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Hey there folks, My father-in-law is considering* letting me borrow his Deere 4520 TLB to save money in lieu of renting a mini excavator. The trailer at the local rental place was large enough for my CK2610, but the 4520 is considerably larger- and has a backhoe, so I couldn't begin to know if...

Just having a tractor around is an absolute blessing for me; it's not a need, it's something I'm able to afford that makes life so much easier. A few days ago I managed to obliterate a mowing blade in a way that was new for me, directing it straight into the ground. This made moving the...

Well, after a nice Mother's Day lunch with my wife, children, and mother, I went outside and messed around a bit with the Kioti. It's been raining every weekend for the last few weeks, so to finally have some sun was refreshing. I applied thread-lock to all 14 loader bolts and torque'd them...

Hello folks, I tried removing my loader for the first time over the weekend and found I could not lower the kickstands. I've never removed the loader in the 3 years I've had the tractor, and my last machine was a Deere 1025R with their auto-park, so I'm not sure if I'm missing a step or what...

The toolbox on my Kioti won't fit a hammer and this offends me, therefore I'm replacing it. I'll be using the existing mount, so just replacing the box. I've found two that strike my fancy, one metal and one plastic. I figure the advantages of the metal box would be strength, esthetics, and...

So I decided to tear up and smooth out the driveway before winter. I got the tear up part about done and she again doesn't want to drop the 3 point. Turned the dial for drop-rate back and forth a bit to see if that had stove up a bit, it didn't help any. This doesn't seem a common problem, so...

This is fun; after spending some time with the box blade, pushing and pulling, the 3-point has taken upon itself to not lower. I checked all the physical links between the control lever, I adjusted the drop rate in both directions repeatedly, I've taken the seat off and inspected what I could...

That yellow is a little bright for me, but the local Cub dealer was happy as heck to take my money; meanwhile, the Deere dealer, not so much. I'm looking forward to seeing how she does; my last Cub mowed like a champ. My oldest already bummed around the property, had some fun, and then learned...

...is boring. A long while back I picked up telescoping stabilizers for my Kioti; they'd be on now, but you need to weld on a part. I don't weld. Since then I've considered taking the piece to be welded on to the lift arms, I've looked at TYM part only to see they wouldn't work. Come to find...

Hello folks, I'm putting a BXpanded Piranha on my Kioti; I had one on my old John Deere 1025R and absolutely loved it. I figure as good as the Piranha was on the Deere, it'll be a beast with the Kioti behind it. These days BXpanded offers the Piranha Pro, something that wasn't available a few...

Hello folks, After giving up on my 314 and sending it on down the line, I am without a mower; this hasn't been a problem, but it'll need to be rectified before we get into Spring. My lawn, if you could call it that, would currently be about an acre on a just under 2 acre property. It barely...

It's a Christmas miracle! It looks like the long awaited Kioti skidsteer and CTL are finally in stock.

So this wire... Was pulled out of here... I can put it back in, but how do I get it to stay?

Hello folks, I picked up some items from Specialty Repairs Custom Mods and was going to make a thread about it, and then thought, what about a thread for everyone to post the changes they've made to their Kioti CK10/20 tractors? There has been a recent influx of owners, so this could be useful...

Hey folks, The turnbuckle links on my tractors 3 point hitch are terrible, all turnbuckles are terrible, and I'm done with them. The CK10SE series offers a proper set, but they use different lift arms, and the links will not attach to my CK2610. That said, it looks like the adjustable links on...

Hello folks, I'm looking to purchase a chainsaw to help clean up my property, as this winter was particularly rough on our less healthy trees. I've never run a chainsaw for any long length of time, so lets put that out there. My father-in-law was going to teach me how to use one, so I purchased...

Yeah, I spent the stupid amount of cash to purchase the repair manual for the CK10 series. I let you guys know this to offer it's use; if you've got something you'd like me to look up, PM me, and I'll snap photos of the requested pages. Just be polite, understand it may take time for me to...

Hey there, I like tractors, and I'm under the impression that some of you may as well; so I got to thinking maybe I'd make a thread where we could just post pictures of the tractors in our lives, past, present, future. Then I remembered that I enjoy other things as well, and I bet y'all do too...

So this is fun, just noticed that the arm to hold the top link has gouged through my fuel tank. I've had this machine, what, two weeks? Woo.

Hey folks, Found a nice disc harrow on Craigslist for what seems a solid price, and I'm thinking I want it. That said, it's a 7' disc, would that be too much for my Kioti CK2610? I'd love to hear some opinions thrown out here, before I go tossing more money around.

Well, my tarted up CK2610 arrived today; dual remotes, 3rd function, rubber mat, telescopic links, etc... I'm pretty happy with it, but I was expecting the Kioti 3rd function and not a W.R. Long, which wouldn't be an issue if the difference between the sticks wasn't night and day; also my...

Well, my Deere sold Saturday for $16.9k, $900 more than I paid for it 3 years ago; this leaves me with no tractor, not even a lawn tractor, for the first time in a long time. While this makes way for a new, larger machine, it also felt like I was saying goodbye to a friend. She never failed...

So this machine is available on a certain list, free, and I don't know if I'm foolish enough to go get it. That said, maybe I am, but I genuinely don't know what this tractor is; my initial presumption was Minneapolis-Moline, but then I thought perhaps it's just an industrial model. Either way...

Hey folks, I found myself swinging by my dealer today, and being pleasantly surprised to see a 2515h TLB in stock. This was the first time I can recall having taken a real good look at one, and on the outset I can say I'm quite impressed. I've been giving serious consideration to the 3620H and...

Well, the other day I went out to move some snow; I think I'd been on the 1025 for all of about 10 minutes when the SCV control lever went limp in my hand. She sheared. In 20 or so years of running a bucket I have never seen this. It was a bit surreal. 😂 In a rather agitated state I went to my...

Hello, I've got a solid dealer not too far from me that sells McCormick and Branson, both. I've paid more attention to McCormick to be honest, but is there any particular reason to favor one over the other? I'm particularly looking between the McCormick X1.37H and the 3620H. The dealer has...

Hello folks, Eventually, upon finding the right land, I'll be replacing my Deere 1025R; the tractor has been nothing but wonderful, but I'm expecting I'll need more ground clearance. I'm thinking something just about 35 horsepower will put me in the right physical size. I absolutely love the...