cchoate
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Same as all my other questions: anybody have any experience / comments on the KK dirt scoop. How well can you dig with it?
King Kutter dirt scoop
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When I broke the loader on my old 8N in the middle of moving 100 tons of gravel I went and got a KK Scoop. I was able to finish moving obout 60 tons quite easily.
The one thing I was not to happy with was the trip lever. It was hard to trip and would get jammed with the stone.
Never did try digging with it. Went and bought a new tractor instead.
Jack
The one thing I was not to happy with was the trip lever. It was hard to trip and would get jammed with the stone.
Never did try digging with it. Went and bought a new tractor instead.
Jack
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I got one from TSC, and moved quite a bit of soil with it. Had to tinker with the trip a bit, but otherwise wasn't too bad once you got a rythm up. I was scooping out of old stockpiles, using the scoop as rear facing, and backing into the piles while lifting the 3pt. Most of them have a forward set of pins so that you can dig with it like a scrapper pan while going forward.
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I've used a King Kutter dirt scoop to back into the edge of a pond and reshape it a bit. Worked great.
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Did you have issue with the trip lever? Seems to be a common problem that they don't dump and require some post engineeering...
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I was digging by backing down the sloped edge of the pond. This alowed me to get down about 18 inches. As I dug into the edge of the pond the water would spill into the dug-out area. The whole operation was very wet and mucky. I did not own a FEL at the time.
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The trip lever is always a pain to deal with. Sometimes it won't release, sometimes it won't reset. You get used to it and learn how to deal with it. I would'nt let it stop me from getting one.
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I have the King Kutter 30 inch scoop. It works real good - now. The first time I tried to use it, it wouldn't dump. With it full of dirt, there was too much resistance and the trip lever wouldn't slide. There is a roller on a bolt at the bottom that the bottom of the trip lever rides against and the bolt was too tight and wouldn't allow the roller move. I removed it, greased it real good, and put the bolt back on and didn't tighten it down as much so the roller can roll. Now it works great. Use nylon for the pull cord so it will slide easy. Some people have modified it by eliminating the rope and welding bar on the lever so it can be reached from the tractor seat, but that only works if you don’t ever reverse the scoop.
I’ve only used mine by going in reverse and have only dug down a little over a foot. I was able to dig in sod by angling it down. It is possible to dig deep with one, but only if it’s a wide hole because you have to get the tractor down in the hole as you go, so you can’t dig a hole with very steep edges. I’m planning to use mine to dig out a crawl space for a 14 x 16 foot room addition. I only have to go down about 2 feet, so I think I can do it with the scoop. But, I’ll have to do the edges by hand with a shovel. I’m also planning to add a hydraulic top link before I attempt this job, so I’ll be able to control the angle of the scoop from the tractor seat.
I’ve only used mine by going in reverse and have only dug down a little over a foot. I was able to dig in sod by angling it down. It is possible to dig deep with one, but only if it’s a wide hole because you have to get the tractor down in the hole as you go, so you can’t dig a hole with very steep edges. I’m planning to use mine to dig out a crawl space for a 14 x 16 foot room addition. I only have to go down about 2 feet, so I think I can do it with the scoop. But, I’ll have to do the edges by hand with a shovel. I’m also planning to add a hydraulic top link before I attempt this job, so I’ll be able to control the angle of the scoop from the tractor seat.
