KIOTI KL4030 vs KL4030C loader?

[34Willys]

Not my letter, I have the KL 4030.
Copied and pasted from recall thread.

I got a letter from KIOTI today for this recall on my 2022 KL4030C loader:
"Please contact your selling dealer to schedule the installation of the upgraded Quick Attach parts"

Applies KL4030C loaders with serial Number Range:
US 210701596-220121311
CA 181101234-220120928
Applies KL4020 loaders with serial Number Range:
160919001-170811078
Applies KL2610 loaders with serial Number Range:
151120001-180211286

No details or warnings to stop using the current loader on your tractor.

 

[yubh8tn]

Thanks for passing on the recall info.

I asked my dealer about this and they are sending someone out to perform the recall in the field. Which is nice because I didn't want to take the tractor in.

 

[34Willys]

Wow, nice dealer.

 

[Paul Wegner]

I got a response within minutes from Kioti on this, so that was cool. Here is what they said:

Thank you for contacting KIOTI. The KL4030 is manufactured by Sindong and the KL4030C is manufactured by Taesung. Sindong could not keep up with our demand on their own which is why Taesung is making the KL4030C. KIOTI considers these loaders interchangeable. Other than the slight differences in specs noted on the spec sheet. The lift capacity is slightly higher on the KL4030C, but the breakout force is a little less. The KL4030C does have a higher bucket rollback force at 2,758lbs. There should be basically very little to no noticeable difference in operation between the two loaders.

I think this response from Kioti is B.S. If a subcontractor can't meet demand you don't have another manufacturer make a different design, you provide the same blueprints to the new manufacturer to make the same loader. In addition these two loaders aren't interchangeable part by part only by the entire loader onto the tractor.

 

[yubh8tn]

I think this response from Kioti is B.S. If a subcontractor can't meet demand you don't have another manufacturer make a different design, you provide the same blueprints to the new manufacturer to make the same loader. In addition these two loaders aren't interchangeable part by part only by the entire loader onto the tractor.

Yeah I get what you are saying. I am guessing Taesung is Kioti's subcontractor for making the KL2610 FEL and were already tooled up for that and they worked a deal to build a beefier version of the KL2610 and call it a K4030C.