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Wow, thanks for all the replies. I'm about to go out and fire it up, but have to find a way to shift it. Perhaps a vicelock or something. Really must have 4WD for that aerator. I have 1000+ lbs of weights on it. The plastic insert in the knob is completely buggered. I measured the thread and...

My 3 year old ck30 manual has always had a super stiff 4WD shiftewr...had to stand on it. Finally the knob is getting worn and I need a stronger threaded insert. Anyone have this problem? Happen to know what thread size it is ? (metric I think) I've got some late season core aerating to do and...

Thanks, guys. Yeah mine is tight and I don't have a wrench. I'll check the auto parts store or bandsaw out a spanner from some aluminum plate scrap in my machine shop. I'll have to check the angle of the grooves on the nut though...IIR they are kind of trapezoidal and a simple spanner might not...

I finished all 50 hr items on my ck30 except fuel filter replacement. The manual has a bleed procedure of running for 30 seconds with the fuel petcock on "air", shutting down, and restarting with the petcock at the "on" or open position. Problem is the kioti tech mentioned that there is a valve...

Well, i'm doing the 50 hour now. in my kit was a hyd filter (this is a ck30 gear) and I changed it. They said I would loose a small amount of fluid, but it was less than a cup. I did not change the fluid per their recomendations. Here's another one....bleeding the fuel line. Kioti tech says I...

I did not see a phone number on the Kioti site so I can't call and ask. The dealer delivered the oil and filter kit yesterday, so I'll go ahead and do the service. They also delivered a BEFCO 72" finishing mower, and it looks very nice. Can't wait to try it....may play hookey from work to change...

Well, the chart in the manual is ambiguous. Mine is a ck30 gear, and dealer says transmission fluid is first changed at 100 hr. I don't know about the front axle. I'm just having them drive up with the filters...and a new BEFCO finishing mower! Comes tommorow. I think I should call the factory...

I picked up an 800 lb crate of apples with my Payne's forks and the KL 130. It did it but looked a little dicy. After that I got some large turnbuckles and mounted them with eyelets from the fork area near the cutting edge to the bucket top near the hinge bracket. The forks now bend a lot...

Well my CK 30 is ready for the 50 hr service. I am going to have the dealer do It I think, but I cannot make sense of the manual as far as what is to be done. Is hydraulic fluid replaced at 50 hrs? I just can't tell from the chart. Anything else other than filters and engine oil? BTW the...

All right where did you get it? I want one!!!

Thanks, Highbeam. I read up on proper PTO length....about 2/3 of it should overlap...minimum 6 inches. There was a nice writeup on the cut procedure on the bush hog web site. Looks Like I will be cutting it some. Trying to get it set up so there is a minimum of adjustment required when changing...

I just took delivery of a CCM tiller and some other implements for my ck30. I have never even removed the installed bush hog from the tractor. I expect to have to cut the PTO shaft when fitting the new tiller. Is there anything special regarding the CK30 telescoping 3 pt hitch when doing this...

Steve, Like you I prefer manual shuttle shift. I just like to pull levers and step on pedals I guess. I have a ck30 SS with FEL. I love it. It does have live PTO with 2 stage clutch. Feel free to ask about any other features.

Re: ck30/kl130 with Paynes\' forks report Yeah, normal use of the bucket probably is such that a hydraulic relief valve will go off before metal gets bent. That sure isn't the case with bucket forks. I looked a little at options and I think the best bet is to drill holes in the top of the...

Re: ck30/kl130 with Paynes\' forks report You know, I was just looking again at the forks. I think I will mount some reinforcement extending from the back of the fork to the bucket area near the upper pins. A bolt on steel bar or a chain with turnbuckles would work. While the clip ons can...

Re: ck30/kl130 with Paynes\' forks report The forks were $265 plus $25 shipping. I could have welded my own up, but considering the high price of steel right now I thought that was a pretty good deal. They seem to be well made.

Re: ck30/kl130 with Paynes\' forks report Right. I assumed clamp on forks are for light duty only. It's not a forklift by any means. Still, for the price, they seem to have good utlity. I'm sure I could really tear up a brush pile or load of plywood with them. The hydraulic system of the ck130...

ck30/kl130 with Paynes\' forks report Just for your information...I bought some of the light duty Payne's clamp on forks for my ck30 with kl130 front end loader. I chose the light duty forks. I went by the nearby orchard packing house anf tried lifting a 40 bushel pallet of apples. The...

John, Seems to me there would be little penalty in time for multiple passes since you are going faster. I know some of the commercial tillers have multi speed gearboxes to help, but after looking at the torque curves of diesel engines multi passes and perhaps a little lower rpm ought to do the...

As I read the forums I have found one concern. Some say a gear model tractor without creeper (like mt ck30) will go too fast for a tiller even in the lowest gear. The 30 has lowest speed 0.9 MPH at 2600 rpm. I can't imagine that being too fast! If the soil is compacted or hard to till can't...

Mark, How much does the Kioti tiller cost? Having something that covers both tire tracks would be nice.

Is anyone running a tiller on a ck30? I want to order one and am not quite sure of the proper size. The 5 foot King Kutter gear model lists 25-40 PTO required...which is right on the edge. I also wonder if the actual tilling width would cover the 62 inch outside to outside wheel width. Another...

Thanks Hodak. I want to start disking now for a fall reseed. BTW I own a cnc woodworking shop. Check the profile.

I paid within a hundred or so of your figure for the CK30 gear a couple weeks ago. Don't forget the $300 cash rebate!

Al, the neighbors are commercial firms like mine. Like the nearby drive in theater. I figured $40/hr or so. I don't want to do too much...just fun stuff within tractor driving distance. I saw $1 per hour per horsepower....But that doesn't quite add up to me. Needs to be a little more I think...

Looks good Mark. Running at night would be a good solution to the hornet nest problem I have. They are inactive at night. Funny thing neighbors have immediately asked for all sorts of bush hogging work. I don't know what to charge. It's just fun stuff. Not until I get that beekeeper's outfit...

I need to buy a disk harrow this week to get started renovating some acreage. I'm not sure what size to get, but I would thing wider than the 62" wheel width would be good if I can pull it. Need some advice. Any CK owners have a disk set?

Jim, It seems that the accidents involve mostly used/old/vintage tractors with no ROPD. If they don't know to install one they certainly wouldn't consider a warning system either. My first impression makes me think these poor souls are just Darwin award candidates. But that isn't the...

I did some checking. It was because of motion. They only attack things that are moving. I backed up rather than jump and run. We all know they go for head and neck...but they went for the head and neck of the Kioti (the hood) above and behind the "eyes" (headlights?) I hate bees. They hate me...

Kind of a silly subject, but after work I was learning to use the FEL to tear out some briars under sheltered areas that the hog can't reach. Those things are full of wasp and hornet nests! Funny thing is they attacked the bright orange hood of the tractor rather than me. Lucky. I backed up...

Re: 5\' or 6\' Rear Blade for CK30 Keith, I just went out to the barn and measured it for you. CK30 with R4 tires I get 62" outside of tread to outside of tread. Might mean 6' blade?

darn it. Trying again the link to the roll over prevention system: link

thanks for the line wrap info. My view of your post looks a little strange still on my screen though! Seems that others have thought about this too: link The dynamics are pretty simple...the trick is making it very low cost. Modern micromachined accelerometers and rate gyros on a chip...

Tractorlegend, I read your thread. That was pretty scary. I think some kind of detent kit is in order for that shifter. Funny thing...on the CK30 gear all the shifters are very tight...too tight. I am told it is just because it is new. Things are loosening up a bit with use. But many of the...

Randall, That sounds like good advice. It's kind of a big issue for me because I typically have the tractor out in the sticks alone...far away from anyone. That's just the way it is here. Of course I will get a feel for it. I already am. I searched back on this forum to check for scenarios...

Don, I like that tiltmeter! I think the tiltmeter is a good step, because it responds to both tilting and centripedal acceleration forces. If you go around a curve too fast it slings the ball over showing the vector sum. Soundguy, you might be right. It might be ignored. But here is how I...

This is an older thread so I don't know if many will see it. I just bought a tractor/FEL and use it on some hilly areas. I don't know much about operating it...so I read this with interest. Some questions: What if there was a black box on the tractor that actually calculated c.g. position and...

Steelfarm, I am about 60 miles south west of you at the GA-NC border. My new CK-30 gear with FEL was $14.4k. I also bought an International 5' brush cutter for $600. The cash rebate I got was $300 (standard for CK). Not much but every bit helps. I think I got an ok deal. Not a great deal but...

Here's a strange one....local mom & pop has a diesel pump marked "highway use only". The fuel is pink though. ?????

Donny, I don't know. The CK30 manual error is just a fluke... a simple typo. It Happens to all of us. The other figures are likely ok. The 9-0 transposing just kind of hit me. Victor mentioned it a couple of times, but it didn't sink in. This begs the question of whether folks that properly...

Oh quick side note.... converted sevice manual torque=209.7 lb ft owner's manual torque =290.7 lb ft The 9 and 0 were accidently switched!! Kiotijohn, you know the Kioti folks. They ought to be informed.

Yes if 209.7 lb ft in the owners manual matches the converted nm figure in the service manual then that must be it. Clearly the 284.4 nm/290 lb ft is no where near the ratio of 1.356 nm/lb ft. Something is wrong for sure. I'll go with the 209.7. My figures were for grade 8 and this might be...

Tractorlegend, I didn't mean to put on airs or anything. You have been very helpful. Thanks. With all the reports of loose lug nuts and such on new tractors the torque values are an issue, particularly when the specified values are out of the range of common mechanic's tools. Ok, I checked the...

Perhaps I can be some help rather than just asking questions. I happen to own an engineering/ R&D firm that designs robotic machine tools. I am an aeronautical engineer. The quoted torque seems unusually high even for a grade 8 stud and nut. Normally we like to torque to about 75% of yield on...

Wow 295 lb ft.... That beats what my torque wrench and impact tool will do. I will just drive it to a nearby garage and let them tighten it. I now have a manual thanks to Kiotijohn. All grease fittings had obvious blobs of fresh grease around the nipples so I think I am good to go there. I...

Sure, I can raise it up for some things. I tried that near some fences. Some of the terrain is such that I would be having to look behind me most of the time though. I suspect the 3 pt already can just float up freely but I'm not sure. I wouldn't want to bend anything. I have only one day...

Well I did some bush hogging just now. Effortlessly cut 5 ft high weeds and brush. I Kept rpm around 2000 and changed it periodically for break-in. This is the CK30 gear for no other reason than my liking to press pedals and shift levers. Not having the manual made for quite a search for the...

Well the tractor came yesterday. It ended up being a CK-30 rather than the CK25 I ordered due to a mixup- Kioti HQ in fact was out of CK25 gear models and a long wait was expected. I got a little upset and said I was ready to walk unless they gave me the 30 on the lot for the 25 price. They...

Thanks, i'll look at a hyd top link. I was originally looking at just a bush hog but as I read on I saw the utility of a front end loader...at first I thought they were for just loading dirt into trucks! I suspect I will need a tooth bar for it in this hard georgia red clay. I really know...

Thanks! I figured I had better call the dealer and they said one rear remote is factory installed. I did not see anything about this on the specifications....but it looks like i'm covered. I was very impressed with the Kioti products. I had to make that tough decision between it and Kubota...

After much research here I ordered a ck25 gear Kioti. I test drove a similar one (ck30) and it seemed very nice. I have a question: I have decided to buy a Northern 3 pt log splitter. Is there some place like the FEL qick disconnects that I can hook it, or should I call the dealer and have a...

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