Will the CK27 be "enough" tractor

[Fastpitch]

I just want to say thank you to all the members of the peanut gallery for all of the replies. You have given me a lot to think about from many different perspectives and this is exactly what I wanted when I started this thread. There is no other place on the internet that you can go and find this many people who are this knowledgeable and passionate about tractors, so again I say thank you.

Now I wish I could just get away from work in time to go by the Kioti dealer and test drive the different models.

 

[earljr59]

Fastpitch, from your first post and what you want a tractor to do i think any size ck will serve you well and do fine.I hope when at the dealer you try and make yourself think small.Resist the sales pitch to go bigger and remember they call um compact tractors for a reason.Good luck.

 

[earljr59]

@mtn view ranch,I enjoyed your pictures of your dirtworking project and such a nice view. The case dozer looks very nice and looks right at home on the range.:thumbsup:

 

[caver]

When I first got my little Case 310 dozer,

Cool little dozer. Did you fancy it up yourself or buy it that way?

 

[caver]

Fastpitch:

The relationship with my LB1914 soured when the loader couldn't pull a T-post out of the ground or breakout of a pile of gravel. It was a fun little tractor but the loader was a big disappointment. It was my first tractor and you learn by your mistakes.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Cool little dozer. Did you fancy it up yourself or buy it that way?

I did the rebuild myself. Here is what it looked like before I started. I used it as purchased for 3 years, before doing much of anything to it. It is a good little machine.

 

[Fastpitch]

I finally got a chance to go by the Kioti dealer and talk to the dealer and drive a few tractors. I told him that most of the hours that I would be putting on the tractor would be mowing 8 acres that I would probably not let it get over 8". I told him I also wanted a grader to maintain a long drive and a tiller to till a garden but I would only be doing those task a few times a year. He recommended the ck27. The free loader program is on for the ck27 and ck30 but not the ck35 The ck35 has a $2,500 rebate. He said the loader was worth $3,500.

He said that it would be hard to tell the difference between the ck27 and ck35 while pulling a 6' finish mower if I truly used it as a finish mower. He said that if I wanted to go to a 7' finish mower he would recommend the ck35 but he only recommended a 7' if my land was pretty much level. If not he recommended a 6' regardless of which tractor I bought. He carries the Woods PRD and RD finish mowers. The PRD is :shocked: $2,700 and the RD is $2,150 but man that PRD is built well.

He recommended a 5' KingKutter tiller and a 5' woods grader. I believe it is a GS600. He said that the ck35 would handle a 6' and possibly a 7' but if I was only grading my driveway a few times a year was it worth the extra money? He said that he sold more ck27s than ck30s and ck35s combined. He said that most people he sold ck35s to wanted a tractor to run a 6' brush cutter but he thought that the dk lineup was better for a 6' brush cutter. He said that the ck35 was a great tractor and if I bought one I would never want for hp as long as I used implements designed for that frame sized tractor but performing the task that I described he felt that I would be happy with a ck27 plus save some money.

Sorry for the long post but I thought you might want to know what the dealer recommended.

 

[kiotiken]

Thanks for the update. What did he quote you for price difference between the 3?

 

[Not Retired Yet]

Fastpitch that post sounds almost identical to what I went through last year. I wound up with the ck27hst and extra implements. I've been VERY happy with my decision and haven't needed more power yet. Let us know what you decide. Good luck and you'll get a lot of use out of whatever you decide!

 

[Fastpitch]

Thanks for the update. What did he quote you for price difference between the 3?

The CK27 was $16,000, CK30 $16,700 and the CK35 was $18,700. All were HST and included a FEL with hooks welded on. For gear drive models subtract $1,200.