My new ck20s

[altaskier]

Hello- After searching around for a small used tractor for my six acres I chose to buy new and went with Kioti. What sold me was the heavier weight, higher lifting capacity and fair pricing. Also scored the free fel with Kioti's promotion. I purchased a new ck20s, hydro with fel, and backhoe, dealer filled the rear tires, added a grille guard and two hooks on the fel. After 75 hrs of moving dirt and rocks, brush, a shed, some logs and a propane tank, digging trench for powerline, etc. I am very satisfied with the machine. This is my first tractor and I've had a great time learning as I go. As you will see, sometimes I can't get the better half of the thing! The only thing I wish my Kioti had was a mid-range so I could move a little faster on the hilly road and driveway between myself and my neighbors. I have finally got a fast internet connection and am uploading some picks of my 2008 ck20s in action.- DREW

 

[altaskier]

A few more pictures...

 

[altaskier]

Let me try that again...

 

[Mousefield]

Nice pics of your new rig working on projects. Those are some big logs you are moving around and you are in the house moving business.

 

[johnk]

That tractor is sure saving your spinal cord. Great purchase and pics. If you sell your land you probably wouldn't sell your tractor. Good luck with it...

 

[Dmace]

Congrats and Welcome to the Pack!

That CK20 sure is tough for its size and does so much more work then you would think 22HP would.

It would be nice to have the three range transmission like the larger Kioti's but you will notice the high range is a little more useful after 100 hours or so when the tractor really breaks in. Plus I found removing the heavy backhoe makes high gear easier to run in too!

 

[Gittyup]

Very nice. The redesigned Kioti backhoe looks pretty beefy. And so does that dog house. Is that for you when the better is mad at you?:laughing:

Enjoy and be safe.

 

[JoelD]

In my opinion just about the perfect homeowner sized machine

tough to find chores it could not handle

infind forks to be huge time savers when dealing with logs and brush

many fun safe hours of seat time to you

Joel

 

[VictorW]

Congratulations on the new tractor and that it meets your expectations. But, the important thing is your wife is happy and having fun. That's what makes the difference.

 

[RangerCap]

Hello- After searching around for a small used tractor for my six acres I chose to buy new and went with Kioti. What sold me was the heavier weight, higher lifting capacity and fair pricing. Also scored the free fel with Kioti's promotion. I purchased a new ck20s, hydro with fel, and backhoe, dealer filled the rear tires, added a grille guard and two hooks on the fel. After 75 hrs of moving dirt and rocks, brush, a shed, some logs and a propane tank, digging trench for powerline, etc. I am very satisfied with the machine. This is my first tractor and I've had a great time learning as I go. As you will see, sometimes I can't get the better half of the thing! The only thing I wish my Kioti had was a mid-range so I could move a little faster on the hilly road and driveway between myself and my neighbors. I have finally got a fast internet connection and am uploading some picks of my 2008 ck20s in action.- DREW

Congratulations
I am looking forward to delivery of my Kioti on April 7.

 

[Thomas]

By now your body must be thanking you for fine investment..congrats.

 

[garydc]

Congratulation's on the new tractor, I agree a 3rd range would be nice, but otherwise I'm sure you love that little critter. Gary

 

[Gil Case]

I have a CK20 hst with backhoe and FEL. I find I need to keep the backhoe on most of the time to counter balance the lift of heavy objects like the logs you are moving. They put a lot of stress on the front axles especially if you run in 4 wheel drive. If the rears raise up enough to lose traction, you have all the drive torque put on the front axles.
With my old Chinese tractor, you could drive into a pile in four wheel drive, go to pick up a full bucket and back out at the same time and snap the front axles.
I have not heard this to be a problem with Kioti, but I have been gun shy ever since.
I remember when mine was new an shiny clean like yours-get it dirty so the rest of us won't fell bad.

 

[gkm]

I bought a gear 08 CK 20S in late 07 and it's been nothing but an awesome tractor. I've got 300+ absoulutely trouble free hours and couldn't ask for anything more out of my tractor. It does all I need it to w/o a whimper!

The dealer's been great. The only issue (which really wasn't for me in that the tractor's garaged) was the cold start. The dealer performed the head/combustion chamber fix and it starts perfectly. I had to try it this winter, so I left it outside in 10 degree weather and it started the next morning w/o a problem

Enjoy your tractor!

Greg

 

[kidkioti]

Nice photos - Nice tractor! Looks like you found a neat way to pay for the machine. I'll be up for some cranberry juice when you get your booth set up to help you pay for it. Thanks for posting. KK

 

[Oleozz]

So it's a new 2008 model? Looks sharp, as usual I'm jealous of the folks who have a backhoe and I see your wife is the operator. I would think that a woman would have a good touch with the controls since many do nice work with quilting and stitching.

 

[altaskier]

Thanks for all the comments. It was new to me back in 08, I just got around to posting pics. Those logs I was moving were no problem, they had been drying out a couple years and I only had to move them 30 yards, then onto my neighbors trailer. I definatley needed the counterweight when moving the propane tank, and it was almost empty- just a lot of weight way out front! I'm building a 3 pt counter weight, as I have found a couple of times it would be nice to have the weight but not the bulk of the backhoe back there. I would like to get some pin on style forks for it- Anyone know if Kioti sells these or who may? Thanks DREW

 

[Gil Case]

There are pin on forks available from your dealer maybe $400. I found the pin ons a b**** to put on until I bought a quick attach from Michigan Iron, pretty inexpensive and it cuts the change over time to a couple of minutes for one person. You can go to skid steer type QA, but that is expensive and you need to modify your bucket- looking at maybe $1,000, for the conversion without the forks.