Kioti · Utility

Kioti DK4720

~$34,215

MSRP, base build

KiotiDK4720
Utility
44.9 hp engine · 33.4 PTO−26% to the shaft

Hydrostatic DK at 44.9 hp, the same rating as the gear-drive DK4520 but a different engine and a different trim ladder - SEH only, cab $43,269. Kioti publishes a 1,500 lb 3-point lift here where every other DK reads 2,716, which is the figure to settle with a dealer before signing.

Engine
44.9 hp
PTO
33.4 hp
Loader lift
2,474 lbs
3-pt lift
1,500 lbs

0.98 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price

As published by the maker

Specifications

Size class
Utility
Transmission
Hydrostatic
Engine
Daedong
Engine hp
44.9 hp
PTO hp
33.4 hp
Drive
4WD
Loader lift
2,474 lbs
Three-point lift
1,500 lbs
Hydraulic flow
16.5 GPM
Fuel tank
12.7 gal
Weight
3,523 lbs
Warranty
6 yr / unlimited hr powertrain
4WD
Yes
Cab
Available
Turbo
No
Cruise control
No

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

4WDCabDieselFront LoaderHydrostaticPower Steering

From owner discussion and long-term write-ups

What owners say

What they like

  • Hydrostatic drive on a 3,523 lb frame is the right combination for a day of loader cycles, where a shuttle means a clutch pedal every direction change
  • 16.5 gpm total flow and a 2,474 lb loader at the pivot pin, matching the larger DK5020 and DK5520
  • 107.7 in of loader lift height clears the side of most dump trailers
  • 5.3 hp over the DK4220 for about $1,600, on an otherwise identical chassis
  • 72-month unlimited-hour powertrain term and 24 months bumper-to-bumper with no deductible
  • 12.7 gal of fuel, the largest tank in the DK line

What they complain about

  • Kioti's own page lists the 3-point lift as 1,500 lb, against 2,716 lb for the DK4220 below it and the DK5020 above it - that gap has to be resolved in writing before you buy on hitch capacity
  • 33.4 PTO hp from 44.9 gross is a 26 percent loss, and it is 5.5 PTO hp below what Kioti claims for the gear-drive DK4520 at the same gross rating
  • Hydrostatic only, so there is no cheaper gear version of this exact model
  • No aftertreatment or induction detail published for the 3HT-TH4C engine
  • At $34,215 it is priced above Kioti's own NS4710 frame without the NS's larger hitch

Gathered from owner reports

What owners report

Owners who bought one tend to be on 20 to 30 acres and describe it as the machine that made the property workable at all - leveling roads, moving logs, digging trenches, clearing snow and hauling build materials. Most of the discussion around it is not about the tractor breaking but about what it costs once it is specified the way buyers actually want it, and about how it stacks up against a lightly used Kubota cab at the same money.

What comes up favourably

  • Owners on 20 to 30 acre properties consistently describe it as covering the whole job list rather than specializing - road leveling, log moving, trenching, post holes, snow and material hauling all on the one machine.
  • Two owners hay 12 to 15 acres with one and say they do not regret sizing down to it; both acknowledge places a bigger tractor would help, and neither considers it a real limitation.
  • Kioti's long loader-to-bumper coverage comes up repeatedly as the thing that closed the sale - one buyer chose a DK4720 with six-year coverage over a similarly priced TYM cab with two, and dealer warranty backing is the reason another gave for going Kioti over a cheaper import.

What comes up as a complaint

  • One buyer who spent a month going back and forth between a DK4720 cab and a Kubota L4060 cab came down on the Kubota: he found the loader functions smoother, particularly curling and raising at the same time, and the cab bigger with rear windows that open. At his dealers a new Kioti and a four-year-old Kubota with 300 hours cost about the same.
  • The real out-the-door number runs well above the base price. One owner paid about $50,000 for a new one set up for off-grid work, and cab builds quoted with third-function hydraulics, a block heater and ballasted rear tires came in near $60,000.
  • Ballast, not loader capacity, is where owners run into the limit. Someone regularly lifting 1,500 to 2,000 lb doubts that 600 lb of suitcase weights on the three-point is enough even with filled rear tires, and describes the tractor getting bouncy as loads come on and off with the loader out front.

Questions worth asking

There's a warning light on that looks like a temperature gauge - what is it?
Owners report this catches people out: it is the particulate filter regeneration light, not a coolant temperature warning. The procedure is to leave the tractor running at or above 1,700 rpm until it goes out, which takes roughly ten minutes. It is in the manual, and on at least some machines it is also printed on a sticker on the right rear wheel fender.
How much rear ballast does it need for heavy loader work?
More than buyers first assume. An owner planning regular 1,500 to 2,000 lb loader lifts already had filled rear tires and still judged a 600 lb suitcase-weight setup short of what he wanted on the three-point. He also raised a practical worry worth checking: suitcase weights on a quick hitch are held down by gravity alone, and the tractor does bounce when loads come on and off with the loader extended.
New DK4720 or a used Kubota L4060 cab at the same price?
This is the comparison buyers keep running, because at several dealers a new Kioti and a four-year-old Kubota with around 300 hours price out about the same. The buyer who worked through it most carefully preferred the Kubota's cab and the smoothness of its loader controls, and took the used machine. The counterweight is that the Kioti is new and carries its full warranty term, which is what pushed other buyers the other way.

Summarised from public owner discussion, not from testing. Nothing here was measured by this site, and a report that recurs is not the same as a defect rate.

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