Thanks, Looking at Small Tractors.. You Have Been The ONLY Guy To Show It Digging And Lifting... I Have 6 Acres Of Wooded Area To Cut Ditches and Clear Of Brush/Trees ... Some Large Roots Will Be Encountered.. Trying Not To Have To Get Off Tractor Every Time And Swing The Old Double Blade..
I had thw rk24 for over a year now with the backhoe, loader and grapple. I gave cleared over an acre of land for building my house. This is a work horse. Dug over 500 feet 4 foot deep trench. The loader can lift more than rated for. Other than my mistakes and rough use nothing has broken. I did tip it over once and followed some advice and its still runs like new.
Just purchased the rk24 in February, been brush hogging and clearing a few acres. This little tractor is a tank. So for a "small" subcompact tractor i give it a 10
Super video dad and mom. These kids will cherish their memories of running the tractor on dads farm. Im really impressed with the RK 24. I was thinking about the RK 37 but i have a J.D 3025. I believe the 24 would suit my needs, and the price can't be beat.
Looks great and I'm glad it works for your family. We picked up Daniel's five day school lunch earlier today. He just finished his live conference with his teacher. Now we're going to have some lunch before we mail paperwork his speech therapist needed me to sign. Also will pick up a birthday present for Lee and treat Daniel and I to some slushies. I love pina colada mixed with mango. Daniel mixes several different flavors together.
Reverse the bolt direction for the remote hydraulic mount. (put the nuts on towards the outside of the machine) or even better , do what I did , replace the bolts with carriage bolts. This will keep the seat from getting damaged when rotating it. I also have one of these tractors and it is amazing the power and capability it has for being a small tractor.
I don't have this tractor brand, but my Tractor, you lift the seat forward first then rotate it....just the opposite of yours... I thought they were all the same. Thanks for the video.
Need to put the E-brake on when operating the backhoe. The torque applied to the stabilizers will slop them out otherwise (they aren't as robust as a construction machine). And the roll bar MUST be locked upright with the backhoe in operation. That arm can easily tip the tractor over onto you working sideways
Thank you for this well done and informative video! Liked and subscribed, now I need to catch up on your other vids. God bless you and your lovely family and thank you for sharing with us!
Thank you so much for coming on over & glad you enjoyed the video, hope you like our other videos & catching up with our crazy lot. Hope you're staying safe & warm, God Bless :D
Farmer in training, cute! Nice review of the tractor. I have a similar size Massey Ferguson. The power of those little tractors is amazing. My seat swivels, like yours, but your seat looks to be even more difficult. Thanks for sharing!
We have a few farmers in training 'round here, gotta teach them the good life. The little tractors sure do have good power & we love ours. Thanks for coming on over
It has out done itself!! Our family has pushed it more than what it should be able to do, it has done every job we needed it to & more. DEFINATELY recommend!!
Thanks for the video. Always something to do... We have the RK24 also. You are absolutely right about that seat for the backhoe. I fight with that thing every time. Sliced my hand a couple of times. Pinched and smashed fingers too. I disconnected the silver latch on the bottom. Seems to help a little. One less lever to push to get the seat to lift or swivel. But you've been working it hard like it's supposed to and it's holding up. How far do you have to travel to get warranty work done if it should have an issue? Have you had any experience with the RK service department yet? Keep up the videos..thanks again.
Well my rk is about an hour an 20 minutes from me and they would do any warranty work from what the salesman told me the only thing I have had come up was I had a side panel come loose and I crushed it but they gave me a new one no problem
@@WildWonderfulHomestead Sounds like you have a good RK. I've got about 130 hours on mine and happy with RK. Keep the videos coming. Always interesting to see how others are homesteading.
@@highplainshollarhomestead3188 well it all comes down to weight the 37 can lift round bails but if you don't need to lift that much i have been blown away by how many uses the 24 has what are you trying to use it for
How tall are you? I'm looking hopefully buy a small tractor but im 6ft 5 350lbs I'm not sure how well I'll fit on one like that. The closest RK is about 100miles from me
Well I'm 5'8" and it feels like I'm a little to tall it may be ok if your only on it for bits at a time but when you see how much easier life is with it that probably won't happen i would suggest try another brand closer to you most brand have tractors the same size and that will give you a better idea before you make a wasted 100 mile trip hope this helps and if you need anything else just ask
Prices have changed since I got this one but go to rktractor.com and do the build a tractor to git price it was way cheaper than I expected they would be
@@WildWonderfulHomestead Awesome. Im in Berkeley and just stumbled across your YT videos. I may stop by one day. I pass thru Bloomery and Paw Paw alot.
Yes I have an rk24 and have added a toothbar from everything attachments. Its similar to a piranha toothbar but I like it better. The rk24 has blown my mind at what it can do and I grew up on a 50hp ford 3910
Absolutely EXCELLENT Review!!!! Thank you. You have a beautiful family!!! Good luck!!
Thanks, Looking at Small Tractors.. You Have Been The ONLY Guy To Show It Digging And Lifting... I Have 6 Acres Of Wooded Area To Cut Ditches and Clear Of Brush/Trees ... Some Large Roots Will Be Encountered.. Trying Not To Have To Get Off Tractor Every Time And Swing The Old Double Blade..
Sounds like this is the one for you i have ripped on some big roots with my little backhoe and the more I use it the better it runs
I had thw rk24 for over a year now with the backhoe, loader and grapple. I gave cleared over an acre of land for building my house. This is a work horse. Dug over 500 feet 4 foot deep trench. The loader can lift more than rated for. Other than my mistakes and rough use nothing has broken. I did tip it over once and followed some advice and its still runs like new.
That's brilliant!!
Thanks WIL
Just purchased the rk24 in February, been brush hogging and clearing a few acres. This little tractor is a tank. So for a "small" subcompact tractor i give it a 10
Same here, we love ours & so do the kids
Thank you. I just bought a 5 acre homestead. I am buying this one myself.
Congratulations!! You're gonna LOVE it - the homestead AND this tractor
Thanks for the tip on the seat hazard! Shopping for a tractor now and will use your info to compare.
No problem, happy to help. Good luck finding your new tractor
Super video dad and mom. These kids will cherish their memories of running the tractor on dads farm. Im really impressed with the RK 24. I was thinking about the RK 37 but i have a J.D 3025. I believe the 24 would suit my needs, and the price can't be beat.
Glad you enjoyed it
That's why I'm going for the 24hp
Great video. I especially appreciate the warning regarding the seat.
Thanks & happy to help
Great informative review! Love to see the young ones on it, reminds me of dad and I. Thank you
Thanks so much & we're hoping our kiddos will have those same fond memories in years to come
Looks great and I'm glad it works for your family. We picked up Daniel's five day school lunch earlier today. He just finished his live conference with his teacher. Now we're going to have some lunch before we mail paperwork his speech therapist needed me to sign. Also will pick up a birthday present for Lee and treat Daniel and I to some slushies. I love pina colada mixed with mango. Daniel mixes several different flavors together.
Thanks for pointing out the hood release. I was looking at one at RK and couldn’t figure it out!
No problem
Thanks for the video! Nice homestead! Cheers. Tom
Thank for coming on over
Great review! Thinking of buying one for my Florida property
Glad you enjoyed our video & if you get one, I'm sure you'll enjoy that too
Cool video thanks for posting
No problem 👍
Great video ,thanks
Thanks for coming on over, glad you enjoyed it
Reverse the bolt direction for the remote hydraulic mount. (put the nuts on towards the outside of the machine) or even better , do what I did , replace the bolts with carriage bolts. This will keep the seat from getting damaged when rotating it. I also have one of these tractors and it is amazing the power and capability it has for being a small tractor.
Thank you so much for the tip, will definitely try that
I don't have this tractor brand, but my Tractor, you lift the seat forward first then rotate it....just the opposite of yours... I thought they were all the same. Thanks for the video.
No problem, thanks for coming on over
Need to put the E-brake on when operating the backhoe. The torque applied to the stabilizers will slop them out otherwise (they aren't as robust as a construction machine). And the roll bar MUST be locked upright with the backhoe in operation. That arm can easily tip the tractor over onto you working sideways
Thanks so much for the help & tips, really appreciate it
I also found 4wd, low gear, with emergency brake kept tractor much more planted during back hoe use.
Thats exactly what I need. Thanks
No worries, if you get one we hope you enjoy it as much as we do
Thank you for this well done and informative video! Liked and subscribed, now I need to catch up on your other vids. God bless you and your lovely family and thank you for sharing with us!
Thank you so much for coming on over & glad you enjoyed the video, hope you like our other videos & catching up with our crazy lot. Hope you're staying safe & warm, God Bless :D
Farmer in training, cute! Nice review of the tractor. I have a similar size Massey Ferguson. The power of those little tractors is amazing. My seat swivels, like yours, but your seat looks to be even more difficult. Thanks for sharing!
We have a few farmers in training 'round here, gotta teach them the good life. The little tractors sure do have good power & we love ours. Thanks for coming on over
I have same tractor, glad to see a review. My only issue is the pto lever difficult to move into mid only slot sometimes.
Like the rk24
It is fantastic!!
Been 3 years….hows the tractor now? I’m thinking about buying one 😁
It has out done itself!! Our family has pushed it more than what it should be able to do, it has done every job we needed it to & more. DEFINATELY recommend!!
This looks to be a great tractor.
It sure is. I was VERY hesitant on getting a new tractor but Hubby did his research & now I LOVE it just as much as Will & the kids😊
What is the opinion on the belly mower? If you have one.
Unfortunately we don't have one.
Good video ,i have a question when facing forward between your feet there is a round cap looks like fuel cap what is it for?
That's for the deck adjustment if you buy the mower deck for it
Thanks for the video. Always something to do... We have the RK24 also. You are absolutely right about that seat for the backhoe. I fight with that thing every time. Sliced my hand a couple of times. Pinched and smashed fingers too. I disconnected the silver latch on the bottom. Seems to help a little. One less lever to push to get the seat to lift or swivel. But you've been working it hard like it's supposed to and it's holding up. How far do you have to travel to get warranty work done if it should have an issue? Have you had any experience with the RK service department yet? Keep up the videos..thanks again.
Well my rk is about an hour an 20 minutes from me and they would do any warranty work from what the salesman told me the only thing I have had come up was I had a side panel come loose and I crushed it but they gave me a new one no problem
@@WildWonderfulHomestead Sounds like you have a good RK. I've got about 130 hours on mine and happy with RK. Keep the videos coming. Always interesting to see how others are homesteading.
Great review!
Thank you & thanks for coming on over
Thinking about buying one with a grapple. Can it handle a 600-700 pound log? Thanks for sharing
Yes, absolutely. Max weight I've lifted without rear weights is about 600 lbs
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Great video ,How deep does it dig?
I have dug down to 4.5 foot but it can go deeper it is classed as a 6.5 foot but the website rktractor.com has all the specs
@@WildWonderfulHomestead nice, thanx
@@ocd7036 No problem 😀
How many hours have you put on it?
Right now I have about 185 on it and still love the thing
Nice review bud.
Thanks
@@WildWonderfulHomestead Im going back and forth on a fully dressed out RK24, or a RK 37 with loader.
@@highplainshollarhomestead3188 well it all comes down to weight the 37 can lift round bails but if you don't need to lift that much i have been blown away by how many uses the 24 has what are you trying to use it for
How tall are you?
I'm looking hopefully buy a small tractor but im 6ft 5 350lbs I'm not sure how well I'll fit on one like that. The closest RK is about 100miles from me
Well I'm 5'8" and it feels like I'm a little to tall it may be ok if your only on it for bits at a time but when you see how much easier life is with it that probably won't happen i would suggest try another brand closer to you most brand have tractors the same size and that will give you a better idea before you make a wasted 100 mile trip hope this helps and if you need anything else just ask
What part of wv you from I’m in Taylor county
We are in Hampshire County yall ant to far from us about 2 an a half hours
3 cyl Yanmar...I was surprised it cost the same as my 2012 JD 1026R TLB MMM...22K . I imagine the new JD's cost a few K more for a 2021.
I have the TYM-254 (same tractor as rk24) and it was 4k cheaper than the Jd1025 when i was looking
Thanks for sharing that info
Cost?
Prices have changed since I got this one but go to rktractor.com and do the build a tractor to git price it was way cheaper than I expected they would be
What county are you in?
We are in Hampshire County
@@WildWonderfulHomestead Awesome. Im in Berkeley and just stumbled across your YT videos. I may stop by one day. I pass thru Bloomery and Paw Paw alot.
@@dougdorrer4622 Wow, what a small world!! You'd be more than welcome to stop by one day
Can you put a tooth bar on it and dig like a skid steer? Obviously it wouldn't be as good but is it possible?
Yes, it would be possible
Yes I have an rk24 and have added a toothbar from everything attachments. Its similar to a piranha toothbar but I like it better. The rk24 has blown my mind at what it can do and I grew up on a 50hp ford 3910
L.p.