King Kutter tiller

[BoneDigger]

Is King Kutter or County Line from TS or Northern Tools considered okay? Specifically, I'm interested in the 3 pt tiller.

 

[Ford850]

King Kutter tillers have a very good reputation.
County Line is a TSC name they use on implements built by various manufacturers, and built to TSC specs. That could be good or not so good, depending on who actually built it.

 

[Tigershark]

I bought a KK 6 ft tiller from Rural King this year, really like it a lot. I have had to adjust the slip clutch a couple of times to adjust to what I am tilling but outside of that piece it has done great. I have tilled around 4 acres so far

 

[Gary Fowler]

I have a King Kutter II tiller and have no issue with it. The slip clutch is a new style (no external springs to adjust)that is not to be monkeyed with so no adjustment is necessary. It rides over a lot of larger rocks and so far I have not bent or broke anything. I did trap a large rock under the frame once that cause the slip clutch to slip so I know it works. I like it for the gear driven tines rather than a chain that might get slack and cause problems if not inspected frequently.

 

[Tigershark]

Gary,
is yours the professional model ? Mine was built in August 2016 but sat in the rural king parking lot outdoors for 9 months so the slip clutch had a lot of rust so I had to disassemble it and hit it with steel wool. the tech guy at King Kutter gave me some good tips. It is easy to adjust just tighten or loosen the bolts.

 

[DieselBound]

I would have gone this route but I really needed a tiller that was quick hitch compatible: my B7800 has turn buckles on the lower link arms and it's a pain to hook up anything with just pins (I don't use a QH on it- my box blade, which usually lives on this tractor, is some sort of oddball that though it looks like it's QH ready, isn't). After bending lower link pins on a rotary cutter I vowed to stay away from anything that has just pins. This isn't necessarily a show-stopper for others (obviously), but I figured I'd mention it. My obsessiveness on this means that I'm having to shell out a lot more money for another brand. Maybe the KK professional model is QH compatible?

Gary, no need to adjust the slip clutch?

 

[Gary Fowler]

Gary,
is yours the professional model ? Mine was built in August 2016 but sat in the rural king parking lot outdoors for 9 months so the slip clutch had a lot of rust so I had to disassemble it and hit it with steel wool. the tech guy at King Kutter gave me some good tips. It is easy to adjust just tighten or loosen the bolts.

I have no idea if it is professional model or what. Here is a photo as you can see it has no exposed springs to adjust like the other type.

 

[Tigershark]

Gary that is the same one I have. You can adjust it by loosening or tightening the bolts/nuts you see in the picture. It is a good idea to check them every one in a while. The manual gives instructions. Glad yours worked right out of the gate, as I said mine was rusted from sitting outside in a parking lot. It is probably the easiest implement to work on. I love the gear driven tines

 

[DieselBound]

I'm thinking that those slip clutches must have internal springs (or other compressible objects).

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I like it for the gear driven tines rather than a chain that might get slack and cause problems if not inspected frequently.

Thing is, if it's a decent built tiller in the first place, the chain drive is the better option!

The chain will take shock loads better, and most folks will NEVER wear out a chain drive.

I am coming up on two THOUSAND acres on this chain drive tiller,

and the chain and sprockets are still original... I think I've adjusted the chain MAYBE three times in all that use. It takes all of 5 minutes...

IF you don't buy junk then you won't own junk, especially when it comes to tillers.

SR