What Basic Tools Should a Newbie Own??

[miramadar]

I just bought a CK27...my first tractor...and I'm wondering what the experts would recommend I purchase in terms of basic tools to have on hand in support of the tractor. I'm not exceptionally handy with tools...I'm usually the guy that hands the tool to the guy who knows what he's doing! But I'm pretty sure I can handle most basic stuff (and my father-in-law is a guy who can fix just about anything!!). So, I'm just wondering what tool(s) do you feel is the most indispensible when owning a Kioti tractor. I have some basic tools like wrenches, sockets and such. But I don't own any real specialty tools like torque wrenches, air tools, etc.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[TBDonnelly]

Think Metric.

By the way, Welcome to TBN and Congrats on the tractor purchase!

Don

 

[greenmule]

Well you'll need a wrench to turn every bolt on the tractor.
And you'll need an air compresser with one of those long airguns to blow out your raditiator and other stuff.
Don't think you'll need a torque wrench unless you plan on doing some serious repair.

That little tool box on mine,I replaced with a ammo can.

You ought to get your rear tires filled if you don't already.

Good grease gun.

 

[JoelD]

I think green hit the nail on the head, a good grease gun and good grease, don't do what I did and get the cheap stuff, get good grease, check out the posts you'll find what to get.

Get the flexible rubber hose for the grease gun, not the solid metal extension.

I have a large compressor but don't use air tools on my tractor, not much call for it. I do use my air gun a lot though to blow out dust and dirt and the like.

The tools I use the most, off the top of my head, are: Sockets (1/2 drive), open ended box wrenches, screw drivers, 1/2 breaker bar, rubber mallet, pliers.

Good luck,
Joel

 

[HCJ]

You will eventually have a flat. So unless you have a repair service to come out (which will be very expensive) you will need to be able to remove the wheel and take it for repair, and reinstall it. So you will need a good floor jack, a jack stand, and a lug wrench. If it's tubeless, a patch or plug kit and a compressor. A 10 gallon air tank is also handy for adding a little air. A couple of tow chains, a good nylon tow strap and shackles to connect it are also good to have. Spare hitch pins and apropriate bushings for the hitch, cotter pins, are good to keep around. They all have a way of disappearing.

 

[JoelD]

I should've pointed out the chain, I use my chain almost every week, used it all day today with logs.

Buy a good quality chain, mine is 25 feet long. I also welded a grab hook onto the top of my bucket along with a strip of C-channel for strength under the tow hook (I would not weld directly to the bucket).

A good chain is worth it's weight in gold.

Joel

 

[WarrenF]

I just bought a CK27...my first tractor...and I'm wondering what the experts would recommend I purchase in terms of basic tools to have on hand in support of the tractor. I'm not exceptionally handy with tools...I'm usually the guy that hands the tool to the guy who knows what he's doing! But I'm pretty sure I can handle most basic stuff (and my father-in-law is a guy who can fix just about anything!!). So, I'm just wondering what tool(s) do you feel is the most indispensible when owning a Kioti tractor. I have some basic tools like wrenches, sockets and such. But I don't own any real specialty tools like torque wrenches, air tools, etc.

Any help would be appreciated.

Two crescent wrenches, one big and the other small. Two flat blade screw drivers one big and one smaller. A couple of vise grips one small and one bigger. Two hammers....a good sized sledge hammer and a smaller one.

A thesaurus that you can carry in your pocket to help you when you need a new and improved swear word. Remember the old saying...."don't force anything just use a bigger hammer.....

 

[JoelD]

Two crescent wrenches, one big and the other small. Two flat blade screw drivers one big and one smaller. A couple of vise grips one small and one bigger. Two hammers....a good sized sledge hammer and a smaller one.

A thesaurus that you can carry in your pocket to help you when you need a new and improved swear word. Remember the old saying...."don't force anything just use a bigger hammer.....

I also go to the crescent wrenches when pushed for time, but to be honest, open ended box wrench, particularly for the novice is a good habit to get into to help prevent stripped nuts and bolts. As a matter of fact my brother refused to use crescent wrenches and repremands me every time he catches me using them.

Joel

 

[Dmace]

Basic tools...?

Duct tape and WD-40, if it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it moves and shouldn't use the duct tape. If you can't duct it f*ck it.

On a serious note, a good set of mechanics tools like a set you can get from Sears for less than $100 that usually includes all the 1/2", 3/8" and 1/4" drives and sockets, pliers, a few adjustable wrenches and screwdrivers is good to have.

Tractors need lots of grease and if you want to keep it for a while you need to grease it weekly or every 15hrs +/- depending on use so a good air-powered grease gun is priceless. With the loader and backhoe I have something around 30 grease fitting and some are real tough to get to, some so tight you couldn't possible get a gun in there and start pumping by hand while holding the hose on. Plus having the air compressor with the air nozzle for blowing debris out is very helpful too!

One last thing is a small pressure washer, I used to rinse the mud and dirt off my tractor with my garden hose and it would take hours to get the caked mud off and probably waste way too much water. I got an electric 1300psi pressure washer for $200 and it works great. It takes 10 mins to plug it in and maybe 15 mins to clean the entire tractor. No gas engine to maintain, no noise and much smaller.

It's fun spending other peoples money!

 

[LD1]

Two crescent wrenches, one big and the other small. Two flat blade screw drivers one big and one smaller. A couple of vise grips one small and one bigger. Two hammers....a good sized sledge hammer and a smaller one.

A thesaurus that you can carry in your pocket to help you when you need a new and improved swear word. Remember the old saying...."don't force anything just use a bigger hammer.....

Being a mechanic that is all too funny

But on a serious note...if you plan on servicing it yourself I would also get and oil filter wrench. These are not to be used EVER to put on a filter, but just to get a stubborn one off. I have never had to use on for a filter I put on but the factory filter tends to be little tight when you do your first service.