What did you do this Summer ?

[KiotiKevin]

Just thought I would share a couple of pics with everyone. I have to build a piece on my garage (24x30) because I have no room for my car & Jimmy. My Kioti CK25 & impliments as well as my boat have me kinda crowded.

 

[KiotiKevin]

A rear view. Not very pretty.

 

[KiotiKevin]

I put 70 hours on my Kioti CK25 since the second week in July.
It is absolutley amazing the work this machine can do. I told my wife that it was a lot of hard work clearing the property between mine and my daughters LOL. This is the best toy I had since my Tonka tractor when I was a kid. I love it !

 

[KiotiKevin]

All I need now is a backhoe to do a little ditching. I think it'll be dried up by the time I get one I guess, at a cost of $6400 + tax.

 

[KiotiKevin]

I know - enough already ! Just one last pic. This is the starting point of the driveway I will be building between me and my daughters house (in the background). My house is fronting on a main highway and my daughter's is on a lane that doesn't get ploughed sometimes for three days later in the winter. They are approximately 700 ft back and I have to be able to get to see my grand daughter. I will post progress pics. I know you guys love pics - almost as much as I love my Kioti !!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Kevin

 

[NIXON]

You've got to be one happy and proud man ! You've done quite a bit .
There was a bit of a discussion about the abilities of the CK25 a while back . Some considered it to be under powered . Apparently you didn't read the specs on it . Looks like it did just fine !!
Sometimes spec sheets just don't equate to real world use . I know . I have a 3130 /513 loader . By all specs , I should be looking for more power . But, so far I couldn't be happier with my choice . Best of luck to you and your new machine . John

 

[DK35vince]

I'm with John, looks like that CK25 is getting the job done to me.
Nice looking machine you have there.
Good luck with it.

 

[GerardC]

Nice looking tractor you have there /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. By the looks of your yard, I was wondering if you have gotten stuck yet? If you haven't, you will (I did) /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif.
Keep us updated on the progress of your project and good luck. Gerard

 

[To20Chris]

Wow - you've been busy! Nice work. I guess this proves that a CK25 really can do a lot of work - is your's HST or shuttle? I really like the CK25/30 - I won't be trading my LK3054 anytime soon, but if I was buying now, the CK's would be very attractive. Keep taking pictures it progresses.

 

[KiotiKevin]

Thanks John,
I researched this tractor for approximately 5 months before I bought it. Looked at all the specs etc. I think the saying may be similar here as it would be in a conversation elsewhere (gotta be carefull here - after one of our members saying his wife called this 'Tractor ****') in terms of secs and the size of your tractor - I think the same goes for the Kioti CK25 "it's not what you got it's how you use it". /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Kevin

 

[KiotiKevin]

John,
I just had 2 x 15 ton truck loads of pit run yesterday. Took me about 2 hours to get it the way I wanted. Enjoyed every minute and more to come. I'm gona take a couple of loads at a time and make my way through with the driveway little by little. Had a job cleaning a lot of mud out of my driveway last evening.
Kevin

 

[KiotiKevin]

Hi Gerard,
It's funny you mentioned getting stuck. took me about 10 minutes to get out of this one.

Hi there Vince - Keeping track of your pics too buddy. Nice work.
Kevin

 

[KiotiKevin]

Another shot.

 

[KiotiKevin]

Hey Chris,
I was very fortunate to get some tractor time this summer. Put another 3 hours on it yesterday (day off). My CK25 is HST and I couldn't visualize having anything else. I guess I'm spoiled, I attribute the easy task of pulling roots and getting unstuck to the HST. Call me a wuss but I love it. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
This is some work I did in July at the other end of the proposed driveway in my daughters yard.
Kevin

 

[KiotiKevin]

Another view. This is where the driveway will be coming into my daughter's back yard.

 

[KiotiKevin]

Here is a panoramic view in 3P(icture) instead of 3D /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I am standing in about the center of the proposed driveway . The first pic as I would be coming from my property.

 

[KiotiKevin]

The second pic is about the middle. I have a 20ft culvert to lay in the ditch here. This was dug by a high hoe this summer. I did all the rest myself with my bush hog and toothbar and (Chris, I got stuck more than a couple of times).

 

[KiotiKevin]

This is the remainder going toward my daughters house. I will keep you all posted. With lots of pics as I progress. Thanks for all the positive comments.
Don (shoppin tractors) - good to be back on stream, thanks for showing your interest !
Kevin

 

[shoppintractors]

Kevin,

It's great to see your putting the CK25 to good use. I'm enjoying your pictures. Keep 'em coming.

<font color="blue"> I told my wife that it was a lot of hard work clearing the property between mine and my daughters LOL. </font>

I'm chuckling. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

<font color="blue"> I put 70 hours on my Kioti CK25 since the second week in July.
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I see you have been busy. 70 hours of seat time /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif in only four months.

Thanks for posting. I'll be watching the progress with interest.

Don

 

[TOMDUALLY]

I think that I would try to dig a ditch on both sides of the proposed drive to the main ditch to see if it would dry things up a little before dumping stone on it. Looks like now your stone would sink just like your tractor did /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif