2012 "new to me" Kioti DK45SE

Honey Badger · Mar 6, 2020

Bavarian said:
Don't forget your wife in all that excitement.
Have fun and welcome to TBN.

Bavarian, Will never forget the wife

Thanks for the welcome sir!

Honey Badger · Mar 6, 2020

BankerDude said:
Welcome to tractor ownership! I also recently purchased a Kioti, a DK 40 SE. Mine has a touch over 400 hours, and also needed oil and filter changes. When I looked in the owners manual, it stated to take the sight glass plug out and fill until it comes out. I left mine in, and filled until I just saw the oil in the sight glass, about 1/4 - 1/3 up the glass. In your pic, it is difficult to tell where the oil is, but I would add and watch carefully, once you see the oil, then stop and recheck after it levels out in the axle.
My nearest dealership is about 90 miles away but they offered shipping and seemed really helpful. I'd recommend using forums like this and good info on you tube, Mike from Kioti dealership down south also has great videos.
Good Luck!!

I also did not remove the "oil filler plug" (sight with floating white ball) when I changed the front axle fluid. I think I will go back and take it out with top fill plug out and let it level out to that level and reinstall oil filler plug. If you look at my pic of ball floating in the fluid is just about the top of the glass, you can see the fluid line near the top. I think this is to high now. I'm learning :smile:

k0ua · Mar 6, 2020

I would leave it alone for a while. Run it for a while and see where it lands. Air gets trapped in the lower spaces and can take several hours of operation to work itself out. A lot of nooks and crannies to trap an air bubble.

Honey Badger · Mar 6, 2020

k0ua said:
I would leave it alone for a while. Run it for a while and see where it lands. Air gets trapped in the lower spaces and can take several hours of operation to work itself out. A lot of nooks and crannies to trap an air bubble.

Okay will run it some and check! thanks