You know what would be nice??

[crabjoe]

It would be nice if Kioti would have a section for older models. They should also make all the owners manuals available online as a pdf file. That would be NICEEEEE..

 

[ToadHill]

A shop manual would be better, from my experience the owners manual is useless and in several sections contridicts itself, ex. one area said to change trans fluid every 300 hours and in another section it tells you to change it every 400.

 

[VT365]

I'd just like to have an ACCURATE Kioti manual!

 

[crabjoe]

Yes, a shop manual would be better, but I doubt they will every release it as a free product. The reason is because it doesn't come as part of the tractor purchase.

The owners manual is suppose to come with every tractor, so it only makes sense to make it available online.

 

[JoelD]

Agreed, I think there is a market for "aftermarket" repair manuals for tractors in General, not deere, they've got their manuals figured out. But for Kioti and some others. I have the shop manual and like it, I've not found any issues, but I've not had to dig in yet. Well built machine.

 

[kentrodngun]

I'd just like to have an ACCURATE Kioti manual!

KiotiJohn where are you?

 

[PA hayseed]

Wow, you guys read the manuals? I like to look at the pictures.

I just ordered my shop manual, wow, not cheap. I was thinking 30, maybe 40 tops, guess I was wrong.

 

[crabjoe]

Wow, you guys read the manuals? I like to look at the pictures.

I just ordered my shop manual, wow, not cheap. I was thinking 30, maybe 40 tops, guess I was wrong.

It cost me a $100 for the shop and parts manual. I haven't even opened the box that it came in yet. I think I'll do that this weekend.

BTW, I ordered the manuals because I don't have a Kioti dealer near by and I don't have a trailer to haul it. Plus, I enjoy doing the maintenance. This way I know it's done and done right.

 

[RexB]

I got a shop manual last year, it has helped but needs more actual pictures and diagrams, especially for electrical. I hope to heck Chilton's or Haynes or Kioti puts an ILLUSTRATED SHOP MANUAL out. Closest dealer is 100 miles away through the mad Seattle traffic. It ought to be free for peeps that already bought the present manual, and a reasonable cost otherwise.

My JD has a Great shop manual.

And double-check the torques that the kioti manual specifies, the conversion is sometimes wrong there. Here's a chart:

 

[PA hayseed]

And double-check the torques that the kioti manual specifies, the conversion is sometimes wrong there. Here's a chart:

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Hey, thanks for the heads up. I ordered the manual for torque specs - specifically. Maybe kioti should look into this. Wrong specs could be quite hazardous. Any idea if they update them?

Actually, I think I will contact Kioti directly, if the specs are wrong when I get the manual. I am actually shocked by this.