CK35 Dash lights

[k0ua]

We have those lights like the 4x4 lamp on the dash (the switch lights up too). But my machine is electrical/hydraulic in nature to actuate the 4 wheel drive and the PTO so you need some kind of indicator to let you know as you don't have a lever to look at. Even the split brakes have an indicator lamp to let you know they are "split". Kioti could have hooked up those lamps on the CK series, but it would just have added cost to the machine to add the switches and wiring.

 

[TJP89]

I have the same machine, same problem, called dealer on it. He said that he did not connect all the lights as they tend to short out and cause problems. As far as I can tell all the lights are supposed to function. One of my eventual projects is to rip into the dash and hook up everything without activating any useless safety switches (like the one that won't let you get off the tractor while it's in gear)

 

[Retired guy]

That is a unique answer. Why would a dealer NOT connect a light. The rear PTO on a CK is
mechanical--you press the clutch in, move the lever and slowly release the clutch. There is no
switch anywhere on that system--same for the FWD--no switch means no light. How long has that dealer been a Kioti dealer?

 

[tman1020]

That is a unique answer. Why would a dealer NOT connect a light. The rear PTO on a CK is mechanical--you press the clutch in, move the lever and slowly release the clutch. There is no switch anywhere on that system--same for the FWD--no switch means no light. How long has that dealer been a Kioti dealer?

I believe kioti offers a PTO switch as a option on the CK line or least they used to.

 

[TJP89]

That is a unique answer. Why would a dealer NOT connect a light. The rear PTO on a CK is
mechanical--you press the clutch in, move the lever and slowly release the clutch. There is no
switch anywhere on that system--same for the FWD--no switch means no light. How long has that dealer been a Kioti dealer?

The only thing I can think is he didn't want to engage some of the more annoying engine cutoffs that are wired into the sensors necessary for light activation. Either that or he was trying to cover up shoddy work by his workshop assistant, who knows less about the tractor than I do (he tried to tell me there is only one tranny/hydro filter). The actual owner is great, but his hired help leaves something to be desired, so maybe something happened there.