Who makes engine and trans for Kioti?

[Steve_Miller]

The Truth about ORANGE Tractors

For Kubota's stance.

Steve

 

[PoorMansCat]

Looks like somebody got SUED!!!.. Can't blame Kubota, they have worked extremely hard to build a loyal customer base and reputation for quality, only to have a scab company use the same orange paint and try and skim some potential sales..

 

[wallace]

Looks like somebody got SUED!!!.. Can't blame Kubota, they have worked extremely hard to build a loyal customer base and reputation for quality, only to have a scab company use the same orange paint and try and skim some potential sales..

Seroiusly, Really? Give me a break a scab company.......Why would you make that comment? Are you upset because your Kubota broke and your neighbor came to your rescue with his Kioti?

 

[VictorW]

I wouldn't say they were scabbing. I've used Allis Chalmers orange paint for some implements and it looks identical unless you put it side by side. If you can't read the name on the side of the tractor, well you deserve to get what you get. Many manufactures have the same or very close to the same colors on their respective cars and trucks. Even some of the foreign cars look like the major three US makers. If you don't look for the manufacture's name, you might get a Hyundai when you thought it was a Ford, Chevy, or Chrysler.

 

[jake98]

I think the early sunset has the original patent on that color.

 

[PoorMansCat]

While I realize the inflamatory nature of that statment, think back to 1992-3ish.. Dodge was releasing the "bold styling" of the 1st. generation Ram trucks.... Shortly after the release, they ended up in litigation with Ford due to Ford attempting to copy the front end of the new Dodge.. Dodge won, Ford built an ugly front end for a couple years..
If an individual uses orange paint on a John Deere, thats ok.
But what if Branson renamed their tractors "James Dean" and painted them J.D. Green with Yellow wheels??? Think John Deere wouldn't snatch their heads around in court quicker than the paint could dry???.
Comparing the auto industry is sketchy at best... really, how many entry level GM products are REALLY GM products?? Can we all say DAEWOO?? Same with Ford... they are married up with Mazda and Chrysler has been married and divorced so many times, they don't even put the wedding dress away.. (Mitsu, Fiat, Mercedes, etc..)
Really, with ALL the available colors that aren't being used, WHY did they name their tractors Kioti and paint them the same shade of Orange????
If the tractor is THAT good, and the manufacturer is THAT solvent of a company, they would NOT want to be confused for being ANYTHING other than a Kioti....
Oh, and IF my Kubota ever breaks, there is a well established dealership infrastructure and my closest one is less than 15 minutes away...
And my neighbor has 2 John Deeres' and 2 Kubotas.. I saw a Kioti once, seemed like a decent tractor, and to be honest, I thought it was a new Kubota at first. (due to the color) We HAD a dealer about 45 minutes away for awhile, they quit and started selling Bobcat, (which I heard was a Kioti, but they can't do Kioti warranty work!!) BUT, NOW that dealer has quit carrying the Bobcat Utility tractors and only sells Bobcat equipment now!!..

 

[Hoosier Hay Man]

Ingersoll Rand sold Bobcat to Doosan Infracore, a South Korean company. :thumbsup:

 

[blueriver]

My 4 cylinder Montana uses the same oil and hydraulic filters as the Branson 5530 ... go fiqure they are both DK ... one is the Mitsibushi and they say the other is Cummins ... again go fiqure.

 

[Hoosier Hay Man]

I wouldn't say they were scabbing. I've used Allis Chalmers orange paint for some implements and it looks identical unless you put it side by side. If you can't read the name on the side of the tractor, well you deserve to get what you get. Many manufactures have the same or very close to the same colors on their respective cars and trucks. Even some of the foreign cars look like the major three US makers. If you don't look for the manufacture's name, you might get a Hyundai when you thought it was a Ford, Chevy, or Chrysler.

AC orange looks pretty good. I took this pic last summer. What a beast! I am sure it could pull any of our orange ones backwards around the barn yard all day!:laughing:

 

[PoorMansCat]

AC orange looks pretty good. I took this pic last summer. What a beast! I am sure it could pull any of our orange ones backwards around the barn yard all day!:laughing:

That is one beast of a tractor.. thats AWESOME!!!.. I wish there were more old tractor/equipment shows around here.. We have some.. but I see the shows on RFD-TV that are usually in the mid-west and i'm jealous..