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Thanks. Yep, have one of those gizmos and inside of clamp and outside of post are bright and shiny. I'm going to take the negative lead off the frame give it a good cleaning and start eliminating things one thing at a time.

2014 DK45 SE. I thought my old battery was bad, so I bought a new one. After getting the cables connected , I turned the key to the on position, the dash lights came on, glow plug indicator went off in a few seconds etc. When I try to start it, just a click. Then if I turn the key off and...

2013 model bought new in 2014. I believe this was the last year before Tier IV ? Happy to report zero issues so far. The only thing concerning me at the moment is the forward / reverse lever is getting a little harder to engage. I would say usage has been as follows. 80 % running a...

This site was helpful when I was gathering equipment to do my own hay. I already had a Kioti DK45 SE (gear tractor) that had 39 PTO horsepower so I gathered equipment based on that. Here is what I ended up with Drum mower from Small Farm Innovations in Caldwell TX : I decided to go with...

Well, I ended up only getting 18 4x4s off the 5 acre piece. My Kioti Dk45 managed the New Holland 630 with no issues. Now if people will come through that have messaged me saying they will come get it will, I’ll have this piece of field behind me.

Finally dry enough here on the Texas gulf coast. I cut one of my 5 acre fields yesterday. The little drum mower I bought from Small Farm Innovations did great. I fluffed it with my 3 point rake a couple hours afterwards. It does a pretty good job. Will fluff again today , rake it tomorrow. I...

I need a new chain for the twine wrapper on my New Holland 630 round baler. One parts diagram I have says it is RC41 chain. What other dimensional values do I need to know? Thanks

Going to drive up to Small Farm Innovations this weekend to pick up one of their drum mowers they sell. They also have a 4 wheel, 3 point rake that I am looking at. I only have 10 acres I am haying and I've been looking at tractor house and craigslist, but haven't really found anything other...

I need a new draw bar for my 45 horse tractor, one that is straight and not offset like my current one. I think I can find a piece of flat bar stock online that is 1.25" thick x 2" wide. Do I need to look at anything particular? Hot roll? Cold rolled? I will take to a shop just down the...

My next trailer will be a deck-over. Picked up a used baler Saturday. We had to flip the baler wheels around to get some more clearance. I think we had 1/4" on each side. Truck is a 2003 5.9 Cummins with 122,000 miles.

Here is a picture off the net. The chains on either side of mine are missing. I think they are just for transport anyway. I'll see if my tires wheel adjust down as they are all the way up on my baler.

Picked up a used baler and with the draw bar flipped over to the "low" setting it is too low. When I flip it over to the "high" setting the baler is level but I get driveline interference with the draw bar. I think with some adjustments on the baler hitch in combination with a straight bar ...

Been looking a while for used 4 x 4 or 4 x 5 balers. Let a decent 5400 Vermeer Rebel get away from me (although it was considerably more money) . Now I have my sights on a New Holland 630 4 x 4 baler. From what I have been able to gather I should be okay producing 200 bales a year with it...

Texas gulf coast. I'm thinking it is some kind of nutsedge? I've never seen a seed head on any of it.

I bought a 2018 Kawasaki Mule last year. Sits six people easily. In fact, I have hauled 7 adults (six in the seats and one in the bed), a toddler and 2 dogs in it with no problem. The bench seats look plain, but they are comfortable and very versatile. Everyone that gets in it remarks how...

2013 model. Seems like I have seen some literature in the past showing a 7 pin connector. I could use a convenient 12 v source for a foam marker I am planning on coming up with.

So my WoodMaxx FM-78 arrived last Friday and I put it to work this weekend. It did a fantastic job on most everything leaving lawnmower-sized clippings instead of the big clumps of grass the rotary cutter leaves. Mission accomplished there. My two fields weren't totally out of control, but...

Now on to my next question trying to get my dad's old boom sprayer going. Looking at the old nozzles they just say "Tee Jet"" on the top and ""8003VS"" on the bottom. When I go to their website and look at flat spray nozzles I can find 8003VS but they all have a prefix such as "XR"" or...

I need to put together another torque arm for my pump. The PTO shaft is turning clockwise as you look at the back of the tractor. What is the spring doing on the one side? The pump would have to kick back for some reason for that to come into play. I'll build it this way, but what am I...

I can find specs on reach height, break out force etc, but cannot find what the unit itself weighs (with or without std bucket). I even went to other makers like Woods and they don't list weights either. I am trying to come up with how much total weight I am hauling when I carry my DK45 SE...

I have found this model for sale and it is close to me. I don't believe these are made anymore so that worries me as far as parts availability. Should I run, not walk away? Or should I entertain it if it is in good shape and I can pick it up at a good price? I'll only be cutting 10 acres ...

I have about 150 hours to go before my next fluid change and would like to have maybe a gallon on hand to top things off. I'm not losing any but if I needed to add some at any point I would not have any. The place I bought it when I did my first service only sells in bulk. Another question...

I've got a DK45SE. I have read something about servicing these somewhere but I can't remember what I read. I can pump several shots into each one and no grease ever comes out anywhere. I don't want to just keep pumping as a grease gun can exert tremendous pressures. Thanks

Long story short, I am trying to get a couple of small jigs grass fields back into shape here on the Texas gulf coast. The vasey grass has been a problem for a while, especially in low spots. The fox tail is what caught me off guard. Holy cow, that stuff spread and covered one field in no...

Every time I brush hog my pastures, I'll run across a few holes where armadillos and other critters have a dug a hole big enough to make me say ^*@*)&_&!!!! It is not practical to stop and mark them with a stake, so I just keep on rolling. And trying to go find them later is like looking for...

I have 10 acres of jigs grass that I am getting back into shape. I am applying 30-0-0 with Chaparal herbicide mixed in. Question. Is it okay to wait until the morning to spray when the wind will be lighter , but the grass will be wet? Or should I spray dry grass this evening? Obviously it...

Hello all. I have a 2012 DK 45 with the KL401 FEL. The arm to disengage various front end attachments works fine, but there is one really annoying thing. When I have the arm in the disengaged position, it will not stay there on his own 95% of the time. So the scenario goes like this. I...

My old rotary mower had seen it's better days and lasted many years. Finally years of me treating it pretty rough at times had broken a weld on the 3 point assembly and tweaked it somewhat. I attribute most of that to repeatedly backing into an old fence line full of brush. Brush hogs were...

I finally had a chance to go pick up my grapple yesterday. The people at YRC Freight were great. Got it home, ripped off the plastic, snipped the steel strapping and pondered how to get it out. Turns out it is really hard to lift of lower something into the bed of a truck. My plan was to...

What kind of packaging should I expect my 66" wide single lid grapple to come on? I assume it's on skid of some sort. Will it fit in the bed of my truck or should I bring the trailer ? Thanks

The biggest pain for me to transport my DK45 is handling the heavy steel ramps. The ramps store under the trailer and slide out from each side. Can't really retrofit with spring assisted ramps because my bush hog hangs over the back. I've had limited success searching the interwebs, but...

Got my shipping notice today . Woo hoo.

Ah, he ordered the double lid and I ordered the single. Otherwise, I was about to get jealous that he ordered after I did and got his already. Carry on !

Order number 40169. Thanks !

When did you order? I ordered on the 18th and my order status is "processing".

Yeah, I almost went with the 72" but I didn't think I'd miss three inches on either side. I'm just going to run it of my rear remotes for now and save my pennies for a third function.

Ordered a 66" wide, single lid grapple yesterday. Now for the wait.

I was doing maintenance on my DK45 SE the other day and pumped a few squirts of grease in the spindles and noticed that no grease escaped at any point, so I pumped some more and still nothing. I stopped because I didn't want to pop a seal or something. So how do I know if these have enough...

A place just down the road from me carries Armstrong attachments/implements. I like that this grapple opens really wide, just concerned about the bottom side not extending out very far. I want to pick up brush, which it should have no problem with, but I don't want any problem picking up logs...

I've been around tractors for 40 years I guess, but this one is the first one with a FEL. I've had some days off and I am moving a pile of topsoil for my church and spreading it out with a box blade (at which I have a lot of experience). For the most part I've just been driving straight into the...

Yes, I forgot about that one. Below is the simple little thing I fashioned to catch the fluid. Works perfect ( the fluid doesn't rush out, just drops straight down). I need to clean my tractor.

Went and picked up a rachet rake from TS and tried it out on a random spot. I have to admit I'm impressed with it so far and I'll only get better at using it. Before shot and after shot. Definetly going to need a pole saw to reach in and cut limbs that are overhanging the fence.

I have maybe 350 yards of fence line that looks like this. I should have taken a picture with the mule in the foreground, but I will say this mess is at least 12 feet tall. The folks that own the other side used to run a few cows, but they don't anymore and over the years my elderly dad just...

Grass is growing like crazy here on the Texas gulf coast. All cleaned back up

My church had some pea gravel they wanted gone, so I got me a couple loads. While I was there, two guys also from church, arrived in their pickup and I loaded them up with 3 buckets. Boy, did they get lucky because otherwise all they had were a couple of shovels. My last scoop I just hauled a...

Hooked up the brush hog today and mowed a little spot in front of the house and down all the fencelines. Lots of rain this spring on the Texas gulf coast, I'm going to be a mowing fool.

Not seat time but a little lever time. First time to really use the remotes on the new Kioti.

Tractor hadn't been out of the barn in a while. (No snow to plow or blow here on the Gulf coast lol). Instead of using the mule to pull the trash can to the end of our long driveway I use the tractor every once in a while. I put it in the loader bucket by hand but to date I've been unable to...

2013 DK45SE bought new in 2014, only 64 hours. I thought I noticed the other day that my FEL wasn't where I left it several hours earlier. Today I took a measurement and came back three hours later and it had bled down 3 inches in that time. What is acceptable? I would assume as new as it is...

Should my 2013 DK45SE have one? If so, where is it at? Tucked away somewhere?

Stays in our barn that dad and I built in the late 70s. I need to take my wreath and lights down. My ROPS stays down to clear the doorway. Our place is flat as a pancake.

Did my 50 hour hydraulic fluid change about 15 hours ago. When I check the fluid level via the dipstick at the rear, the level is near the upper level mark on one side of the stick and only a little above half way to the upper mark on the OTHER side of the stick. No matter how well I wipe it...

Looking at a grapple in the near future for our Kioti DK45. I know adding a WR Long type kit is preferable, but if I wanted to run it off the rear remotes for now, how do you control the grapple? The tractor is new and so far we haven't run anything off the remotes. Does the lever that engages...

Hello, my name is Stuart. I've enjoyed reading the forums as a guest, but it's time to register. Current tractor is a Kioti DK45-SE. Previous tractors over the years were a Long 350 and before that a Ford 8N. How we made it without a FEL all these years is beyond me.