03 LK3054 Hydraulic System Upgrade

[Avery1029]

I have an 03 LK3054. The hydraulic system is slightly inadequate when it comes to operating the Rhino 2408 Front Loader. I've heard that Kioti came out with an upgraded hydraulic pump to correct this. Does anyone have any info on this unit? Thanks for any info/help.

 

[Patches]

I have an '04(?); the pump was changed under warranty. The original "aluminum" pump would heat, expand, and fail to pump sufficient pressure to curl the bucket in live sand.The replacement pump has the same capacity(10 GPM), but is of cast iron construction, so doesn't seem to be affected by the generated heat;works well for as long as required. I think the tractor could use a higher capacity pump, but none are available

 

[JoelD]

I've got an 04, I've also got the 10GPM. Not the fastest loader in the world, but strong and quick enough for my needs. Would not want to do daily loader work with it, like at a nursery or the like, but for me, the loader works very well. Again, plenty strong.

The pump runs the hoe plenty fast for me as well.

I understand prior models may have been around 7 gpm which I could see running a loader the size this machine has would be slow with 7 gpm.

Joel