NS4710 HST CAB. Reliable ?

[airbiscuit]

A Kioti NS would be at the top of my list if I was looking today.

 

[MaineBarn]

I looked at the CK,DK,NS and NX. Almost went DK but for a dk4720seh cab it was $700 more than the NS4710 cab and it's smaller. So I ordered in the NS4710 since they only had a 60.

I didn't get a quote on the 47DK but did on the 53. It was 3k more than the NS47. Add in the standard features that are options on the DK and there's another 1k in extra costs.

I'm liking my NS4710C with the hydrostatic transmission. Had it less than a month. The only things I've noticed that are problematic is it's prone to fog up and a small antifreeze leak. The fog will be an issue across all the machines but the leak isn't going to impact yours. Mine is clearly from when they were configuring it and thinking it's when they put in the engine block heater. Pretty sure I've figured out which hose is a little loose and will tighten it up once it warms up a bit. I've been watching the reservoir and hardly anything is coming out.

It's been great for snow work. That's all I've been doing so far. Nothing like relaxing in the heat while an icy mess falls outside the cab.

 

[MaineBarn]

Oh. You may want to ask your dealer what the actual PTO is. Per the Kioti online brochure it's 36.3. However in the owners manual it says 33.6. I reached out to Kioti's online contact and they refuse to answer. They say it's a "tech" question and that's for the dealer. BS. Anyhow, I haven't yet reached out to my dealer to confirm.

Based on the engine HP, 33.6 feels low and inefficient. The owners manual has a ton of typos and 36.3 could have been jumbled up. A drop of 10% from their online brochure is pretty significant though.

 

[grsthegreat]

I didn't get a quote on the 47DK but did on the 53. It was 3k more than the NS47. Add in the standard features that are options on the DK and there's another 1k in extra costs.

I'm liking my NS4710C with the hydrostatic transmission. Had it less than a month. The only things I've noticed that are problematic is it's prone to fog up and a small antifreeze leak. The fog will be an issue across all the machines but the leak isn't going to impact yours. Mine is clearly from when they were configuring it and thinking it's when they put in the engine block heater. Pretty sure I've figured out which hose is a little loose and will tighten it up once it warms up a bit. I've been watching the reservoir and hardly anything is coming out.

It's been great for snow work. That's all I've been doing so far. Nothing like relaxing in the heat while an icy mess falls outside the cab.

To stop the fogging, crack a side vent window (at least my dk45 has these), and activate the AC Compressor while in heat mode. This removes condensation. After a short time, you can close vent window.

 

[MaineBarn]

To stop the fogging, crack a side vent window (at least my dk45 has these), and activate the AC Compressor while in heat mode. This removes condensation. After a short time, you can close vent window.

I hadn't thought to crack the window. Thanks for the suggestion. I had been running the AC with the heater. Living with Maine winters, that's second nature to me.

I'm happy to report that the fogging really hasn't been as bad as the first couple of times I used it. Thinking back, when I first got it I was hopping out to check the bucket (gravel driveway and didn't have a good feel for the machine) which definitely negatively impacted the windows as I'd get snow on me and bring it back into the cab.

So I rescind my comment about fogging.

 

[grsthegreat]

I do notice fogging happens only after initial startup, and i have some snow on cloths and shoes. After about half hour on heat defrost, window open ac compressor on, fog is gone. Then if i close side window, fog never returns. Usually at this time i can start cycling the ac compressor.