Tiller calling all king kutter tiller owners

[shakin]

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.

 

[GreenMtns]

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.

Well I'm not going to go out the barn again tonight to measure the wheel width but as memory serves, my R4's are 60" wide. I have a 5' KK tiller and have not had a problem with wheel tracks. My ground is stony and these things just go right on through. Very tough tiller.

 

[greenmule]

I got a 5 ft kk. I use it on a ck30 kioti with r4's,it covers tracks,barely.

 

[shakin]

i went out and measured and i think i'm at 5'6" wide did'nt think i was that wide when i have the bb on which is 5'. have to measure in the daylight.

 

[Reg]

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}

 

[bjr]

I don't have a KK, but I do have a 60" tiller and when I'm tilling deep enough to drag the outer shaft bearing supports the tire tracks are covered. I still have think about entering and exiting small plotsso as to not leave tire prints in the smaller plots. I've turned away people that have too small of plots or people that will plant a fruit tree in the middle and expect me to till around it or put rediculious fences. A 35 hp utility tractor with a tiller needs room. The other little nemisis is I tell people I don't repair underground pipe or wires. It they want tilling done they'd better have enough soil depth to do that. bjr

 

[jinman]

i went out and measured and i think i'm at 5'6" wide did'nt think i was that wide when i have the bb on which is 5'. have to measure in the daylight.

Get the 6' tiller and be done with it. If you are gonna spend that much money on a tiller, you might as well have the one that will guarantee you cover your tracks.

I love my 6' KKII tiller. I recently started using it to loosen topsoil before using my loader to dig and haul dirt. It works perfectly. I can scoop loose and fluffy soil instead of compacted soil. I also know what the makeup of soil is before I start digging it. There are lots of uses for a tiller besides gardening.

 

[allen in texas]

ditto the 6 footer.

 

[shakin]

thanks for all of the responses but no one ever asked why only a 5'. if i buy a 6' i'll need to buy a new tractor because i only have 24 pto hp and a 5' is pushing it.

 

[shakin]

bjr are you running r'4's and what is the width of your tractor?