Suitability for 2019 Kioti DK5310HSE

[lombardi3g]

I purchased the 5310 2 months ago planning to use it for pre-emergent herbicide applications in orchards. It did not come w a device to hold the forward pedal at a set level of depression nor a speedometer. Just last week I discovered and bought from my dealer the device w which the forward petal is set at a chosen depression distance/location thereby controlling the speed. For about $200 I also bought from sensor-1.com a gps speedometer.

But our attempts to make this work have me thinking this may NOT work. Despite our tinkering the speed jumps around too much. Speed control does not need to be perfect, and not super slow but perhaps as slow as 1.5 mph and can vary 0.2 to 0.3 during the application. All assuming flat ground which is where we are trialing.

Most any standard transmission 50 hp tractor can do this perfectly. Is this likely to work w my Kioti? Did I buy the wrong tractor?

 

[deezler]

So yeah it looks like "HST cruise" is an optional feature, not standard.

Are you saying that when engaged, it isn't good at holding speed on level ground? That sounds odd. 1.5 mph +/-0.2 sounds.... reasonable, though. So yes, you probably bought the wrong tractor if precise, automatic speed control was your main desire.

 

[rademamj1]

For Kioti open station tractors the HST cruise control is optional, and your dealer can certainly install that with only a few hours labor. Though no tractors come with a speedometer, that cruise control unit is accurate enough to maintain proper speed for both orchard and field spraying. That's what it's mainly designed for. Did you do the install or the dealer? There are initial throttle linkage adjustments necessary for everything to work as designed.