Comparison Mahindra vs. Kioti

[rwork]

Ken, just read your thread. Quite a bit of size difference!
Just what do you do with that beast??? 3 acres... And it looks pretty well manicured, to me ( laughing)

Go big, or go home.....right?

 

[Gittyup]

Well, one thing for sure, is that the Kioti bunch are much more sociable than the folks over on the Mahindra side !!! I posted the same thread on that forum, and have yet to get a single reply??

Maybe none of them ever considered the Kioti............

Thanks for everyone's input.

I saw that your post in the Mahindra wasn't getting any responses. Thought to myself: that's because when a potential Mahindra buyer looks at Kioti.... they are no longer a Mahindra buyer . Just kidding. I like the Mahindras almost as well. I think the Kioti is a little more refined, but that's a subjective thing.

Today, if I were looking for a SCUT, I'd have to look real hard at the Max series. They look real nice.

I say get the one with the best deal and best dealer.

 

[kiotiken]

Ken, just read your thread. Quite a bit of size difference!
Just what do you do with that beast??? 3 acres... And it looks pretty well manicured, to me ( laughing)

Go big, or go home.....right?

hmmm, I was hoping you guys might have some ideas for me :laughing: I went out to the shelter and took a look at it again tonight and had pretty much the same thought you did, "just what the heck am I going to do with this beast???".

Yes, it's a huge difference in size and completely out of place on my 3 acres, but I'd maxed out my CK30 and the DK is the next size up. I plow a 120' X 65' rink in the winter + my lane way and little roads to get wood etc. In the summer I do things like drag a trailer to a friends farm and get loads of manure for the garden, move dirt, spread topsoil, go get big rocks, landscaping etc. There just always seems to be stuff to do with a tractor. My first year I got about 100 hrs seat time on my JD 955, the next year with the CK I racked up another 158, that's a lot of trips around my 3 acres!

 

[SPYDERLK]

Well, one thing for sure, is that the Kioti bunch are much more sociable than the folks over on the Mahindra side !!! I posted the same thread on that forum, and have yet to get a single reply??

Maybe none of them ever considered the Kioti............

Thanks for everyone's input.

I considered Kioti when I was buying, but my interest was the 70HP range, open station, heavy, hi capacity hydraulics, 2 speed PTO. The 7520 fit those best.
larry

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Well, one thing for sure, is that the Kioti bunch are much more sociable than the folks over on the Mahindra side !!! I posted the same thread on that forum, and have yet to get a single reply??

Maybe none of them ever considered the Kioti............

Thanks for everyone's input.

I'm a Mahindra guy, do you want me to post the same thing twice? :confused3:

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I considered Kioti when I was buying, but my interest was the 70HP range, open station, heavy, hi capacity hydraulics, 2 speed PTO. The 7520 fit those best.
larry

Larry, when you were looking in the 70hp range, did you find any 75hp make or model that spec out as well as the 7520? When I was looking, there was nothing, not one machine that I could find that would out spec the 7520. Now that they bumped up to the 80hp class it is a different story, several machines that are about equal other than weight.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Larry, when you were looking in the 70hp range, did you find any 75hp make or model that spec out as well as the 7520? When I was looking, there was nothing, not one machine that I could find that would out spec the 7520. Now that they bumped up to the 80hp class it is a different story, several machines that are about equal other than weight.

No. The 7520 is the only one I saw that had everything I wanted ... large front AGs as well. Close to 1050 hrs on it now.
larry

 

[MotorSeven]

Let us know what you decide. One important tip.....go drive them both...then decide which one suits your fancy. If they won't let you demo them, find a dealer that will.

 

[rwork]

I'm a Mahindra guy, do you want me to post the same thing twice? :confused3:

MtnView, Actually I was hoping to hear why someone chose one over the other, as the specs are pretty close on both. I'm really on the fence.
But thank you for your response!

 

[rwork]

Let us know what you decide. One important tip.....go drive them both...then decide which one suits your fancy. If they won't let you demo them, find a dealer that will.

I did get to drive the Mahindra, but not the Kioti, as of yet. Stopped by a small Kioti dealer in Louisiana this week, but no one was there to help. Owner was out at his farm??

I do plan to visit a larger Kioti dealer about 60 miles from me and try one out.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

MtnView, Actually I was hoping to hear why someone chose one over the other, as the specs are pretty close on both. I'm really on the fence.
But thank you for your response!

I am curious, how do you feel about the HST foot controls? Like I had said earlier, once I decided to go HST the Kioti was out for me. I think that if I had gone gear, I very well might have gone Kioti.

 

[rwork]

I am curious, how do you feel about the HST foot controls? Like I had said earlier, once I decided to go HST the Kioti was out for me. I think that if I had gone gear, I very well might have gone Kioti.

You know, I haven't had the chance to drive the Kioti as of yet, but I know what you're taking about. I did sit on the Kioti, and the treadle is a little strange. The Mahindra forward and reverse pedal was fine, though.

 

[Mousefield]

You know, I haven't had the chance to drive the Kioti as of yet, but I know what you're taking about. I did sit on the Kioti, and the treadle is a little strange. The Mahindra forward and reverse pedal was fine, though.

I have a Kioti CK35 HST, like the pedal just fine, easy to use.

 

[k0ua]

You know, I haven't had the chance to drive the Kioti as of yet, but I know what you're taking about. I did sit on the Kioti, and the treadle is a little strange. The Mahindra forward and reverse pedal was fine, though.

I don't think the pedal matters much.. I was convinced that the single pedal was better, as All the hydro's machines I had owned had a single treadle pedal, and I really liked it and still do for that matter. But my new Kioti has the dual pedal setup, and I have adapted to it just fine. I think it is just in what you get used to, and it doesn't really take that long to adapt to one or the other.

James K0UA

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I don't think the pedal matters much.. I was convinced that the single pedal was better, as All the hydro's machines I had owned had a single treadle pedal, and I really liked it and still do for that matter. But my new Kioti has the dual pedal setup, and I have adapted to it just fine. I think it is just in what you get used to, and it doesn't really take that long to adapt to one or the other.

James K0UA

James, the control for the HST on both of the models that he is considering are on the right hand side. It is the actual placement and shape of the control of the Kioti CKs that put me into the Mahindra.

Not to say that a person can't get use to about anything, but if something is uncomfortable with tractor A and it is comfortable on tractor B, why bother even getting tractor A and hoping that you get use to it when tractor B fits good to start with.

 

[rwork]

Mousefield, you have a Ck35 HST? Just noticed on the Kioti website, they don't show a CK35 HST, did I miss something?

 

[Gittyup]

Mousefield, you have a Ck35 HST? Just noticed on the Kioti website, they don't show a CK35 HST, did I miss something?

All the CKs are availabe with HST or Shuttle, except the CK20 is HST or straight gear (no shuttle).

On the peddle thing. I don't much like the treadle design either. But, it wouldn't make or break a deal for me. I'm sure I'd get used to it. Many prefer it; so it can't be that bad.

 

[kiotiken]

My Scotts lawn tractor had a toe/heal type pedal design. It was my first hydrostatic transmission.

My first real tractor, a JD 955, had the two pedal design, I got used to it quickly and liked it just fine.

Moved to the single pedal design with the CK30. Grumbled about it and missed the two pedal system, although it was easy to use and I really didn't mind it that much at all. I did occasionally hit the break while looking for reverse, even after 150 hrs. I never used it as a rocker pedal, I put my foot in the middle and used my toe or heal to move.

Just traded to a DK45 and I'm back to the two pedal system. That was one of the things I was most looking forward to. Now I find myself fumbling for the reverse behind my heal. I'll get used to it quickly, but I'm still struggling.

The "lawn tractor" I use now is a Ferris IS3000 ZTR and it has hand levers, as they all do for both direction, speed and turning. It's a blast to drive and becomes completely second nature.

The point of all this typing is simply to say you can get used to and like any system and I wouldn't base such an important decision on such a minor detail.

 

[kiotiken]

Mousefield, you have a Ck35 HST? Just noticed on the Kioti website, they don't show a CK35 HST, did I miss something?

Oh ya, almost forgot, take info from Kiotis website with a grain of salt :laughing:

KIOTI - run ahead of the pack!

 

[Mousefield]

Mousefield, you have a Ck35 HST? Just noticed on the Kioti website, they don't show a CK35 HST, did I miss something?

Yes you missed something, have another look.
Lots of CK25-30-35 out there with HST. Bought mine new in in 2008.