MotorSeven
Elite Member
It\'s official....I\'m part of the \"PACK\"!!!
Well gang, i drove up to Sneedville and took delivery of my CK30HST, FEL/w/toothbar, heavy duty BB, PHdigger, 5'cutter, and a Sunshade. AND, i proably got something for free that y'all would be envious of.....a FREE scratch on the left fender! At first i was a little upset, but then i realized that i was not going to have to worry about doing it myself....what a relief....LOL! So over the next few days i put 18 hrs on it and really like this little tractor. I managed to push/pull up a mound of gravel that the creek had washed into the neighbors pasture, did some bush hogging, drilled a couple of holes for the camp latrine, smoothed out a half a mile of old logging/4-wheelin trail, knocked down and dug up a few trees, and helped build a bridge across a small creek on my property. Actually the bridge was an old 8'x20' steel truck box with 5' sides, and we winched it across the creek banks while i pushed it with the Kioti. The thing fit like a glove, and after the end was cut out, i drove the Kioti across and it didn't budge. Used the FEL to smooth out and gravel in both approaches to the bridge.
The only problem i had was the throttle lever kept slipping, so i took the dash panels off and tightened the nut on the bottom of the lever. Ergonomically speaking, the darn turn signal lever kept jumping out and hitting my left knee, so i got kinda of tired making all those right turns (There are drawbacks to being 6'4.......) /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif Also, i heard mentioned before a 4x4 indicator light would be nice, ...... i tend to forget i engaged the thing 'cause i'm having so much fun.
I have no complaints about the HST, and actually think that it is a good thing that the tractor comes to a stop when it's operator tries to do something that a 50+ horse should do....kept me from bending some things that most likely shouldn't get bent. I did climb right up some very steep trails and the tractor didn't even grunt. I found the adjustable seat very comfortable, as was the platform layout. The adjustable 3 point hitch makes hooking up a breeze....wish i had that 30 years ago! I can also say that a 6' brush cutter would be fine for cutting flat pasture, because the 5' had never bogged at all.
The worst thing about the trip was parking the Kioti in the neighbors barn and heading back to S Fla. (sigh)....10months and 25 days to retirement and alot of "seat time" /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif!
I want to thank TBN and all the members for helping me make an informed purchase...you guys are great!
OKok, i'll try and post the pic's, but haven't had much luck in the past....................... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
RD
Well gang, i drove up to Sneedville and took delivery of my CK30HST, FEL/w/toothbar, heavy duty BB, PHdigger, 5'cutter, and a Sunshade. AND, i proably got something for free that y'all would be envious of.....a FREE scratch on the left fender! At first i was a little upset, but then i realized that i was not going to have to worry about doing it myself....what a relief....LOL! So over the next few days i put 18 hrs on it and really like this little tractor. I managed to push/pull up a mound of gravel that the creek had washed into the neighbors pasture, did some bush hogging, drilled a couple of holes for the camp latrine, smoothed out a half a mile of old logging/4-wheelin trail, knocked down and dug up a few trees, and helped build a bridge across a small creek on my property. Actually the bridge was an old 8'x20' steel truck box with 5' sides, and we winched it across the creek banks while i pushed it with the Kioti. The thing fit like a glove, and after the end was cut out, i drove the Kioti across and it didn't budge. Used the FEL to smooth out and gravel in both approaches to the bridge.
The only problem i had was the throttle lever kept slipping, so i took the dash panels off and tightened the nut on the bottom of the lever. Ergonomically speaking, the darn turn signal lever kept jumping out and hitting my left knee, so i got kinda of tired making all those right turns (There are drawbacks to being 6'4.......) /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif Also, i heard mentioned before a 4x4 indicator light would be nice, ...... i tend to forget i engaged the thing 'cause i'm having so much fun.
I have no complaints about the HST, and actually think that it is a good thing that the tractor comes to a stop when it's operator tries to do something that a 50+ horse should do....kept me from bending some things that most likely shouldn't get bent. I did climb right up some very steep trails and the tractor didn't even grunt. I found the adjustable seat very comfortable, as was the platform layout. The adjustable 3 point hitch makes hooking up a breeze....wish i had that 30 years ago! I can also say that a 6' brush cutter would be fine for cutting flat pasture, because the 5' had never bogged at all.
The worst thing about the trip was parking the Kioti in the neighbors barn and heading back to S Fla. (sigh)....10months and 25 days to retirement and alot of "seat time" /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif!
I want to thank TBN and all the members for helping me make an informed purchase...you guys are great!
OKok, i'll try and post the pic's, but haven't had much luck in the past....................... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
RD
