CK35 Kioti

Scrambler82 · Sep 11, 2014

A local dealer has a leftover 2012, CK35, this is an e-mailed offer to me so I am not sure what equipment is on it yet.
Was wondering what people thought of the CK35 ?
Does it have any problems ?

I have 10 acres and it will be used for landscaping, road work using both the FEL and backhoe along with a 60" box blade.

At this time I am using an SC2450, which I found does not have a lot of lifting power. This tractor is working ok but I was thinking something a little larger.

I am really thinking on a Yanmar 424 or the Mahindra Max 28XL but this one just cropped up so I thought I would ask for your help. The Ck35 appear to be close to the same tractor as the 424 but the Max28 has it over both on the FEL lift cap.

Thanks for any options.

chuck172 · Sep 11, 2014

I have a ck35. Love it. Just a fantastic tractor. Only problem is the loader lift capacity. I think it's around 1200#. For that reason I wanted to trade it in and upgrade to a DK. The kioti dealers that I spoke with showed their true colors and would have nothing at all to do with a trade.

oldpilgrim · Sep 12, 2014

The Kioti CK is a great tractor but I think Kioti loses a lot of sales because of their wimpy FEL's.

mguitas · Sep 12, 2014

The ck series is not wimpy, it lifts plenty for it's size. I know it's easy to say, because yours lifts 1650LBs. But just remember they all have there limitations. Even yours.

oldpilgrim · Sep 12, 2014

I didn't say the CK series was wimpy, I said their FEL's are. They are a great tractor, but it seems that they skimp on the loaders.

k0ua · Sep 12, 2014

oldpilgrim said:
I didn't say the CK series was wimpy, I said their FEL's are. They are a great tractor, but it seems that they skimp on the loaders.

Kioti DK40se with its KL401 loader. Lifts 2762 lbs at the pins. show me any 40 horsepower tractor that lifts more. There might be one, but I don't know what it is.

murphy1244 · Sep 12, 2014

k0ua said:
Kioti DK40se with its KL401 loader. Lifts 2762 lbs at the pins. show me any 40 horsepower tractor that lifts more. There might be one, but I don't know what it is.

The DK -40 can pick his tractor up! 2400 lbs is all it takes.

k0ua · Sep 12, 2014

murphy1244 said:
The DK -40 can pick his tractor up! 2400 lbs is all it takes.

I just want to see if someone can come up with a 40 horse CUT sized tractor that can lift more than the DK40se. Maybe it exists, but I can't think of it right off.

k0ua · Sep 12, 2014

My old Long 2360 was a 36 horse tractor and would lift a an honest 2000 lbs in its Westendorf TA25 loader bucket, but it was not exactly a CUT sized tractor either, it was really a UT tractor with a wimpy engine.