KIOTI OWNERS?

[Mr_Digger]

2003 LB1914 54"FEL KB1440 BH with 12 & 36" buckets, 55"tiller, power tilt rear blade, posthole auger with 6,9 & 12"bits, pallet forks & utility baskets front & rear, 24" log splitter. I took delivery Jan.2004
This machine has 520 hrs. & runs as smooth as an old Timex watch. It takes a lickin' & keeps on tickin' /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[jeffva]

I've just bought a DK55C this weekend. To be honest I was a big ford/new holland guy and was planning to by a TN60, and I also looked at the Kubota L5030. Just for fun - and the fact that I know a few folk that bought Kioti's - I check out the DK55C.

I looked long and hard at the specs, the integrated ROPS (my small farm has lots of hills), the engine, axles... you know the stuff. The DK was built like a hoss, and I felt quite comfortable with it in comparison to the NH60.

My brother has a Kubota and really pushed my for Hydro, but I also have a smaller Kubota and was a bit leery about more HP and a pump - so I went with the regular xmission.

Overall I'm very pleased and couldn't have found that much tractor for the $$ any where else. To be honest I didn't look at the other tractors other than JDs, so I might be off on the Masseys, etc.

 

[IH3444]

Which loader did you get? The Kioti?

 

[IH3444]

The 1590, or 1595?

 

[jeffva]

I got the 1595 and most importantly ... a WR Long grapple bucket. I can't tell you how much work that has saved me. I now have 11 hours on the tractor just from the weekend and one evening this week.

I lifted some heavy heavy stuff - too heavy maybe - and that thing is the BOMB. The DK55 has the juice to do what I need, although more HP than I really need, but I wanted the size and weight.

To be honest, I'm pretty tough on tractors. You should see my ole ford 801 diesel. I'm keeping that baby as it is one of the toughest bushhog machines going... and I don't want to scratch my DK55C yet /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif