CK30,35 or DK35

[Ranger545]

Greetings, I have been monitoring this site for a year and am almost ready to buy my first Kiotiw/FEL. I can use a little advise on which Model CK30,35 or DK35? I will be using it mostly for residential work: Maintain 500' driveway, snow removal, landscaping (dirt work), firewood logging w/ winch, foodplots, etc. Is the ck30 the right machine, or will I grow out of it?

 

[DK35vince]

How many acres will you be maintaining ?

 

[Ranger545]

About 15 ac wooded and 2 ac field.

 

[IslandTractor]

You (I ) want the 35DKhse. Best loader and power of the group. I don't know how much more it costs but it looks to me like the sweet spot in the 30-45hp range for Kioti. Nice new and more powerful loader in the 351 too.

The CK35 doesn't really add much at all other than PTO and a bit of umph to the highly capable CK30. Same loader as the CK30 which is kinda lame on a 35hp tractor.

 

[kentrodngun]

About 15 ac wooded and 2 ac field.

The CK30 should be more than enough machine for you. It is an ideal size for all the purposes you list and is nimble enough to move around in tight spots (like the woods).

 

[albmn10]

What part of the country are you in Ranger? Can you be more specific on the size of the food plots and logging you intend to do.. The Ck30 is quite capable for a 30hp tractor. As Island said the k130 loader on the ck35 is a bit lame for a 35 hp machine, but if your major uses are plowing or brushhogging and you want a 6 ft brush hog then i could see the advantage of the ck35, while staying in a smaller framed tractor. The larger framed dk35 is a new machine that puts out 38 hp, has about 600lbs more lift in the 3 point hitch ,comes with other options not standard on the ck units.. Im curious to what pricing you have recieved on the 3 machines.... I have the Ck30hst but have the Woods 1012 loader which gives my tractor quite a bit more capability in the loader department then the k130 loader used on the ck30 and ck35.

 

[Ranger545]

I am located in upstate NY, there is a dealer in Schroon LK. The food plots will be about an acre and require some tilling or discing etc. The logging will be with Farmi or similar winch. Trees are white/ red pine and mixed hardwood, I will be supplying and handling wood for an outdoor furnace.

 

[albmn10]

Hello Ranger, that would be Rodicks Farm Machinery, Bud is a very good dealer and a straight shooter as well.. From your tasks described the ck30 gear with ag 1 tires would suit you fine. Bud puts the Woods loaders on most of his Kioits unless you specifically ask for the Kioti loader. I would still consider the Dk35 if they put the new Woods 1008 loader on it, but youd have to ask Bud if Kioti allows it.. That combo would be a bear.. Williekioti is up by schroon lake and has the ck30 gear with loaded rears and the Woods 1012 loader and does similar tasks as what your describing.Look up his profile and you can see a 12' hardwood about 32 inches in diameter in his profile pic hes carrying with his ck30... Maybe he will see your post and chime in.. Good luck.. Matt

 

[Agro-oti]

With the logging and tilling you have planned,I'd move into the DK series. If you plan on doing much in the bush,take a look at Les Distributions Payeur

 

[albmn10]

I happend to stop by Rodiks last weekend and saw alot of the new Kiotis, all i can say is they looked very impressive.. They had the dk35 hst with the 351 loader , very nice machine... Also so the new DK45hst with the 401 loader, and the dk45 shuttle with the new woods lc1008 loader, that curved loader looked like a monster on the dk45... There was also a dk45 with the 451 loader as well, very nice...