Harvey

I have looked at about every aftermarket UTV/ATV dealer in the US. As of today no one carries an aftermarket clutch for the Kioti. The only option I've found is the dealership. They quoted me an estimate of $2290.00 to replace mine. I brought it back to my farm and disassembled it myself in about 40 minutes. The dealer tries to make it sound like its "rocket science". The CVT technology is 70 years old and was used on farm equipment back in the 1950's. The clutch is just a shody made Chinese clone. I'm still looking.

I own 2022 Kioti K-9 2440 that has had multiple failures from day 1. It has spent over 3 month in the shop. I will never make that mistake again. I would love to join the class action suit. Where do I sign up. At the moment mine is on the trailer with a separated (broken) CVT primary clutch. 750 hours.

I own the Kioti K-9 2440. I purchased it back during the pandemic when Deere and Kubota could not be found in inventory. I previously owned a 2012 John Deere 855 D and ran it for 10 plus years on a commercial poultry operation 7 days per week. It had over 5500 hours on it when I sold it to an employee and purchased the Kioti. The K-9 has not been a reliable unit. With only 750 hours logged, it's spent over 3 months at the dealership for miscellaneous repairs, mostly clutch and drive-line issues. The diesel engine has been great. It's now down again. The primary CVT clutch separated. I carried it back to the dealership and they quoted me a repair estimate of $2,290 to replace the primary and the belt which is only about 6 months old. Declined his offer and retrieved the unit from the dealership. Today, I finally had the time to pop the primary clutch off and discovered the back side of the pulley completely separated from the clutch assembly. I'm now looking a better clutch option. Obviously, the OEM won't cut the mustard. I've contacted Mother Clutches. Hopefully, they have an aftermarket that will be a little more durable.