How happy are you?

[kantuckid]

O-ya the little plastic toolbox behind the seat is worthless. We did find it is a good place to put your phone while using bluetooth headphones while mowing. A phone is about all that will fit in it.

That so-called useless toolbox carries a chainsaw file, several plastic felling wedges, crescent adj. wrench, pliers, chainsaw wrench, chainsaw chains, various pins for lift arms, etc., and also my phone. I do wish it was larger though. I throw a plastic mallet and a big screwdriver behind my seat loose.
I really doubt that kioti makes the discconnects?- probably hardware from whomever. Same for the starters, clutch parts and much, much more on most tractors.

 

[grsthegreat]

my tractor has a metal tool box right below the left side step, on the outside

 

[Unclewillie]

Hi, on that little rubber/plastic cup around the fuel filler neck, mine has a hole and a drain tube going down towards the ground. Sure that yours isn't filled with debris and that is why rain water is collecting in it?

I've checked a couple times outside and under the hood cause I couldn't believe they designed it like that but I am going to cut my own hole and run a hose like your stating.

 

[ptsg]

Around here, people seem very happy with their Kioti tractors.

Not much complaining at all. In fact, Kioti was the number one seller up to 52HP here in Portugal in 2020, overtaking Kubota and NH, former number one and two, and looks like 2021 will only get better. I think it's pretty good considering this market has a lot of competition with the European brands like Deutz, Same, Landini, Lamborghini and others, along with the common suspects like Kubota, NH, MF and a few others.

Most of these tractors are used on a daily basis, in business in farming, logging, brush cutting/land clearing, pulling trailers on the road, and a much more.

Here is a DK5010 pulling a couple of sticks. It wasn't just pulling the trailer on the yard, the owner also had to drive a couple miles on the road full of hills from the woods up to his yard. And an older EX50 that just finished plowing a field.

 

[the old grind]

Hi, on that little rubber/plastic cup around the fuel filler neck, mine has a hole and a drain tube going down towards the ground. Sure that yours isn't filled with debris and that is why rain water is collecting in it?

This exact thing has caused me several fuel filter replacements and sessions with a heat gun when water froze in the steel lines of my Case/IH. Tree duff plugs the hole and water fills the cup above the bottom lip of the cap. O'night cooling/contraction sucks the water into the tank thru the vent. Expect up to a few ounces of water when this happens, esp in cold/variable temps. It will sneak up on you.

 

[Mart5130]

CK3510 HST Kioti Got it last year and have 200 hours on it. Had one minor hydro seal leak which was quickly repaired by dealer under warranty. Dealer is almost 2 hours away

 

[MoKelly]

I don’t have a Kioti, but I have the Bobcat equivalent. A 35hp.

I will admit I don’t use it very hard - 80% is mowing and bush hogging and the rest is using the tractor to haul rock, mulch, wood, limbs, dirt and other stuff. My only attachments are the mowers.

I’ve got 750 hours and no problems. One battery change. One new front tire. Several front tire plugs. I clean find thorns!

The routine maintenance is pretty easy - I can do it myself by just taking my time and going step-by-step.

So, I’m very happy and would buy one again.

MoKelly

 

[CJONE]

2012 DK50HST, 1500 Hours and nothing too bad to fuss about. Tractor gets used in logging and dirt work. Had bad threads on a filter head for the HST. A shutdown solenoid that I had to replace. A planetary cover plate that cracked from weight carrying constantly. So, so far 600-700 dollars in repairs is all. This unit get used way harder than most but it is also maintained better than most. I have 1 bad glow plug that I will replace before winter and hopefully that is it for awhile. I have been moving more toward the industrial side of equipment for loaders and backhoes but I will keep this tractor for smaller driveway projects, snowblowing and trenching. i would have bought another for a friend but availability is scarce right now so I went with a MX6000 Kubota. the only thing I like better on the Kubota is the front loader is quite a bit stouter than the Kioti. CJ

 

[IndyIan]

Mine's been pretty good, 700 pretty hard hours so far, moved 100's yards of dirt with the box blade, runs a 9' haybine well, and can run a 5' round baler in a pinch if its not too humid. The only real problem has been a bad positive connection on the battery, gave me an intermittent start which took a while to track down as on the outside it looked pretty good. My front tires have cracked up perhaps from overloading but they are Titan's made in the US so not Kioti's fault. The tractor is always parked under cover and thankfully the rears are good! The 3pt control from the back of the tractor is a great standard feature as is the stabilizer link set up. I like the KISS engine on mine but I could live with a NX6010 as well.

 

[grsthegreat]

I was just down at a Jordan tractor in post falls idaho to get a few small parts. Their lot was pretty well filled with Tom and kioti tractors. Lots of cab units also.