Kioti Warranty Concerns

[IndyJay]

Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Best not argue with Cahaba...

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Kioti tractors are made in Korea and China. Kubota tractors are made in Georgia, US. Most likely the cost cutting is in payroll. I'll pay more for made in America.

Only SOME of kubota stuff is made OR just assembled in Georgia. Their own site specifies "lawn tractors, subcompacts, utility vehicles, loaders and backhoes." The engines and tractors larger than 25 hp are manufactured in Japan and only assembled in the US.

LS tractor parts are made in S. Korea and are assembled in the USA in multiple locations.

Kioti tractors are manufactured in S.Korea, and final assembly here in the US.

 

[TN8Man]

Production of tractors starting in China​

Kubota Corporation (hereinafter "Kubota") will begin the mass production of tractors at its local subsidiary in China, Kubota Agricultural Machinery (SUZHOU) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "KAMS"), in January 2013. By establishing a local manufacturing operation, Kubota will improve its cost competitiveness, strengthen our ability to react quicker to market demands and ultimately increase tractor sales in the Chinese market.

 

[Cahaba Valley Farm]

Best not argue with Cahaba...

 

[Cahaba Valley Farm]

Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Now Midnite you messing me up over here. No need to go bragging to the community here about my gun slinging days in the wild wild west. I'm trying to keep a low profile these days

 

[Cahaba Valley Farm]

Are you limiting your comment solely to "Kioti" or are you including "Daedong"?

Yeah sorry I meant Daedong.

I know you said that you don't count tractors built by them but here is a sampling:

List of tractors built by Daedong for other companies

This is a list of tractors built by Daedong for other companies.

tractors.fandom.com

That's interesting as I was not aware they were working with so many different OEMS. I knew about Bobcat and Badboy but not the others. Do you know if they have worked with the construction industry?

 

[IndyJay]

Yeah sorry I meant Daedong.


That's interesting as I was not aware they were working with so many different OEMS. I knew about Bobcat and Badboy but not the others. Do you know if they have worked with the construction industry?

Search on "Kioti skid steer" and you will see several stories and videos inlcluding this one from a year ago.

Kioti to introduce CTLs and skid steers to dealers in 2021

Designed, engineered and manufactured by Kioti, the new compact track loader and skid steer will give dealers the opportunity to serve a larger, new market.

www.equipmentworld.com

 

[Bill Guenthner]

Production of tractors starting in China​

Kubota Corporation (hereinafter "Kubota") will begin the mass production of tractors at its local subsidiary in China, Kubota Agricultural Machinery (SUZHOU) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "KAMS"), in January 2013. By establishing a local manufacturing operation, Kubota will improve its cost competitiveness, strengthen our ability to react quicker to market demands and ultimately increase tractor sales in the Chinese market.

Well, duh. They make them in China to sell in China.

 

[ovrszd]

Ok I am going to chime in here for a second. I'm not here to beat up Kubota but let's be honest, Kubota has had quite a few engineering disasters. And when they have had these disasters Kubota can't seem to get them fixed. Additionally, I have heard very similar reports that Kubota has tried to weasel out of warranty claims from customers also. So I'm not convinced that Kubota is better.

Right here on TBN you can find posts of manufacturers (pick a brand) trying to weasel out of warranty claims. You can also find posts of manufacturers (pick a brand) that has had a few engineering disasters.

What we are talking about here is "odds". The odds are more in your favor with a more reputable brand. It takes decades to change that.

Not sure how old you are, I'm 70, I can clearly remember when Kubota was thought of as a cheap Japanese brand that couldn't be relied on to perform reliably. They overcame that with quality reliable product.

 

[ovrszd]

Please clarify this statement. I want to make sure I fully understand you.

If you could gather all of the product data on every brand of tractor, then analyze the good against the bad for reliability, quality, support, availability, etc., you would find the brands listed in order of preference. Who would be in the top three?