Strengths Very compact yet powerful. This size does everything I need around my 10 acres. It will lift the bucket full of gravel with no problems. Hydrualics are very smooth yet fast.

Weaknesses people think its a Kubota

Overall Just what I wanted. I was woried it was to small but it does the job.

Strengths Power, Speed & Easy to use.

Weaknesses Lifting Power

Overall My CK20 has been a great tractor for the money, I shopped for about 4 months before purchasing the tractor and in less than one year i put 215 hrs on it at home. Have had nothing break on it so far and it takes a beating every week I am very impressed with it bought it brand new and love it.

Strengths Price, and warranty

Weaknesses My ck20 has 141 hours thus far. It has been in the shop every month for my one year of ownership. The hydrostat has been rebuilt 3 times and replaced once. The fuel bowl was made of incompatiple plastic and cracked losing a tank full of fuel. Both front hub housings had o-rings blow out. The rear engine oil seal ruptured. The bucket control lever broke at the gimble. O-rings in the Hydostat were the wrong material and dissolved. Numerous 3 point parts just fall off while cutting grass. Tie rod fell part. Hydrostat oil filter is mounted too low and when dented causing hydro problems.Should have bought a Kaboto. I can't rely on the tractor.

Overall I would never buy another Kioti. I Should have listened to owners of Kioti's who told me about their issues. Bought because of price and warranty. Kioti has repaired all defects, and I mean defects. As an engineer I see that these are manufactured with the cheapest parts available. When you have issues of material incompatibilty there is poor engineering involved. A polycarbonate fuel bowl?? This will harden and crack from contact with diesel and did. All the replacement parts are correct composition and should have been installed originally. With this tractor Kioti is playing catch up under warranty. Everything that has failed has been replaced with what should have been equiped to start with. The tractor has been in the shop 1/2 of my ownership of 1 year and 141 hours. Next time it breaks I will seek legal consul for replacement or refund. A true Lemon

Strengths DK45S with the KL451 loader is a good LIGHT duty tractor.

Weaknesses When this tractor is used for medium/heavy duty work, parts began to bend or break. I have owned this tractor for nearly two years (270 Hrs) and warranty work has been required for several problems. 1. 4wd engagement clutch slippage. Required two trips to the dealership a priority valve cleaning and adjustment a solenoid update kit installation and it still slips under heavy loads. 2. KL451 front loader frame bent. The first claim from the deader was "abuse/misuse". Obviously this voids the warranty and puts the owner in a position of proving that it was not abuse or misuse. Had it not been for the truthfulness of a Kioti salesman I would have been stuck with the repair bill for this one. It turns out that substandard thickness material was used in some of the KL451 loaders. The frame was changed under warranty and has worked satisfactorily since. 3. Seat upholstery began to come off the metal frame. This was changed under warranty after considerable debate with the dealership. 4. Left hand lift rod bent while operating a box blade. Again the dealer used the "abuse/misuse" claim to avoid covering this part under warranty. How do you prove to a dealership that the tractor was used properly? Customer support was contacted but again they claim “abuse/ misuse”.

Overall Overall I would give this tractor/loader a poor rating due to its reliability and durability. The warranty for this tractor/loader looks great on paper however the "abuse/misuse" claim makes it WORTHLESS. I have operated a Ford AA (Jubilee) model since almost new and have not experienced the problems that I have had with this modern tractor so beware and be informed.

Strengths Similar in capability to Kubota B7510 but has more powerful loader, 3PT position control, suspension seat and is heavier by 500 or so pounds. Solidly built and has had no problems in 200hrs use.

Weaknesses HST could use a third gear or lower top gearing.

Overall Excellent machine. Great value.

Strengths Great low end torque, power steering, ease of operation. Can handle realtively any job with ease and paitenence, just don't expect it to run like a D-9.

Weaknesses The rotten transmission, lacks the capability to get itself up a hill in high gear...seems to be a trend with this model. A dissapointment compared to the Kubota I just traded for it.

Overall A great product for the price, would spend a little more for a similar new kubota B7800 or B3030 with more HP the next time.

Strengths Value,purchased used with 300hrs. Easily tackles jobs of larger Kubota tractors that I've worked with. Solid frame mounted backhoe. Nevver had any problems with quality, great dealership to work with.

Weaknesses Can't go up hills in high range.

Overall Great buy... You can't find this quality for this price with any other manf.

Strengths 2006 model built very sturdy. Priced lower than competition. Engine starts easy and runs smooth. Drives stable, turns and operates easy.

Weaknesses No mid range gearing. Original seat was very thin and ripped within the first week of use. Dealer replaced with newer model which is much better. Tool box located in strange place. PTO shield gets in the way and was smashed within the first months use.

Overall Perfect for my two acres. Have used the auger to plant many trees, shrubs, bushes and other plants. Mower keeps things looking nice in summer. Power steering makes it easy to steer with the FEL full. Quick bolt-on forks for the FEL makes it easy to unload and move palletized cargo.

Strengths Excellent power, works well with the mower. Recently used a 7ft. bush hog on a rolling, large field with no problem. I like the HST.

Weaknesses Poor gas mileage and the hour counter has not worked since I bought it. Hopefully Nationwide will correct this, however they have not as of 10/04/06. I bought it 7/01/06.

Overall Overall very satisfied with the easy operation of this tractor.

Strengths Feels good and solid, turns nicly.

Weaknesses If you do some reading online you'll find that there are two chronic issues with this tractor. Sadly, I've had them both. My transmission was weak and it would not back up over things. A trip to the dealer did fix this. Now I am finding that my loader is cracking, this seems to happen to lots of people as well. While this machine seems to be a good value, I would not buy it again. Kioti has a ways to go to get their quality up to par.

Overall If they could get their issues straightend out it might be okay.