CK30 FEL/BH

[cabin kioti]

I finally broke down and traded in my 1953 WD45 for a CK30fel/bh. I don't know why I suffered for 12 years. I am happy with this new CK30, the HST,loader/and backhoe,all work fine. I have 120 hours on this equipment and have not had any problems. I changed all the filters and oils at 50 hours,and the engine oil and filter again at 100 hours with Shell Rotella 5w40 synthetic for the winter. If anyone has any advise on maintenance and upkeep I would be intrested .Thanks for any help or advise.

 

[VictorW]

I had used a Ford 8N for 10 years before getting my CK30hst with fl and bh. I got it for a good price and after rebuilding the engine and some other small things, it has served me well. After getting the CK, I started to wonder who was working harder; me or the Ford.

I am using the same engine oil as you after getting the recommendation from DK35vince. His weather is similar to ours and I think you'll find winter starting easy. I use it year round and don't change weights for summer.

I haven't had any problems with mine at 150 hours. As far as maintenance, nothing special. I keep everything greased well, do the routine checks, and service at recommended intervals. I think it's a pretty easy to maintain tractor.

Have fun this winter. Maybe we will get some snow sometime.

 

[cabin kioti]

No hard feelings buT I like the weather gust fine

 

[HODAK]

No hard feelings buT I like the weather gust fine

Ummm....... me too. I can hear them making snow on the ski slopes. If mother nature doesn't make any, that's OK. For me, brown is a nice color outside...

 

[Oleozz]

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me to change the oil at 100 hours when its been changed at 50 hrs. I think my manual says just the oil at 100 and not the filter. I changed the oil in the spring and fall in all the other tractors that I've owned and they worked just fine. A farmer friend has a new McCormick 110 hp 4wd tractor and I believe he said that his first oil change was supposed to be at 200 hours and the first hydraulic oil change at 400 hours. He did nothing to his tractor at 50 hours, no service was called for. Yes, I know it's not a compact but it gets a lot harder use than my 45.

 

[dfkrug]

Oleozz:

If you saw the crap that came out of your Kioti when you first
change your hyd fluid at 50 hr, you will be glad you did! There
was one metal chip in my oil that was as big as my fingernail.
Others were much smaller, but substantial.

When I rebulid an engine, I like to do the first oil change at 1 to
5 hrs. Makes for better longevity. Engine oil and oil filters are cheap.
7-8 gal of tractor-hyd fluid is not. I will do my next CK30 hyd oil
and filters change at 250h.

 

[Oleozz]

I have followed the maintenance schedule and changed the hydraulic fluid and filter at 50 hrs. My question was why the engine oil change at 50 and then 100 hrs without a filter change? I do remember seeing some filings in the motor oil at 50 but I don't believe there was hardly anything in the used hydraulic oil.
In my ZTR Kawasaki engine they recommend the first oil change after 5 hours, just like you say you are doing with your rebuilt engines.

 

[IslandTractor]

I have followed the maintenance schedule and changed the hydraulic fluid and filter at 50 hrs. My question was why the engine oil change at 50 and then 100 hrs without a filter change? I do remember seeing some filings in the motor oil at 50 but I don't believe there was hardly anything in the used hydraulic oil.

There is some science but far more religion involved in determining oil change regimens. It is hard to imagine there is solid data that backs up so many differing opinions/recommendations. As usual in such situations the truth probably is somewhere in the middle and may vary according to the specific engine, oil, filter, and use pattern.

 

[dfkrug]

There are some inconsistencies on change intervals in what Kioti
recommends. Do a search for a previous (long) thread on this issue.
They seem to "forget" in the user's manual that AFTER the initial
change, you are starting with a clean slate and should use the regular
intervals for engine and hyd.

IMO, engine oil filters are cheap so they should always be changed
with the oil. It has always bothered me that new vehicles often have
eng oil chg intervals of 7500 mi or more. I can't do it. I go for
about 3500 mi after the initial change.

BTW, my 81 Kawasaki 750 m/c with over 50K mi on it still runs fine with
25 y of 3000 mi oil changes. Bought new and still on original non-rebuilt
engine.

 

[TractorLegend]

There are some inconsistencies on change intervals in what Kioti recommends.
It has always bothered me that new vehicles often have
eng oil chg intervals of 7500 mi or more. I can't do it. I go for about 3500 mi after the initial change.
engine.

I agree...and here's why:
there are certain "sledge motors" that people didn't find out they had until after the fact they were indeed crudding up the engine by adhering to the blessed manufacturers data.
Heres some that come to mind:
97-02 Toyota 4 cylinders and V-6's (can you say Sienna van?)
VW 1.8 litre turbo engines
Some Saabs from those years
Chrysler 2.7 litre anything.
All those manufacturers ate crow over those sledge motors,
and how do you know if you have a potential "sledge maker" till its too late and your motors baked?
I vote for 3K max for this very reason.