Received Kioti CK 4020 Today

[ncridgerunner1]

Dealership called yesterday and said they could deliver my new CK 4020HSE with cab today. It arrived about 9:00 AM and looks great. The whole buying experience was very good. The dealer didn't add in extras or fees and didn't even require a deposit or down payment for my order. They delivered the machine and I paid the driver with a cashier's check. While talking to the delivery driver he told me that this dealer was selling more than 400 Kioti tractors a year making it the #1 dealer in the nation. That really surprised me because the dealership is located by itself out in rural NC and 30 minutes from a town of any real size.

Didn't get to play with it much because the grandchildren are visiting this weekend and we are trying to spend our time with them.

My biggest concern with the tractor that I will have to work through is how to reposition the tractor when using the backhoe since it has a cab. I am used to a small Kubota tractor without a cab where I could reach up front and operate the loader while seated in the backhoe position. It will also take a few hours to get used to the controls being different. I really like the hydrostat pedals better than the treadle but a couple of times while moving the tractor I automatically tried to use my heel to move in reverse before catching myself.

Looking forward to putting the new machine to work.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Congratulations on the new arrival.

Enjoy your time with the grandkids, that is a blessing, but after we expect photos!

 

[kf4uda]

Congratulations on your new tractor. I envy the cab for sure. Glad you got your priorities right with the grands. You pictures are kinda blurry so maybe repost them

 

[tacticalturnip]

Congratulations on your new tractor. I envy the cab for sure. Glad you got your priorities right with the grands. You pictures are kinda blurry so maybe repost them

Were there photos?

 

[kf4uda]

Were there photos?

Just messing with you but we want to see the new ride.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Just messing with you but we want to see the new ride.

I'm just having one of those nights where things are going over my head.

 

[anomad]

You realize none of this happened without pictures right? LOL!! (just kidding, congrats) Weather forecast looks good tomorrow.

What attachments/implements did you get with it? Hopefully a grapple or at least pallet forks if that wasn't in the CFO's spending plan. I put a chineseum amazon special hydraulic top link on mine. Money well spent if you do some bush hogging or box blade work.

 

[tacticalturnip]

You realize none of this happened without pictures right? LOL!! (just kidding, congrats) Weather forecast looks good tomorrow.

What attachments/implements did you get with it? Hopefully a grapple or at least pallet forks if that wasn't in the CFO's spending plan. I put a chineseum amazon special hydraulic top link on mine. Money well spent if you do some bush hogging or box blade work.

I absolutely second getting a hydraulic top link, and just replaced my old one with this one- which, of course, should work for OP's machine as well.

Amazon.com

Had to get a new one when I switched from Pat's to a traditional quick hitch.

Speaking of a quick hitch, I would recommend one of those as well.

 

[Cycledude]

Congratulations on the new Kioti !
When I was buying a new tractor a few years ago the Kubota treadle pedal was one of the biggest reasons I ruled out Kubota.

 

[Little Red Tractor]

Y'know, you could have put the grand kids in the tractor...a bucket-load of kids for a picture would have been pretty cool. That way you would have had shared play time--grand kids and a new tractor, the best of all worlds! What a blessed guy!