The last thing I needed was another project, but a deal came down the pike I couldn't pass up. Frankly this is going to be checkbook - but since so much of cars is moving stuff about - this is related as such
It's a 1990 Kioti LB2614. 26 hp diesel, with backhoe and set me back 3800. It needs a motor rebuilt (but I'm actually not sure)... apparently it had head gasket issues, and the shop spent 24 hours working on it. I was told it's missing rings on one cylinder - which would be a trick because I don't think the pan has ever been off... it has 413 hours on it... around here, comparable is 15k - all in on it will likely be less then 5k (even if I have to buy another motor).... Kioti is Korean and they've built tractors and motors for most of the big guys (New Holland, John Deere - who still uses the Daedong motor) to me it looks like a Kubota.
Next is remove the backhoe and the bucket then haul it to a friend who does tractors a couple hours from me.... it cracked me up, I called him and asked what he thought of them. Apparently he didn't realize that all I was doing was basically telling him to be prepared.... checkbook ;)
I'm hoping Stiney pipes in with information and parts...
someone in overland was complaining about how weak the Colorado frames are.... uh, yeah righ
I would have liked to center it a bit more but it towed this like a champ
and pronounced "Coyote" - or I should say the western version which pronounces the last E as well .... coyotee
It's a 1990 Kioti LB2614. 26 hp diesel, with backhoe and set me back 3800. It needs a motor rebuilt (but I'm actually not sure)... apparently it had head gasket issues, and the shop spent 24 hours working on it. I was told it's missing rings on one cylinder - which would be a trick because I don't think the pan has ever been off... it has 413 hours on it... around here, comparable is 15k - all in on it will likely be less then 5k (even if I have to buy another motor).... Kioti is Korean and they've built tractors and motors for most of the big guys (New Holland, John Deere - who still uses the Daedong motor) to me it looks like a Kubota.
Next is remove the backhoe and the bucket then haul it to a friend who does tractors a couple hours from me.... it cracked me up, I called him and asked what he thought of them. Apparently he didn't realize that all I was doing was basically telling him to be prepared.... checkbook ;)
I'm hoping Stiney pipes in with information and parts...
someone in overland was complaining about how weak the Colorado frames are.... uh, yeah righ
I would have liked to center it a bit more but it towed this like a champ
and pronounced "Coyote" - or I should say the western version which pronounces the last E as well .... coyotee
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