What Basic Tools Should a Newbie Own??

[joe48]

couple things nobody mentioned

a good set of punches and chisels will be needed , especially the drive punch when you shear that first shear pin and it has an edge on it so it won't just push out with the new bolt.

when power washing NEVER aim the high pressure stream at any bearing seals or electric components. a trick we always use is shape HD aluminum foil over alternators or other electric stuff if cleaning near them. a couple minutes of care and prep will save expensive replacements later!!!

 

[Kioti4me]

For those interested, here are a couple of pics of the new tractor that I received today...

Welcome to the pack. Let the fun begin. You look good on the bright orange machine.
I've had my CK35HST for a month or so now and there are times I sit on it quietly read the paper. There is something about it that I can稚 explain. Last weekend I picked up an 8' cultivator, harrow, and two bottom plow. The auctioneers had my number! With 16 hours, this weekend will be the test. The frost is out, I知 heading to cabin to start my first food plot and cleaning up the damage\dead trees the Potlatch loggers left behind.

Greg

 

[IslandTractor]

I ended up doing a little work with the Kioti this evening. ......

My first impression is that the KL130 loader isn't exceptionally powerful. Of course, I'm sure there's some technique I'm lacking just yet. Nonetheless, I sank the bucket up in a mound of dirt, but it wouldn't lift a scoop out of it. ......

Next, I decided to take some washboarded gravel humps out of my driveway. .........I back-bladed using my FEL. That worked out pretty well. But the middle section of the driveway is humped up from years of traffic and I had a hard time actually getting down to the gravel in the wheel paths. But the hump didn't last long once the Kioti layed into it!

Lastly, I learned a valuable lesson that should have been a no-brainer. ........tractors don't like mud!!

The KL130 is actually a pretty powerful loader for that size tractor. Still, if you had a caked pile of dirt and tried to bury the loader in the bottom and then lift I can see that you'd have trouble. You should however be able to fill the loader with loosened dirt and lift a full bucket without issues even if the dirt is wet. Try loosening up the pile a bit and then scooping a bucket of dirt to see what happens.

It appears you have a box blade so that would be a much better tool to work on the driveway than your bucket/FEL. It takes a bit of practice to use a boxblade effectively but it is well worth the effort especially for driveway maintenance. You'll wear out your bucket cutting edge pretty quickly trying to do it with the FEL.

Getting stuck in a tractor is part of learning its limits. Practice using the FEL to pull or push your way out of mud. Works well especially for those of us with R4 tires that are mostly useless in marshy ground or mud. If you haven't tried it yet, just put the bucket face down (fully dumped) on the ground, then lift the front of the tractor just a bit and then curl the bucket. That will push you backwards a foot or two and can be coordinated with driving backwards. Sometimes it is better not to lift the front of the tractor at all but rather to use the traction of the front tires as well in 4wd but I find it is usually better to get optimal grip with the bucket and to put more weight on the rears.

Good luck and keep exploring the capabilities of your CK. You'll be comfortable soon.

 

[miramadar]

I've had my CK35HST for a month or so now and there are times I sit on it quietly read the paper. There is something about it that I can稚 explain. Last weekend I picked up an 8' cultivator, harrow, and two bottom plow. The auctioneers had my number! With 16 hours, this weekend will be the test. The frost is out, I知 heading to cabin to start my first food plot and cleaning up the damage\dead trees the Potlatch loggers left behind.

Yeah, it's supposed to be sunny and 80 degrees here this weekend. I'm not usually an early riser, but I think I'll get up at the crack of dawn and get started!! Like you, I plan to make the most of my weekend! Good luck to you. I hope those implements all work out!

It appears you have a box blade so that would be a much better tool to work on the driveway than your bucket/FEL. It takes a bit of practice to use a boxblade effectively but it is well worth the effort especially for driveway maintenance. You'll wear out your bucket cutting edge pretty quickly trying to do it with the FEL.

It was getting late in the evening yesterday when I decided to tackle the driveway. I knew I didn't have enough time to figure out the box blade before dark, so I went with what I knew. But I do plan to work the BB this weekend. Hopefully it will be dry enough to get some traction.