The best horsepower-per-dollar in Kioti's DK line: 50.3 hp and 41.5 at the PTO for $32,871, less than the 44.9 hp hydrostatic DK4720. The trade is a synchro shuttle instead of hydrostatic, which suits field work far better than a day of loader cycles.
1.26 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
Middle of the NX range and the one that balances best: 50 hp, 41.8 at the PTO, on the same 3,978 lb frame with the same 3,177 lb hitch as the NX4510 for $2,513 more. Hydrostatic $35,628, cab $41,963.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Kioti
The cheapest way into Kioti's premium NX frame, and the bargain of the whole lineup on paper: $31,537 buys a 3,177 lb hitch and a 2,761 lb loader, both the largest of any Kioti under 60 hp. Hydrostatic is $33,109, the cab $39,459.
Spec sheet & owner notesKioti
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.
Spec sheet & owner notes