How Hard Is It Really?

[Rhino35]

Okay, I'm standing by for some "incoming", but here goes...

How hard is it, really, to release (take off) the typical "quick disconnects" that attach an FEL bucket on a Kioti DK 40 HSE? And, as a second step, attaching a plow blade? Let's assume the plow blade has appropriate connecting hardware like that of the bucket.

For the smart alecks (lol)...I COULD try it - at least the taking off and reinstalling of the bucket part. But I haven't since owning the tractor since 2013. I only took off the six foot Tartar bush hog once - and frankly I'm going to try and never mess with that again. I use my tractor for bush hogging - maybe run it around all my hilly 9 acre meadows once, possibly twice, a year - and using the bucket for top soil moving and gravel lane smoothing maybe 4 times a year. My neighbor, who owns a bigger New Holland tractor, is proposing to buy a second hand snow plow (variable angle of some kind) which he wants me to "be able to use". This would be in case his tractor isn't working, or he can't work it for health reasons. Heck, I'm a year older than he is at 69. I just don't see myself exerting myself much in order to manipulate a bucket or plow - because I don't want to injure myself. I don't want him to injure himself either. He knows a lot about tractors and welding!

Thoughts?

 

[dodge man]

If it’s a SSQA setup pretty easy.

 

[RjCorazza]

If you can walk to the tractor, you will have no problem attaching or detaching an SSQA implement. It's a 10 second job.

 

[Rhino35]

Dodgeman and RJ,

Thx for the replies. You've been reassuring!

 

[Midniteoyl]

Pretty easy. Lift the levers fully, lower the FEL a touch, then curl it out a bit and back up. Hooking up is the reverse.

You might have to spray some lube on the levers/springs/pins to loosen them up if you haven't used them in years to make it easier to push/pull them.

 

[WM75Guy]

I am about your age. I grease my SSQA plates on all 3 of my tractors pretty regularly. If not, they can bind up when moving a lever to lock the pins in. Also keep the plates on the attachments clean and you shouldn't have any problems. My JCB CTL that hopefully is coming this week has electric/hydraulic pins. Push a button to lock/unlock the attachment. That will be my go-to machine for dirtwork and lifting tasks.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

It will take 30 seconds.

If you are an old man, and walk slow, 60 seconds.

 

[chim]

A level surface to work on really helps.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

There's a good chance with that age of tractor, that's it a pin on bucket ... A real pain!

Sorry for the bad news!

If your loader has levers where mine are yellow levers ... Than you have the easy Skid Steer Quick Attach (SSQA) ...

 

[Midniteoyl]

All of the SE's I've ran across have been SSQA. This thread shows a 2013 DK SE and it has the SSQA. Not say it's not possible, but I haven't seen one yet.

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/2013-kioti-dk40se-price.591107/

 

[grsthegreat]

Ihave a 2010 dk45 and i swap continuously between grapple, forks, bucket,plow or snowblower.

Takes a couple of minutes to swap device. The hydraulics pop together easily enough, unless the device has set out in the sun and the fluids have expanded. That can get a bit messy.

I also own a device to help press the hydraulic hoses together . Its like a large vice grip device.

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[DK35vince]

There's a good chance with that age of tractor, that's it a pin on bucket ... A real pain!

Sorry for the bad news!

If your loader has levers where mine are yellow levers ... Than you have the easy Skid Steer Quick Attach (SSQA) ...

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I think SSQA was getting pretty common on compact tractor long before 2013.
My 25 year old (2001 model) Kioti DK has SSQA.
It was an option in 2001 on a DK, appeared to me many 2006 models came with it standard equipment.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

Well ... @Rhino35 hasn't been back since they posted ... Wonder what it is and did they get it swapped out yet ... ?

 

[groundcover]

He's still out there messing with it !

 

[Oaktree]

All of the SE's I've ran across have been SSQA. This thread shows a 2013 DK SE and it has the SSQA. Not say it's not possible, but I haven't seen one yet.

My LK is about 10 years older, and it has SSQA.