60" King Kutter Tiller

[iplumb]

Does anybody run a 60 King Kutter tiller with a Kubota B2920? They are on sale this week for $1399.00 seems like a pretty good deal. Just wondering how my tractor will handle it.

King kutter recommends 25 to 40 pto horse power. Thanks

 

[Baby Grand]

I run a 60" KKII on my 26.5 PTO HP L3240 and the only time I have bogged it down was in heavy, wet clay that loaded up the spool & added about 300 lbs to the tiller. BTW, the PTO clutch is a nice feature of this tiller and it's included in the price.

A lot of the HP requirement goes to keeping the tines spinning at 540 PTO speed in your slowest forward gear. This is an area where I think the HST has a distinct advantage as you can crawl at as slow a speed as you need to keep the spool spinning at the desired rpm. My tractor is gear drive and the first gear ratio limits how slowly I can move at 540 PTO speed (about 0.9 mph). As a result, when I'm in the heavy clay I need all of that power.

With the 2920 I would carefully assess minimum forward speed at 540 PTO speed as well as PTO HP before making a decision to buy.

-Jim

 

[iplumb]

I run a 60" KKII on my 26.5 PTO HP L3240 and the only time I have bogged it down was in heavy, wet clay that loaded up the spool & added about 300 lbs to the tiller. BTW, the PTO clutch is a nice feature of this tiller and it's included in the price.

A lot of the HP requirement goes to keeping the tines spinning at 540 PTO speed in your slowest forward gear. This is an area where I think the HST has a distinct advantage as you can crawl at as slow a speed as you need to keep the spool spinning at the desired rpm. My tractor is gear drive and the first gear ratio limits how slowly I can move at 540 PTO speed (about 0.9 mph). As a result, when I'm in the heavy clay I need all of that power.

With the 2920 I would carefully assess minimum forward speed at 540 PTO speed as well as PTO HP before making a decision to buy.

-Jim

Thanks for your input. Would you buy your King Kutter again? I may consider the 48" Just want to cover my tracks..

 

[gtrippleb]

I thought it might have been Tractor Supply but looking at their ad it's $100 off which is 1449.99. I called my local store to see if they had any and I mentioned that I had seen the price for 1399 and he said if I came and bought his, I could have it for 1399.99. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[porky69]

I don't know about the KK 60" but my FIL has a Farm King 60" on his Kubota B2400 Hydrostatic and it has no problem even in the hardest/rockiest clay/soil we have around here.

 

[iplumb]

Family Farm and Home $1399:thumbsup:

 

[gtrippleb]

To bad we don't have a Family Farm and Home around here. Although looking at their ad, it looks similar to TSC. Thanks again for the info. TSC has a 48 month low interest cc offer right now so I figured it was a pretty good deal.

 

[iplumb]

To bad we don't have a Family Farm and Home around here. Although looking at their ad, it looks similar to TSC. Thanks again for the info. TSC has a 48 month low interest cc offer right now so I figured it was a pretty good deal.

Whats the rate?

 

[gtrippleb]

MAJOR PURCHASE PLAN*
7.99% APR WITH 48 MONTHLY PAYMENTS
$999 MINIMUM PURCHASE REQUIRED
Offer expires April 30, 2010

More info here: tsc

7.99% isn't that low but with the way the cc changes that have been made, it's not to bad.

 

[newt92]

I run a 60" KK tiller on my JD 2520 and runs it just fine. 20.5 PTO HP.

 

[BungeeII]

HEY!!!!!

I'm so sick of TSC and thanks to this thread I see that there is a Family Farm and Home over in Richmond. Sure it's an hour away, but it's well worth it. 1399 vs 1699 ? I'll go on the road trip, thanks.:thumbsup:

 

[Baby Grand]

Thanks for your input. Would you buy your King Kutter again? I may consider the 48" Just want to cover my tracks..

Would I buy my King Kutter again? Without hesitation. I had it out this weekend and it performed flawlessly - as always. The 60" is slightly offset, and the 48" is either more offset or it's offsetable, so that might be more versatile for your needs. Depends how much area you have to till, how difficult your soil is, and how maneuverable you need to be.

BTW - TSC will often take 10% off if you ask the store manager and tell him you want to buy it now.

-Jim

 

[tjse9006]

Just bought a 60" for 1250 of a small dealer in WV. I used it this weekend and I'll have to say it's a beast. The soil I was working has not been touched in years and had several trees taken out of it. I ran over it with a middle buster and then used the tiller. Besides the thousands of small roots I have to remove it turned out great. Now all I have to do is figure out how to put furrows in so I can plant. I will say that it bogged down my 2520 a few times and I had to crawl to keep the rpms up but overall I am very pleased.

 

[Goodluck w/ That]

I ran KK 60" on a L39 this weekend, worked good, never bogged down, but I see I have a gear oil leak around where the shaft comes out. Must be a seal, I wonder how aggrivating that will be to replace?

 

[Cocre]

I ran KK 60" on a L39 this weekend, worked good, never bogged down, but I see I have a gear oil leak around where the shaft comes out. Must be a seal, I wonder how aggrivating that will be to replace?

The seals are a bit of a pain to replace, but can be done in an afternoon. The first thing to check is the oil, the typical gear oil (90w or so) is not what goes in the box. Use the 145w or 000 grease.

 

[foggy1111]

Cocre.....this is the first I have heard of using the heavier weight grease in a KK tiller. Is this really the spec? and if so....I assume you are talking about the gear box on the left side and not the PTO gear box.....correct???

I'm sure I put 90 wt grease in mine. (I got this feeling I am going to learn something today)

 

[Car Doc]

Now all I have to do is figure out how to put furrows in so I can plant.

You are onto something there I am working on that very thing it sure seems like a time saver since you are there anyway doesn't it!

I haven't built it yet because I haven't decided on what tool to use for the furrows and whether to buy some or build them, but using a rod or square tubing attached to the tillers rear gate that rotates up or down I could unhook it and let it down as needed and even use them at different widths just food for thought.....

Steve

 

[Cocre]

Cocre.....this is the first I have heard of using the heavier weight grease in a KK tiller. Is this really the spec? and if so....I assume you are talking about the gear box on the left side and not the PTO gear box.....correct???

I'm sure I put 90 wt grease in mine. (I got this feeling I am going to learn something today)

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.

 

[gtrippleb]

Cocre.... Thanks for the info on the grease. I bought the 60" over the weekend but I haven't picked it up yet. Now I know what I need when I pick up the tiller this weekend. I'm hoping to try it out on Sunday depending on the weather.

 

[Cocre]

Cocre.... Thanks for the info on the grease. I bought the 60" over the weekend but I haven't picked it up yet. Now I know what I need when I pick up the tiller this weekend. I'm hoping to try it out on Sunday depending on the weather.

The manual for the tiller can be found here:
http://www.kingkutter.com/downloads/manTILL.pdf