60" King Kutter Tiller

[Baby Grand]

The manual for the tiller can also be found taped to the underside of the hinged backplate assembly, should you remember to look for it before you spend the whole day tilling up your field and wondering why you didn't get a manual.

Don't ask.

-Jim

 

[gtrippleb]

I'm going to be picking my tiller up tomorrow and I just had some questions. Somewhere I read that this tiller comes with a slip clutch I think it is, and that I need to make sure that's the pto that I get. Is this correct?

Also,
For anyone that has a sub compact, I have a ccy sc2400, do you have to cut the PTO shaft? I have a HF QH that I'm thinking I might use with the tiller to help extend the distance behind the tractor. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

I plan on going over it bolt by bolt just to make sure that everything is tight as I don't want something coming apart the first time I use it.

 

[Ford850]

The HF quick attach might not work on that tiller. When I called King Kutter to ask about the differneces between the KKll and the KK Profesional tillers, they said the Profesional series was built for quick attach systems.

 

[gtrippleb]

I was kind of afraid of that. I figured I might have to do some grinding somewhere. I think there might be a post somewhere on tbn that talks about using this tiller or another with a QH and what they had to modify.

Thanks for the info,
Greg

 

[foggy1111]

Both gearboxes.

From the manual:

BEFORE PUTTING ROTARY TILLER INTO SERVICE
(IMPORTANT-INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO START UP)
SHIPPED WITHOUT OIL IN GEAR BOXES AND WITHOUT GREASE IN
GREASE FITTINGS. UNIT MUST BE SERVICED BEFORE USING.
Fill Gearbox using gear oil (type GL5-85W 140 or Triple Zero
Grease; which can be poured, and has "EP" i.e. "Extreme Pressure"
additives.)
For all Grease Fittings use TYPE/grade II tube grease.

From the grease description above......doesn't the type GL5-85W spec mean 85 weight grease (to 140)????

If so, would not my 90 wt grease be adequate??

When I read the manual (which is 200 miles away with my tractor) I thought the spec included regular 90 grease. I don't want to change grease if I don't need to.

 

[Baby Grand]

GL5-85W 140 is gear oil with an EP (extreme pressure) additive for high sliding velocity gears.

 

[SPYDERLK]

GL5-85W 140 is gear oil with an EP (extreme pressure) additive for high sliding velocity gears.

All gear oils/greases have the EP rating. The 85W/140 will be thicker than the 90weight at high temperature [100C], but close enuff to the same at normal running temperature of the gearbox to be almost no issue.

OP,I imagine your seal is just seeping. Mine does. I check the oil before use. I havnt lost enuf to require adding any. The bottom gear picks it up well even if some low and flings it everywhere.
larry

 

[Car Doc]

Also,
For anyone that has a sub compact, I have a ccy sc2400, do you have to cut the PTO shaft?

I have the 6' KK2 and using it with a std 3 pt on a compact tractor and I had to cut my shaft about 3" however I left it with just enough slip so I would have enough shaft if I go to quick connect in the future.

Steve

 

[gtrippleb]

I have the 6' KK2 and using it with a std 3 pt on a compact tractor and I had to cut my shaft about 3" however I left it with just enough slip so I would have enough shaft if I go to quick connect in the future.

Steve

Steve,

Thanks for the information. That was my thought also was that if I needed to cut it, which I figured I would, was that I would leave enough so that I could go to a quick hitch in the future.

 

[Cocre]

From the grease description above......doesn't the type GL5-85W spec mean 85 weight grease (to 140)????

If so, would not my 90 wt grease be adequate??

When I read the manual (which is 200 miles away with my tractor) I thought the spec included regular 90 grease. I don't want to change grease if I don't need to.

The difference in viscosity in the 80w90 and the 85w140 oil at 40c is 139 vs 411. At 100c it is 15 vs 30.3, data from here: main_page [SubsTech]

All I can recommend is to use what the manual says to use. I did not and the tiller leaked like a sieve, I replaced the seals and changed the oil to the correct weight and have had no more issues. I actually believe I could have just changed the oil, becasue the old seals looked perfect.