kioti tractor
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Topic: kioti tractor
Posted By: allis d14
Subject: kioti tractor
Date Posted: 17 May 2012 at 9:16pm
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hello everybody just wondering if anybody had any thoughts on the kioti tractor. looking purchase 20-30 hp tractor 4x4 with loader. i am open to any inputs on other brands too
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Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 4:29am
Never heard anything good about them. Never had one either, but I would run away from it.
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Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 5:39am
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Kioti builds a fine tractor. My brother has been selling them for many years along side the AGCO/ now Massy tractors. I like to walk through the shop from time to time to see what is being worked on and they bring more other brand tractors in then Kioti's.
No problem with parts or warrenty.
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Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 6:26am
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Dave that is because most got traded somewhere else ????? I have worked on a bunch of them . These are not for the frist timer tractor owner that thinks its just a tractor ,its cheaper and it's only a tractor !!!!!Putting a cluch in one today a 3054
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Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 7:30am
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Aren't the tractors that Bobcat (the popular skid steer manufacturer) markets with their name on em built by Kioti? Darrel
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Posted By: CTD03
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 8:08am
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Yes bobcat tractors are the same tractors just white
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Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 8:20am
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Kioti website: http://www.kioti.com/products/tractors/tractors_list.asp" rel="nofollow - http://www.kioti.com/products/tractors/tractors_list.asp Bobcat website: http://www.bobcat.com/buildandquote/basemodel.html?id=5684&_ref=212bawppctglbct&utm_term=loader&utm_campaign=2012Tractor&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CNuQ97r1ibACFeEDQAodLFyALQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.bobcat.com/buildandquote/basemodel.html?id=5684&_ref=212bawppctglbct&utm_term=loader&utm_campaign=2012Tractor&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CNuQ97r1ibACFeEDQAodLFyALQ
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Posted By: bill2260
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 8:20am
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Go with kubota. You won't be sorry, Bill
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Posted By: texcl
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 9:06am
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My wife and I run a pretty good sized produce operation and we like cub cadet beleive it or not. Cub Cadet is now the US importer for Yanmar, and Yanmar is a good industrial tractor, I think they are the leading small commercial tractor manufacturer in the world. Last Year we bought an EX-450, which is a 45 hp tractor with a manual transmission and selective 4x4. It is a great tractor and we are tough on it. We bottom plow gumbo, cultivate, disk, grade, roto-till and snow blow with it and it has been great. It starts no problem in negative 30 degree weather without hesitation and the hydraulics are very responsive. I looked at the korean tractors and the quality just didn't seem as good and I worry about parts support 10 years from now. Remember Yanmar is the leading tractor brand so parts will be readily available. John Deere has Yamar make parts such as engines and transmissions and I've heard entire tractors for them so there is another parts source. around June cub cadet usually runs some pretty good sales and they are pretty competitive with kioti and other tractors, you should be able to pick up a 32hp for right around the same price. Go drive a couple to compare.
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Posted By: BrianC
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 10:36am
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I think Yanmar is now setting up their own dealers in the US.
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Posted By: texcl
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 11:08am
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Yup they are, and the dealers between yanmar and cub cadet will be completely interchangable as a matter of fact if you use their search engine to look for yanmar dealers they will list mostly cub cadet dealers, because they are completely interchangable even the down to the color sceme and model numbers, which is a good thing for the future. I often wondered why they didn't just use the Yanmar name as they are known for their durability and longevity. I also beleive that Yanmar opened up a manufacturing plant in GA a couple years ago so at least some of the products are american made.
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Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 11:12am
The company that built Kioti, can't remember the name off hand, bought Bobcat a couple years ago. Someone from ND should be able to come up with details. I believe they are still building Bobcats in ND. I had heard the original Kioti tractor company was set up by some former Kubota management people. They contracted with the Korean company to build what was pretty much a Kubota knockoff but cheaper because of labor costs, etc. There may also be a connection to the Branson brand. I only know of a few around here but they seem ok, certainly better then the Chinese junk.
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Posted By: SteveC(NS)
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 4:23pm
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My BIL bought a small (mid/) size John Deere (am I allowed to say that here?) back in the late 70s or early 80s the diesel engine (and maybe more) was Yanmar. I believe it served him well but he molly coddled the machine instead of putting it to work so maybe that's why it lasted.
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Posted By: Gatz in NE
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 4:35pm
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(from online inquiry...)
In 2007 Ingersoll-Rand sold Bobcat, along with its utility equipment and attachments http://www.answers.com/topic/bobcat-company#" rel="nofollow - - businesses , to Korea's Doosan Infracore and Doosan Engine for almost $5 billion.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/bobcat-company#ixzz1vG9NYYfn" rel="nofollow - http://www.answers.com/topic/bobcat-company#ixzz1vG9NYYfn
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Posted By: TREVMAN
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 11:01pm
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Buy a Yanmar or Kubota. I am using a friends John Deere 4500, which is a Yanmar. Built heavy, starts unbelievably well, easy on fuel, pulls like an ox, nice platform, good 3 point, good hydraulics, power steering is the nicest Ive ever used, easy to work on. I have to wear a bag on my head to drive it, but its a really nice tractor. I dont think John Deere would have sourced them if they were poor.
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