Brand new CK20S HST is leaking

[retemple]

I got a CK20S HST delivered on Tuesday, and on Friday I realized that it has been leaking (presumably from the start). I've only put 8 hours on it that consisted of grading 2000 square feet of yard (moving dirt, box blade, etc).

I've troubleshot to the best that I can and it appears to only leak when in high range with the pedal applied. It leaks at the rate of 1-2 drops per second! While I've never used a Kioti before, even before observing the leak, I didn't think the high range was useful (no power, very slow to accelerate even w/ no load on flat ground).

The dealer is coming to pick it up today, but I'm not happy that my brand new tractor is going to the shop. Any idea what it can be?

 

[Coyote machine]

Welcome to TBN. Sorry to hear of your trouble. Can't tell you where it might be leaking unless you describe where the dripping is occurring. Try to relax and not get frustrated, this is why you have a warranty to back you up. It is unusual but not outside the realm of things that happen. Could you have caught a hydraulic line/hose on something working the tractor? It could simply be a loose connection that got missed in dealer prep. The loaders have to be assembled by the selling dealer so it could be a fitting/hose connection.....

BTW, you'll almost never use high range, except for travelling over ground like on a road in 2WD. Low range for serious work traction, medium for most movement.

 

[retemple]

Sorry, I guess I left out some important details!

I'll do my best to describe it. under the tractor there is a cutout opening (probably a 2" diameter circle) where you can see the shaft. Above and slightly aft of the hole are two recessed allen heads. The dripping appears to come from one of them. I'm not sure how you'd access this w/o splitting the tractor.

I'll try to get a pic.

 

[HEC]

Like was mentioned don't get to upset as these things can happen , it happened to me on a new tractor . In my case it was just a pinched o ring or seal can't remember now on the drive shaft , was replaced and end of problem .

 

[retemple]

Like was mentioned don't get to upset as these things can happen , it happened to me on a new tractor . In my case it was just a pinched o ring or seal can't remember now on the drive shaft , was replaced and end of problem .

The dealer got it. It's a significant leak between two housings and they're gonna have to split it. No estimates on turnaround time. I shoulda gotten the LS at my neighborhood dealer...

 

[murphy1244]

The dealer got it. It's a significant leak between two housings and they're gonna have to split it. No estimates on turnaround time. I shoulda gotten the LS at my neighborhood dealer...

And what would you do if that leaked???

 

[retemple]

And what would you do if that leaked???

Wish I had a Deere!

 

[retemple]

You know tho...The nearest dealers are LS, New Holland, and JD. Everyone around where I live has one of those three (throw in a couple Kubs). I'm the anomaly that goes Kioti. The Kioti that I use for two days before it's returned to the shop. And I'm hearing about it (in jest).

 

[murphy1244]

You know tho...The nearest dealers are LS, New Holland, and JD. Everyone around where I live has one of those three (throw in a couple Kubs). I'm the anomaly that goes Kioti. The Kioti that I use for two days before it's returned to the shop. And I'm hearing about it (in jest).

Why did you buy the Kioti?

 

[murphy1244]

Wish I had a Deere!

Nothing runs like a Deere-------When being chased by a Kioti!

 

[retemple]

Why did you buy the Kioti?

Because it seems like more tractor for the money and they had it in stock! I needed it to prepare for a big event we're having this weekend.

 

[murphy1244]

Because it seems like more tractor for the money and they had it in stock! I needed it to prepare for a big event we're having this weekend.

Ask him for a loner. You ain't out anything if he say's no.

 

[retemple]

The dealer/owner has been great through all of this. He offered to bring me his personal CK30. I can make do in the short term. I just hope it can be resolved so that my CK20 runs well for many years. This gives me a reason to get the 8N running again...

 

[HEC]

Hang in there buddy , your fortunate you have a good dealer to make things right . You will look back on this as just being another hick up in life .

 

[Coyote machine]

This kind of thing happens regardless of brand. I had fluid blowing out my backhoe when I first got it and my hired construction crew guys with millions in equipment were busting on me bad. Dealer came over and fixed it on site. The builder used my Kioti, a DK-35se/hst a few times to move stone/gravel, etc. and then bought a used one sight unseen from 1/2 way across the country, a DK-50 shuttle shift. No one's bustin' on me now that they know what it can do.
Nice that your dealer offered to loan you his personal tractor. Can't ask for much more than that.:confused3:

 

[retemple]

Think they found the source of the leak. They had to split it tho.

I got a CK20S HST delivered on Tuesday, and on Friday I realized that it has been leaking (presumably from the start). I've only put 8 hours on it that consisted of grading 2000 square feet of yard (moving dirt, box blade, etc).

I've troubleshot to the best that I can and it appears to only leak when in high range with the pedal applied. It leaks at the rate of 1-2 drops per second! While I've never used a Kioti before, even before observing the leak, I didn't think the high range was useful (no power, very slow to accelerate even w/ no load on flat ground).

The dealer is coming to pick it up today, but I'm not happy that my brand new tractor is going to the shop. Any idea what it can be?

 

[retemple]

Here's my brand new tractor...

 

[sd455dan]

Wish I had a Deere!

yeah- and then if you broke the 3 point mount(s) off of the Aluminum rear axle housing ( installed on some new deeres) while using a box blade or other high load implement and deere would not cover it because the metal broke off and characterized it as abuse??... it could cost over a grand... No tractor is perfect

 

[Coyote machine]

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Here's my brand new tractor...

No; that's a new tractor being repaired under the manufacturer's warranty, which came with the tractor to take care of exactly this type of issue. Think of if you had bought a used tractor, and the same thing happened?! You'd be paying to have the problem solved...not cheap.

Relax, you'll have it back soon and no issues.....

 

[Coyote machine]

yeah- and then if you broke the 3 point mount(s) off of the Aluminum rear axle housing ( installed on some new deeres) while using a box blade or other high load implement and deere would not cover it because the metal broke off and characterized it as abuse??... it could cost over a grand... No tractor is perfect

Are you speaking from personal experience on the Deere cited above?