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I got a BCS 605 (I think) where the steering column doesn't want to rotate. The locking pin moves freely, but the column is solidly stuck. I can't quite figure out where I would even put penetrating oil. Any thoughts on how I can free this up?

I'm looking for a tillage tool to prepare garden beds in rocky silt-clay loam that hasn't been planted in a couple years. The goal is to break up the surface vegetation and loosen up surface rocks for easy picking. I think I want to use a field cultivator. I'm pulling with a DK4510HS with a...

I'm using my grapple (54" EA single lid wicked root grapple) on a DK4510HS to pull out invasive Asian Bush Honeysuckle from an overgrown forest. I've got my technique down so most of the plants come out pretty easily, but occasionally I come across an older one with roots underneath boulders in...

I snagged a homemade post hole digger for $165 with an auger included. Is there anything that I should check before I run the thing? Also, it doesn't have a PTO guard. Can I make a guard effectively and cheaply, or should I buy one?

I have 15 acres of field that I need to mow to keep down weeds. There are loose rocks up to the size of footballs. I have a 74" flail mower which is great for trail maintenance and keeping down brush at the edges, but it's a bit slow to deal with 15 acres. I have a Kioti DK4510HS 45HP tractor...

I have a Kioti DK4510HS (shuttle shift 45-horse tier-4) that's not currently getting heavy use. It's a year old, and I've put about 15 hours on it. It will get more use once our house is built and we move to our land, but that's still months off. Given that it's not seeing heavy use, how should...

Today was a bit of a downer. The top link pin fell out after a couple hours of mowing with my flail mower. I noticed it when I tried to raise the mower, and it started making a godawful noise. The mower fell backwards, the driveline hit the mower frame, and it started smoking at the ends before...

How do you find a good local mechanic? My Kioti dealer is 40 miles away via the interstate, and I don't own a trailer anyway. I'm just looking for regular maintenance right now. When I was a kid in rural Minnesota, there was a local mechanic who worked on everything, within a tractor ride's...

I'm having a guy dig a 1000' long, 2' wide trench for several conduits for electrical and cable to my house. The utilities want them down 3'. Unfortunately, we have a strip, maybe 100' long where they hit bedrock at 1'. (Completely unexpectedly. We had deep hole tests that were 5' and 7'+) Is...

I'm looking at a used (no warranty) Lorenz 730 for my Kioti DK4510HS. The Lorenz 730 is rated for 15-40HP at the input. The Kioti DK4510HS is rated at 41.6HP at the PTO. Am I inviting disaster pairing the two? Thanks, John

I'm looking at a used 7' Lorenz 734 as a possible snowblower to throw on my DK4510HS. The tractor is a 45HP shuttle shift with a Cat. 1 hitch rated for 2,716lbs 24" behind the hitch. The snowblower is made for a Cat. 2 hitch, 40-100HP and weighs 1150lbs. Is this a good snowblower? Would this...

I'll admit that I'm of mixed minds about my Kioti buying experience. On one hand, the dealer has been communicative. On the other hand, it's taking 8 weeks from ordering to get a tractor. I got a quote on April 17th for a DK4510HS. I spent some time hemming and hawing, and asking about...

Anybody have any recent experience with Kioti delivery times? I put in an order over five weeks ago for a DK4510HS, and my dealer still hasn't received it from the factory. --John

Very soon I will be in the market for a riding mower, probably used. I'll have a tractor with a 72" flail mower for big areas, so the riding mower is only for nearly flat areas just around my house. I'm not a fan of the golf-course look, so I will mow as infrequently as I can get away with. I...

What snow blade should I consider for my soon to arrive Kioti DK4510HS? I'll have a 1000' long gravel driveway near Rochester, NY with no obstructions on either side. I will have a 3rd function kit installed on my loader. --John

I've never used a front end loader before, except to try out tractors at the dealers. I'll be getting a DK4510HS with a KL5510 Loader and an EA 54" Wicked Grapple. I've seen a number of posts that mention damaging the FEL frame or hydraulics doing various seemingly innocuous tasks. What can I do...

How much standing water and mud can a tractor handle? I have an access trail on my property. There are spots that have been under a few inches of water since January. The soil underneath is sticky silty to clayey loam. I just planted a couple hundred willows and swamp roses along the trail. I...

Okay, I've ordered my tractor. It's going to be a Kioti DK4510HS, with the following options and attachments. I've also ordered a Everything Attachments Wicked 54" Single Lid Grapple. Everything should be here in 3-5 weeks. What should I be getting ready before the tractor arrives, and what...

I have a 15 acre field. I bought the land last fall. It's been rented out to farmers for many years. It varies from silty loam to heavy compacted clay. I think the clay areas have a bit of hardpan. If you dig down about 8" with a spade, in some spots, the soil gets very hard to dig through. It's...

Anyone have experience with Del Morino flail mowers? I'm considering a flail mower as slightly safer alternative to a bush hog for keeping down grass and chopping up some brush. One local dealer sells the Del Morino Flipper FLI186M, a 74" mower with hammers rated for brush up to 1.5". I've only...

I'm trying to pick a grapple for the tractor I'm buying. Tractor wise, I'm leaning toward a Kioti DK4510HS. (45HP, 2,660lbs full height lift on loader) The grapple is going to be used to move around brush, rip out vines, move a lot of rocks around, and pull out fallen trees and logs from my...

Hi, New forum member here. I'm finally ready to buy a tractor for the 40 acres of wood and field my wife and I got last year. I've tried out tractors at all of the local dealers. The tractor that I liked most was a Kioti DK4510 with the Hydro Shuttle transmission. I've been asking questions on...

I'm looking for a tractor to maintain 40 acres of land. About 15 is field and 25 is forest with trails that are waterlogged for months each year. I expect to be: pulling a 5' rotary cutter along trails, tilling a large home garden, planting and maintaining an orchard, carrying around fill to...

Howdy, I'm looking to buy a tractor for a 40 acres, about 25 of which is forest with mucky trails to maintain. Yesterday we went by our local Kubota, Kioti, John Deere and LS dealers. One thing surprised me: The Kioti 3510H stalled with mid/low throttle whenever I pushed the pedal forward. It...