Tiller kingkutter tillers owners?

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I went shopping this week for a rotary tiller. lots of choices and prices. I was wondering if any of you guys have bought a 6' kingkutter tiller(tg-72-y) . this one weighs 780 lbs and is gear driven and looks as heavy or more so than the woods and frontier tillers and at 1475.00 a lot better price. there seems to be light duty .standard duty and commercial duty tillers in all brands but the kingkutter seemed heavier built than all the others in the same class and did not have a chain drive. anyone have a kingkutter and what's your opinion.
thanks for any advice and response.

prices
6' kingkutter gear driven 1475.00 780lbs
6' woods chain driven 2300-2500.00 591 lbs
6' frontier chain driven 3000.00-3200.00

 

[rswyan]

I have a 5' KK tiller that I use with my B2910 Kubota (22 PTO HP) The paint job ain't the greatest but I'd say it's pretty heavy-duty.

I bought it last year and so far it has held up real well. While tilling the garden (which was a corn fleid about 30 years ago) it brought up football/basketball sized rocks and just spit them out .... with no apparent harm to the tiller .... I was impressed.

 

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thanks for the reply. was wondering when the rocks come out does the slip clutch engage. do you have to back up or raise the tiller to go on? and also what did you pay last year for the 5' tiller? I was priced $ 1175.00 plus tax. for the 5'.

 

[NewToy]

I saw that new KKII 6' gear drive tiller at our local TSC this past week, I thought they looked real good. They wanted $1471.00. That's the first time I have seen KK's with gear drive. I wonder if they will have them in different sizes?

John

 

[rswyan]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( was wondering when the rocks come out does the slip clutch engage. )</font>
Sometimes yes ... sometimes no (it would just spit them out the back) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( do you have to back up or raise the tiller to go on? )</font>
On a couple of occassions where I hit large, deep rocks and the slip clutch disenaged I did raise the tiller and move forward to bypass them.

I think I paid around $1000 - $1100 and change (plus tax) if memory serves - plus TSC was running their spend at least $300 and you get 6 months no payments deal.

 

[PineRidge]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I saw that new KKII 6' gear drive tiller at our local TSC this past week, I thought they looked real good. They wanted $1471.00. That's the first time I have seen KK's with gear drive. I wonder if they will have them in different sizes?

John )</font>

Bought our KK tiller years ago and it was all gear drive even back then. Haven't busted anything as of yet. (knock on wood)