Taking my Kioti on the road - what are your must-take tools and supplies?

[ssgp2]

Linch pins, Link pins, Draw bar pins, assorted nuts, washers, bolts. Various sizes of hose clamps

 

[newbury]

I live in Huntsville and purchased land in the Lawrence county/Moulton area. Where are you based?

A little west of Red Bay.

 

[Sportsman762]

I would bring what is already in my tractor tool box: 3-4lb hand sledge hammer, (2) 10" adjustable wrenches, a phillips and a flathead screwdriver. 10" vice grip, 3 extra lynch pins, a lift pin and a toplink pin.
In the truck I would bring extra fuel, pruning shears, and a first aid kit.

I am a minimalist. I would do a check of the tractor first. If you spend an hour packing the truck and an hour unpacking it every time you go to the property. If your an hour from the property, then you could have just run back and grabbed the tool you needed for the same amount of time packing and unpacking. Chances of needing a tool that you need that I did not list is lowish. So overall you save time if you only have to run back every 3rd trip, then its an extra 2 hours of driving but you save 4 hours of packing. The math is different if your a fast packer, or have a long drive.

 

[Jstpssng]

Grease gun?

 

[Santa Craig Cringle]

Thanks for all the great suggestions! Some excellent ideas and a few things I hadn't thought of.

 

[Dennis Mohn]

Sounds like you have good idea of what's needed.... I have a "on the road" tool box (left over from autocross race days) ..
Contains:
Metric/SAE socket set
Metric /SAE combination end wrench set
Assorted screwdrivers
Assorted pliers
"Crescent" wrench or two...
Hammer
Hand full of ZIP ties
Small roll of mechanics wire
Hack saw.
Roll of electrical tape
Assorted hand full of odds and ends...

And all in this size tool box...



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Jug of motor oil and hydraulic fluid if tractor is HST, of course a funnel.... Jug of diesel fuel.... Grease gun-YES

I have gotten to the age where I've started taking the dreaded cell phone, and a means of keeping the damn thing charged as well. and telling my wife and son where I should be found if they get concerned or there is no cell service. Actually I wish they'd take the hint and bring road snacks or come out to help or hike .

 

[Little Red Tractor]

Sounds like you have good idea of what's needed.... I have a "on the road" tool box (left over from autocross race days) ..
Contains:
Metric/SAE socket set
Metric /SAE combination end wrench set
Assorted screwdrivers
Assorted pliers
"Crescent" wrench or two...
Hammer
Hand full of ZIP ties
Small roll of mechanics wire
Hack saw.
Roll of electrical tape
Assorted hand full of odds and ends...

And all in this size tool box...



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Jug of motor oil and hydraulic fluid if tractor is HST, of course a funnel.... Jug of diesel fuel.... Grease gun-YES

I would add a set, or two, of vice grips. Other than that, it looks pretty well equipped.

 

[EddieWalker]

I had a tractor at another farm an hour away and I always had a full selection of tools to work on it. I also had a couple gallons of water, but never needed it. Cleaning the radiator was something I did a lot, so whatever you use to do that. For me, it's a stiff brush, but I also use a stick with a curve to it that gets a lot of stuff out of the radiator. At home I use an air compressor, but I never had that there.

The thing that got me the worse was a flat tire. I didn't have the right size tire iron, or socket to get the lug nuts off. I had to run to town to buy one at Walmart, then after I got the tire off, I ran back to town again to get it fixed. That was a big 3 hour delay that I could of done a lot faster if I had been better prepared.

I always wondered how I would get the tractor on the trailer if I couldn't start it. I keep jumper cables in my truck, but it never happened, so that's a relief. I also kept an Apple Air Tag on it in case somebody stole it while I was in town and away from it.

 

[eco88]

Couple of heavy duty chains. Few ratchet straps.

And also bring about 150ft of steel/aircraft cable, at least 1/4" and some shackles and hooks. Helped me huge pulling out stubborn brush and moving dropped logs around.

3-4ton come along if you have.

A hatchet and a full size axe. Large adjustable wrench, and a smaller one too.

Get a cigarette lighter & usb plug combo installed. Helps recharge you power tool batteries if you have and runs the small electric handheld chainsaw sharper.

Get extra lights on the tractor for those days you're working late.

rest was already said up there.

Worst that could happen is a flat tire or a popped hose. Those are a bitcĥ to deal with.

 

[jda196162]

I’m taking my Kioti CX2510 HST open station on the road for the first time this weekend to my new undeveloped property. I’ll be doing some backhoe work and ditch clean out, some private gravel road maintenance with the land plane and some exploration. Not sure I’m equipped for much else, though if I can get a brush hog before then I might do that too.

I’ve been thinking all week about what to bring with me. I just completed my 50 hour service so I hopefully won’t need to worry about anything breaking. But what would you experienced guys be bringing with you on your tractor road trips? It’s about an hour away from my house so I don’t want to have to come back home if something breaks down if I can avoid it. I will also be pulling my used 20’ trailer for the first time (except when I drove it home empty when I bought it). I’ve gone to a lot of effort to make sure the truck is ready as well.

I’m thinking extra fluids and a funnel mainly, some sockets and wrenches, grease gun, a hammer, my chainsaw and tools to service that. Of course I’ll have all the stuff to tie down the tractor. Not sure what else.

i bought a cx2510 today. mostly to mow grass with.