Tiller calling all king kutter tiller owners

[ricksalisbury01]

I have a Kioti ck35 with industrial tires. I have been using a King Kutter 60inch tiller for two years and the width is perfect. My tires are not off-set (wider than standard with a spacer kit) and the tiller just covers the tracts fine. There is plenty of hp to spin the 60inch tiller and I can run it in second gear in ground that has been previously worked before. However I stick to first gear on virgin ground. I have found that the tiller does not need to be run at 540rpm, and can work just fire at a lower rpm. This tiller has been, for lack of a better word, GREAT. I now have met all my neighbors (tilling their gardens for free), and a little help with a neighbor in the country goes a long way. Good luck with your decision!

 

[allen in texas]

I have 25 pto hp and I do fine.
The only time I ever notice the tiller is when I am tilling DEEP in previously tilled ground. Then I just slow down a bit. It's easy with a hydro tranny is you have one.

To answer one of your original questions, yes a 5 ft KK cuts a full 5 feet.

 

[bjr]

I apologize. I fully meant to say what tractor outside dimensions were, it's 60". It's a JM354 Jinma with R-1's. I just kinda get wound out using a utility size tractor to help out people with the small garden plots that actually needs to have the small self propelled tiller doin' the work. I need to start saying "No" more often and then being honest and saying why I can't do the work. bjr

 

[shakin]

rick whats the width of you're tractor outside of tire to outside of tire mines 66".

 

[JDeerekid]

i am about to purchase a tiller i'm looking at king kutter @ tsc. i can't use a 4' because even with the offset it still dosent cover the wheel tracks. i'am at 5' wide because of r4's i measered one at tsc yesterday, they did not have a 5' to measure. my question is the 5' really 5'. will the 5' tiller actually cover my tracks. could someone please help with this before i make a mistake.

My neighbor has the same frame tractor as yours but it is a farmtrac and he has the 5' KKII tiller. It clears the tires but barely. It is a good match though. He put my 6' KKII tiller on and it worked good but it made his tractor work.

I say you will have no problem with the 5' tiller.

 

[JDeerekid]

Not an answer to your question, but have about a 4ft length of 2 by 4 handy at all times when using this tiller.
Mine will jam on rocks and segments of roots, once it has torn through them and pulled them up.
Use the 2 by 4 as a lever to turn the tiller backwards {Engine off, PTO disengaged, tractor brakes set, etc}

I have never had to use anything to pry rocks out with. I have had quite a few make the slip clutch slip. I just shut the PTO off and drive backwards a couple feet with the tiller on the ground. It has always made the rock dislodge without ever getting off the tractor.

 

[shakin]

jd is it possible to get a measurement on the tire width. i know this is a pain and they should be the same tractor but mine is an ls and his might be a lg which could make some difference.

 

[JDeerekid]

jd is it possible to get a measurement on the tire width. i know this is a pain and they should be the same tractor but mine is an ls and his might be a lg which could make some difference.

I will work on getting a measurement. For now here are a couple pictures of his tractor with the tiller on it.

 

[shakin]

i see adjustable rims mine are not they are as narrow as they get.

 

[JDeerekid]

i see adjustable rims mine are not they are as narrow as they get.

My neighbors tractor width is 61" to the outside of the tires.

That kind of sucks that your tires are not adjustable.