My NX6010

[MinnesotaEric]

As I recall, my HST NX has a PTO cruise as well as a speed cruise. I frequently use the speed cruise while transporting from one location to another via roadways. One or the other can be selected, but not both at the same time.

Are you looking at a cab-on or an open station tractor?

A narrow gauge vineyard model from another manufacturer is not what you're looking for?

In other news a storm took out dozens of trees over at the new parcel. Clean up has been a few trees at a time as I'm able to pop over there and work.

 

[scresan]

Hello Eric,

I thank you for the info.
I decided to buy rather than other Kioti tractors for several reasons, first of all for the low weight of the Kioti (about 2 tons) instead of 3 tons of narrow-gauge tractors (such as New Holland, I already have in the company, Fendt which has huge costs ... over 70,000 euro !, Massey Fergunson which reduced steering compared to Kioti or my new holland super steer ....), I would use the second garden tires to avoid soil compaction when wet and number of fungicide treatments increases!

Basically try to respect as much 'as possible the natural grass that forms in the vineyards.

I also thought about buying a size ventral grass blades for Kioti rather than the 'actual size rear grass clubs, suitable for finely grind branches of trees up to 10 cm in diameter, but the half-ton weight !!

Clearly Kioti cab !!!
The representatives is also in search of the cabin air filters with active carbon, and cerfificati suitable for fungicide treatments in the vineyards.

Reading the manual Kioti I discovered that has 2 functions:

1- cruise control (fixed sure that only the speed of the pto or just the speed of the tractor ??)

2- another key fixing the maximum speed, that is also pushing a result of the 'propel pedal to the bottom of the tractor's forward speed is limited to that set with the button? Possible?

L 'idea would be to use two settings:

a- cruise control for pto
b- maximum speed for speed!

What do you think?

 

[Dan Burgdorf]

Correct.. I'm not faulting the dealer because they are light but it is a little bit of theft deterrent also and it removes all stress on the front of the radio.

Did you have any trouble wiring the kenwood to the Kioti plug. My dealer told me i'd have difficulty with an aftermarket radio

 

[k0ua]

Did you have any trouble wiring the kenwood to the Kioti plug. My dealer told me i'd have difficulty with an aftermarket radio

A tractor dealer (any tractor dealer) knows absolutely nothing about wiring up radios in tractors or any other vehicle. Any 18 year old tech that works as a car stereo installer would know a 1000 times more than a tractor dealers mechanics would. This is a generalization and there could be an experienced tech among the tractor dealers staff, but this would be very rare. Just like the 18 year old stereo kid knows very very little about tractor mechanicals.

 

[Fallon]

A tractor dealer (any tractor dealer) knows absolutely nothing about wiring up radios in tractors or any other vehicle. Any 18 year old tech that works as a car stereo installer would know a 1000 times more than a tractor dealers mechanics would. This is a generalization and there could be an experienced tech among the tractor dealers staff, but this would be very rare. Just like the 18 year old stereo kid knows very very little about tractor mechanicals.

I agree in principle, but I bet a tractor mechanic could install a stereo pretty easily. It's not rocket science. Standard DIN mounting bracket & just match up the correct wires. Might be a bit of confusion if some wires for odd functions don't match up, but that's easily sorted.

 

[Threepoint]

Ouch, James, that's harsh! :laughing: I take your point, but the mechanic that just did some electrical work on my Kioti would have no problem dealing with it. YMMV.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Ouch, James, that's harsh! :laughing: I take your point, but the mechanic that just did some electrical work on my Kioti would have no problem dealing with it. YMMV.

Mechanics like this are becoming very rare.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

I had to go looking for it. I have a thread about my 7320 coming home and on one of the last pages I talk about the radio install. The adapter you will need to put in an after market radio is

Metra 7-7712 Receiver Wiring Harness Connect a new car stereo in select 1995-24 Acura, Honda, and Isuzu vehicles at Crutchfield.com


It is available at crutch field. Honestly, it took very little time to install. Metra 7-7712 Receiver Wiring Harness Connect a new car stereo in select 1995-24 Acura, Honda, and Isuzu vehicles at Crutchfield.com

 

[comancheflight]

Aftermarket radio wiring is very very well labled. Kioti wiring is pretty simple. If you have the service manual makes it a piece of cake...I highly recommend replacing the speakers too. Easiest to cut and install one wire at a time. I left enough wire on the OEM plug and labeled them in case someone would want to use it and not have to figure out wiring. Hard wiring is simple and cheap.

 

[Threepoint]

Aftermarket radio wiring is very very well labled. Kioti wiring is pretty simple. If you have the service manual makes it a piece of cake...I highly recommend replacing the speakers too. Easiest to cut and install one wire at a time. I left enough wire on the OEM plug and labeled them in case someone would want to use it and not have to figure out wiring. Hard wiring is simple and cheap.

+1 on most of this. 2-1/2 yrs ago when I installed my aftermarket unit I didn't yet know a source for a connector to match the harness. So on recommendation of my dealer, I did as Comancheflight did. Very easy because all wires in both the tractor and Pyle unit were well marked. Now that we can match the connector, I'd probably still do the same thing.

As for the factory speakers, I'm fine with mine. I'm no audiophile, but this is a noisy tractor, after all, even with the cab. I also like to wear small, DIY custom-molded ear plugs (from Radians) whenever I'm working in the tractor, and just turn the radio up just enough so I can hear it. I've gotten much more protective of my hearing as I've gotten older.

 

[IslandTractor]

Even I have been able to follow instructions and hook up car stereos and backup cameras. Gotta believe someone who understands Diesel engines and hydraulic systems would have no trouble.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Every tech is good at tracking down electrical problems.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Every tech is good at tracking down electrical problems.

thats not even close to being true. You may be and there are still good techs out there but anymore most are parts replacers and then only what the computer tells them.

 

[Fallon]

thats not even close to being true. You may be and there are still good techs out there but anymore most are parts replacers and then only what the computer tells them.

He said good tech, not crap parts replacers. As you note yourself, there is a huge gap between a good tech, teck even an OK tech & a brain dead parts replacer.

 

[countrybumpkin]

He said good tech, not crap parts replacers. As you note yourself, there is a huge gap between a good tech, teck even an OK tech & a brain dead parts replacer.

No , he said EVERY tech.

 

[k0ua]

OK, OK, I illustrated my point with absurdity with the 1000 times quip, but my point is not so much that diesel mechanics are not usually electronics tech as that the dealers point that "you will have trouble with an aftermarket" was just pure Bull Puckey. He just wants to sell you HIS radio. And as other have pointed out, putting a stereo in a tractor is NOT rocket science, and you ain't liable to have much trouble with it if you are even moderately electronically inclined. I was putting them in when I was a teenager, and ripping them out of automobiles and bench testing and repairing them and putting them back in.

 

[comancheflight]

+1 on most of this. 2-1/2 yrs ago when I installed my aftermarket unit I didn't yet know a source for a connector to match the harness. So on recommendation of my dealer, I did as Comancheflight did. Very easy because all wires in both the tractor and Pyle unit were well marked. Now that we can match the connector, I'd probably still do the same thing.

As for the factory speakers, I'm fine with mine. I'm no audiophile, but this is a noisy tractor, after all, even with the cab. I also like to wear small, DIY custom-molded ear plugs (from Radians) whenever I'm working in the tractor, and just turn the radio up just enough so I can hear it. I've gotten much more protective of my hearing as I've gotten older.

+1 on most of this BUT a Kioti NX tractor isn't super noisy and the OEM speaker are super cheap. Changing out the stereo didn't improve the sound a lot, some, but not a lot because they are so bad. Changing out the speakers made a huge improvement...all I can speak about is the Kioti NX. When doing work next to the tractor I crank it with doors and windows open and engine off..great sound...

And why are we dogging diesel mechanics? They all deserve respect until proven otherwise..but thats just me, Mr Vegas

 

[Btown]

Hooking up radios is easy. All you need is a volt meter and a 9 volt battery.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

thats not even close to being true. You may be and there are still good techs out there but anymore most are parts replacers and then only what the computer tells them.

Any ASE certified tech can easily solve electrical problems. The diesel HD guys are quickly catching up, while the heavy line mechanics have already been good at electronic controls for years.

Frequently shops hire auto techs because as cars got more reliable, there were too many auto techs.

Sixteen year olds without any training can wire in a radio.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I haven't used my tractor a whole lot this summer, maybe about 20 hours since March. Even so, for the second time since I was told to video my transmission popping out of gear because the factory will not warranty, my transmission popped out of gear and my video camera was running.

The first time last Spring, I pulled the power plug, and pulling the power plug wound up corrupted the video file. This second time I shut off the dash camera before I pulled the power plug. Apparently urning the dash cam off and then pulling the power also corrupted the video file. This stinks. I just want a safe tractor.

Anyway, after shutting down the camera (because I thought I had what I needed on video) and doing some more work picking up sawed up wind fallen trees, I was slowly making my way along my lakeshore when I realized I had no reverse. Huh?

At the next turnaround, I drove back to my staging area and found out about a new way to get a stick stuck into something.


Safety zone.

Do you see it?

Are you kidding me?