MinnesotaEric
Super Member
I've had two Kiotis, a DK-35SE/HST and currently a DK-40SE/HST, both of which have served me very well. The first was my first tractor and it was undersized for what I didn't know at the time was my later found need for more FEL lift capacity, and the 4 cylinder engine, etc.
Kioti, in my personal and on TBN experience as a Kioti owner/user does make every effort to treat their customer right and honor warranty work in coordination with their dealer network. That being said, they, Kioti tractors up to and prior to final Tier IV diesel engine rollout, seem to have been very reliable machines.
Yes, Tier IV final has had some issues, NOT just for Kioti, but for various manufacturers.
Anyone with extensive knowledge of machinery and it's functional applications in the field would agree, this is not unusual for there to be bugs that the consumer along with the dealer and manufacturer network work out over time. That is one of the primary benefits of buying new and having a warranty from the manufacturer.
Now, as far as The Eric goes, he and I have been down the road since he first came on TBN asking about Kiotis and spouting off about what he was going to buy, and do with his eventual purchase. At some point we agreed to disagree on certain things. It does seem IMHO, that he likes to accuse people of attacking his character when any of us here on TBN call him out on what I would enthusiastically call his BS.
He has lots of followers to his thread about his tractor and I'm sure a gazillion who follow his you-Tube videos too, BUT that doesn't mean he knows more than the average experienced tractor owner of any brand tractor. ASE certified mechanic, OK. So what. I owned and ran a private enterprise foreign auto repair facility in VT for over ten years prior to ASE certification being a thing. I was self taught, and made a lot of money working hard to keep my customer base satisfied and growing. My point is, just because one has a certain credential or skill level does not make them all knowing or all seeing, like an 'Oracle' implies.
More to the point of this thread, Eric is how about you give us TBN members some proof of your accusations against the American importer, you want to 'set on fire'.
I'd be real careful with what you say on TBN, and going forward in this thread about the importer. Not that you're going to listen to what I have to tell you, BUT your attempt to paint them as 'amoral' is just plain stupid, IMHO. You say they cancelled your entire warranty?! Show us proof positive, not just whining about how sad it makes you feel when you think about or look at your tractor. That is such pandering, it's hardly possible to keep from retching when reading this dribble.
You clearly have an ego bigger than where you come from, Minnesota, and aren't used to anyone questioning your supposed vastly superior intelligence. Yet you engage in this childish behavior of slamming and blaming everyone EXCEPT yourself for your plight. Eric the victim of the big bad importer who is out to get, JUST YOU?!
I will give you this; you do have some good info to share in what I've stomached of your egotistical videos. BUT I can guarantee you, you're NOT winning any friends with the people who make decisions about warranties on your tractor.
I'll tend to believe you have less of an axe to grind when you show proof of what you claim.
Here's the thing, mostly TBN doesn't allow for the type of denigration of a brand, the manufacturer or in the case an importer here. Why, one might ask? Because, it is a one sided only approach that the other party in question is not here to present their side to balance things out. So until you, Eric show what would serve as proof of what you claim, I call you out on 'fake news'!
A guy named Tim Fox denied my warranty. Otherwise my tractor would have been sorted out in the fall of 2015.
That's my proof.
You're a guy who doesn't like my user name and immediately decided you didn't like me. Fine.
A 22hp Toro lawn mower is more capable than a 60hp Kioti tractor. Literally look at the video and ask yourself if this is enough to deny an entire warranty over.
In the American importer of Kioti view, a guy named Tim Fox decided that I had voided my entire warranty.
At the end of the day, I understand that my TBN user name ticked off exactly two people: yourself and another guy who posted in this thread already. Fine.
This thread will receive maybe 1,000 eyeballs in the next year whereas my YouTube channel will receive far more eyeballs. Think with me: is it in the American importer's interest to make me go nuclear? I have nothing to lose by disclosing my experience as I have been told that I have no warranty. At the end of the day, I just want my tractor sorted out. I want the American importer to up hold the warranty that a dealer sold me on. I want to be made whole, that is all. All appeals to the crowd are to only get what every customer expects: warranty service.
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