The 40-tier version of Kioti's 39.5 hp compact, with the intercooled 3H-TH4A engine and the cab trim the 20-tier does not get as cleanly. It pays for that with a smaller 1,657 lb loader and 11.3 gpm where the CK4020 has 1,969 lb and 11.7.
1.21 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price
As published by the maker
On the price: The maker's own published starting figure for the base build. A dealer adds a loader, a deck and freight on top.
Lift figures are the maker's and are quoted at whichever point the maker chose; the about page explains why two loaders with the same number do not lift the same pallet.
Comes with
From owner discussion and long-term write-ups
Cross-shopped against
Same brand or same size, nearest in price
Kioti
39.6 hp and 33.3 at the PTO take the CK 20-tier as far as it goes, on the same 2,734 lb frame as the 34.9 hp CK3520 with the same 1,969 lb loader and 11.7 gpm pump. Sold gear at $26,681, three-range hydrostatic at $27,571, or as the SEH cab at $39,826.
Spec sheet & owner notesKioti
Kioti's 40-tier sits above the CK3520 on price and below it on loader capacity: a 3H-TH4A intercooled engine, 0.1 hp more, 1,657 lb at the loader pin against the 3520's 1,969, and 11.3 gpm against 11.7. Gear $24,769, hydrostatic $25,769, cab $37,469.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Kioti
The 20-tier CK at 34.9 hp, and the cheapest way into Kioti's 1,826 cc common-rail engine. Its KL4030C loader lifts 1,969 lb at the pin - more than the pricier 40-tier CK3540 - which is the argument for buying the older tier. Gear $24,265, hydrostatic $25,171, cab $36,937.
Spec sheet & owner notes