Brand new CK20S HST is leaking

[retemple]

I got a CK20S HST delivered on Tuesday, and on Friday I realized that it has been leaking (presumably from the start). I've only put 8 hours on it that consisted of grading 2000 square feet of yard (moving dirt, box blade, etc).

I've troubleshot to the best that I can and it appears to only leak when in high range with the pedal applied. It leaks at the rate of 1-2 drops per second! While I've never used a Kioti before, even before observing the leak, I didn't think the high range was useful (no power, very slow to accelerate even w/ no load on flat ground).

The dealer is coming to pick it up today, but I'm not happy that my brand new tractor is going to the shop. Any idea what it can be?

 

[Coyote machine]

Welcome to TBN. Sorry to hear of your trouble. Can't tell you where it might be leaking unless you describe where the dripping is occurring. Try to relax and not get frustrated, this is why you have a warranty to back you up. It is unusual but not outside the realm of things that happen. Could you have caught a hydraulic line/hose on something working the tractor? It could simply be a loose connection that got missed in dealer prep. The loaders have to be assembled by the selling dealer so it could be a fitting/hose connection.....

BTW, you'll almost never use high range, except for travelling over ground like on a road in 2WD. Low range for serious work traction, medium for most movement.

 

[retemple]

Sorry, I guess I left out some important details!

I'll do my best to describe it. under the tractor there is a cutout opening (probably a 2" diameter circle) where you can see the shaft. Above and slightly aft of the hole are two recessed allen heads. The dripping appears to come from one of them. I'm not sure how you'd access this w/o splitting the tractor.

I'll try to get a pic.

 

[HEC]

Like was mentioned don't get to upset as these things can happen , it happened to me on a new tractor . In my case it was just a pinched o ring or seal can't remember now on the drive shaft , was replaced and end of problem .

 

[retemple]

Like was mentioned don't get to upset as these things can happen , it happened to me on a new tractor . In my case it was just a pinched o ring or seal can't remember now on the drive shaft , was replaced and end of problem .

The dealer got it. It's a significant leak between two housings and they're gonna have to split it. No estimates on turnaround time. I shoulda gotten the LS at my neighborhood dealer...

 

[murphy1244]

The dealer got it. It's a significant leak between two housings and they're gonna have to split it. No estimates on turnaround time. I shoulda gotten the LS at my neighborhood dealer...

And what would you do if that leaked???

 

[retemple]

And what would you do if that leaked???

Wish I had a Deere!

 

[retemple]

You know tho...The nearest dealers are LS, New Holland, and JD. Everyone around where I live has one of those three (throw in a couple Kubs). I'm the anomaly that goes Kioti. The Kioti that I use for two days before it's returned to the shop. And I'm hearing about it (in jest).

 

[murphy1244]

You know tho...The nearest dealers are LS, New Holland, and JD. Everyone around where I live has one of those three (throw in a couple Kubs). I'm the anomaly that goes Kioti. The Kioti that I use for two days before it's returned to the shop. And I'm hearing about it (in jest).

Why did you buy the Kioti?

 

[murphy1244]

Wish I had a Deere!

Nothing runs like a Deere-------When being chased by a Kioti!