Buying Advice Thinking of a Kubota... why choose Kioti?

[MessickFarmEqu]

Candidly, I have to say that all this Kioti discourse has led me to look at them. I like their 4 wheeler and I may buy one for the farm. I want to price one against a Kubota RTV. I have a feeling that it's a more competitively priced machine.

count me as unimpressed. I think your giving up an awful lot for less than $1000 and 12mo shorter financing.

 

[foreman Etexas]

count me as unimpressed. I think your giving up an awful lot for less than $1000 and 12mo shorter financing.

You sell NewHolland whats there new UTV like,compared to the Kubota and kioti. Im just thinking kubota has had theres for awhile and the others mite need a cple years and work the bugs out.......

 

[whiskywizard]

count me as unimpressed. I think your giving up an awful lot for less than $1000 and 12mo shorter financing.

12 mo shorter financing but 12 mo longer warranty. What else are you "giving up"?

 

[Coyote machine]

For the sake of the op I thin k it makes sense to get back to the topic as posted:Thinking of a Kubota... why choose Kioti?

I'll start: I have had two new Kioti's in the past two years; First was my first tractor and I had no idea what I really needed as to lift capacity etc. My second was the DK-40se/hst and it's basically perfect for my needs.
I've worked with smaller Kubotas years ago, and can't say much one way or another- just don't remember much to use for comparison purposes.
What I will suggest is to buy the largest tractor of whatever brand/model you choose because you can't get, for instance, more lift capacity out of one model when you need to have bought a bigger tractor in the first place. 1700lbs. more capacity for me was a HUGE gain in what I can do. The DK-40 is considered a sweet spot in the Kioti line-up by many on TBN.
I'd also look at whatever you buy as a long term investment in something that can make your life more productive and fun.
Good luck.

 

[mj007]

Well ..... me personally ..... I try to NEVER buy ANYthing made in Japan ..... December 7, 1941 ..... but that's just me so go ahead ..... have at me

 

[beppington]

Well ..... me personally ..... I try to NEVER buy ANYthing made in Japan ..... December 7, 1941 ..... but that's just me so go ahead ..... have at me

"Coyote" spelled K-I-O-T-I doesn't have anything to do with Japan? I don't know, just askin'.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Anybody know if Kioti makes any HST tractors with multi speed PTOs? Ive been looking and nobody seems to make one - regardless of size.
Thanks,
larry

 

[bearhawk]

"Coyote" spelled K-I-O-T-I doesn't have anything to do with Japan? I don't know, just askin'.

The Kioti is made in South Korea.

 

[Coyote machine]

Well ..... me personally ..... I try to NEVER buy ANYthing made in Japan ..... December 7, 1941 ..... but that's just me so go ahead ..... have at me

Seems mj007 owns a Kioti- if I get his drift he's saying he wouldn't buy a Kubota because they're made in Japan, Pearl Harbor, blah, blah, etc.

 

[TripleR]

If we only bought stuff from countries with which we have never been at war, choices would be pretty limited.

I wonder where the oil came from we are all using; September 11th...