.

Certainly I was fully aware that various components of Mahindra tractors are sourced from different countries, like most modern tractors. For example, Deere tractor components (<100 HP) come from Japan, Mexico, India, Canada, Germany, and China. Not sure why you call Mahindra a "rebranded Mitsubishi." True, many Mahindras have Mitsubishi engines (great engines) and probably other Japanese components. Mahindra owns 33.3% of the Mitsubishi company. The FEL is made in the USA. Other components come from other companies/countries, which I personally have no problem with. YMMV

I have defended RK in this thread so perhaps that comment was directed at someone else.

 

[RK Tractor Guy]

Hey everyone, let's have fun with this forum. Do you know the story of how Tractorbynet began? Amazing. Muhammad Chishti started Tractorybynet 20 years ago at the age of 13! His family lived on a dairy farm in update NY and he grew up with a love of tractors. So, think about the INTERNET in 1998. Muhammad wanted to create a place where people could share information about tractors. There were few places to go outside of visiting a dealer, and think about what the tractor manufacturers had for websites. Not really much there. So Muhammad, again, at 13 starts a forum where people become a community of information seekers and sharers. Now, 20 years later, a half million users later and Tractorbynet remains the definitive place to go to learn about compact tractors. I spoke to Muhammad a few months ago and he shared the story. Only in America! How many websites begun in 1998 are around today, still growing? Now, 33, Muhammad still runs Tractorbynet, and he has a "day job" too.

Wanted to share Muhammad's story to remind everyone of why this forum was established 20 years ago. To form a community of people sharing information with one another, about their common interest in tractors. Once in a while, some users get a little off track when they seem to make it personal, and sort of try to project themselves as smarter than other users. Let's not do that here on the RK Tractors forum. Let's be different as a group, just as we are trying to be different as a tractor company. Straight forward, helpful to one another and sharing what we know in the spirit of community that Muhammad intended 20 years ago. Muhammad was gracious enough to give RK Tractors its own space on Tractorbynet. We know that people are out there in other brand forums saying not so nice things about RK Tractors. That's ok, we'll just stick to this space and do what we can to answer people's questions about RK Tractors.

 

[Soundguy]

My King Kutter HD uses grade 2, 3"x1/2" shear bolts. They shear all the time! I've gone thru 6 bolts. It will shear even though I have the rpms at idle and the mower up or down. I replaced them with grade 5. I know this puts my gearbox at risk, but the cutter is worthless if I can't get it to spin. With the grade 5s I've had no problems yet. Hoping it keeps going that way. But at least I can get some mowing done now.

Are your holes sloppy? That will make them shear...

Imho, I would care less about the mower gearbox than my tractors pto...

Good luck