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THEPARTYHOUND
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LS MT573 vs Kioti RX7320
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This is where I found it.
MtnViewRanch
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Scroll down to the actual specifications below the pictures. All the info I'm seeing on the website actually showing specs is showing 6614 lbs for the hitch capacity.
I'm thinking that they have some of the photos mixed up on the website. Those are the same pics and weights as the XU series machines.
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THEPARTYHOUND
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It really doesn't matter to me one way or the other. I'm not here to debate the fine print in a sales brochure. Thank you for your time and input, but like I said in my original post, I'm looking for folks with real world experience with either or both of these tractors. Anyone?
MtnViewRanch
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I hope you get some "real world" responses that help you out, and that you're having a nice holiday season.
Good luck with your decision.
Sparkeee24
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I happen to have the kioti rx7230 power shuttle cab creeper, and I love the transmission. I tried the xu series power shuttle, and the kioti was a smoother transmission. My dealer sold both kioti and ls, and he recommended the kioti in this size, and the LS in the XR frame size was just as good as the kioti offerings. It was another 900 for the creeper addition. Making it 24 x 24 and I love it. I have not tested or checked out the very latest LS MT series though.
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THEPARTYHOUND
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Hey Sparkee, Do you find uses for the creeper gears and if so what? The tractor that I test drove had the creeper gears and there was so little difference between the lowest creeper gear and the highest creeper gear that there may have been just 1 creeper gear!
Sparkeee24
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Tilling hard pack clay to add lots of amendments, positioning things with forks next to house, in bed of truck, or near expensive high risk things, implement hook up, stump and tree pulling, using boom pole for engine hoist....etc. I didnt find that all the creeper gears were the same. The LS 20x20 may have more diverse gear patterns, simply due to more standard gearing built in. I dont know as much about the LS. Does that size LS accept a backhoe?
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THEPARTYHOUND
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Quite honestly, I have quit looking at LS all together. The dealer was not making me feel that was the direction I should be going in. I have decided on the Kioti and feel confident in my decision. So, I'm not sure if that LS accepts a backhoe or not. I've got easy access to a mini excavator and a pretty large industrial JD backhoe at work that I can take home on the weekends or whenever I need it, so I haven't really been seeking out info on a backhoe attachment.
I will have about 20 acres of clay to deal with. I had not thought about tilling it, but I could see where that would be a slow going process. I had planned to plow it to put the cheat grass under then disk it, but I don't know much about working ground...I have yet to ever put a crop in.
You do make a strong case for the creeper gears. I only ran the tractor around the parking lot, so that is not the best place to get a feel for all the features. I'm sure in real world experience I would find plenty of uses.
I will have about 20 acres of clay to deal with. I had not thought about tilling it, but I could see where that would be a slow going process. I had planned to plow it to put the cheat grass under then disk it, but I don't know much about working ground...I have yet to ever put a crop in.
You do make a strong case for the creeper gears. I only ran the tractor around the parking lot, so that is not the best place to get a feel for all the features. I'm sure in real world experience I would find plenty of uses.
Sparkeee24
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THEPARTYHOUND
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Thats pretty handy! That actually illustrates what I was saying pretty well...the first 10 or so gears of the creeper gear are so close together there is not a distinguishable difference between them. That sure does make for some low gearing!
