king kutter tiller

[790greene]

I am considering buying a king kutter tiller for my John Deere. Does anyone have one or know if they are any good? I appreciate any info. Thanks.

 

[tulenutn2o]

I am considering buying a king kutter tiller for my John Deere. Does anyone have one or know if they are any good? I appreciate any info. Thanks.

I have a 6' KK and love it. Good for the money. No problems here.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

I look at several brands and decided on the 5' King Kutter Tiller, although I should have went with a 6' but very happy with the 5'. They are gear driven and very tough tillers. Many people on TBN have this brand an a lot of information on King Kutter tillers as well as other brands are on this site.

David

 

[goldenwings]

I have a 5' version and it works great. Make sure and buy gear oil and grease, because they don't come with any.

 

[MMagis]

Do a search for King Kutter tiller. Plenty of reading.

 

[IslandTractor]

I have a 6' KK and love it. Good for the money. No problems here.

Ditto. Great value. Rock solid. I have no idea what extra one gets from tillers that cost more but whatever they are I don't need them. The KK does a fine job.

 

[tulenutn2o]

Ditto. Great value. Rock solid. I have no idea what extra one gets from tillers that cost more but whatever they are I don't need them. The KK does a fine job.

Yeah, as long as they rip up the dirt and pulverize it without breaking down, that's good in my book.

 

[dex3361]

I have a six foot KK tiller and I was impressed with how well it would in 1 pass on untilled earth.

 

[TractorBob1529]

I have a Massey 1529, with PTO spec of 23 HP. The KK TG-60 recommends 25 PTO HP. Has anybody had any experience using the KK TG-60 with less than the recommended HP. I need/want 60" to be able to cover my tire tracts 58".

 

[Don87]

I have a Massey 1529, with PTO spec of 23 HP. The KK TG-60 recommends 25 PTO HP. Has anybody had any experience using the KK TG-60 with less than the recommended HP. I need/want 60" to be able to cover my tire tracts 58".

My BIL has been running a 72 inch King Kutter on his JD 790 for about 5 years now and thats on this hard ground up here. You should be fine where your at.

 

[TractorBob1529]

Thanks for the reply. Hard numbers scares me, because nobody really knows what it means. Some wisdom and knowledge in the real world goes a long way, than some great estimate in the lab. I asked my KK dealer all kinds of question, but never specifically ask if the TG-60 would work on my MF 1529. I would rather learn from wisdom, than my own mistakes. Hopefully my decision to buy a TG-60 is not a mistake.

 

[Don87]

Thanks for the reply. Hard numbers scares me, because nobody really knows what it means. Some wisdom and knowledge in the real world goes a long way, than some great estimate in the lab. I asked my KK dealer all kinds of question, but never specifically ask if the TG-60 would work on my MF 1529. I would rather learn from wisdom, than my own mistakes. Hopefully my decision to buy a TG-60 is not a mistake.

It will not be a mistake

Just to add to this............I watched my BIL take that 790 with the 72 inch KK tiller into the field. Ground that hadn't been worked for at least 10 years. He dropped that tiller into the ground............and tilled 5 acres, rocks and all. I thought he was going to bust the tiller to pieces, (shoulda seen all the rocks) but all it did was put marks on the case where the rocks hit. I was impressed.

 

[TractorBob1529]

Thanks Don :thumbsup:
You can't fine real world set-up in no cataloge (excuse spelling)
It sounds like I should have no problem tearing the ground up...
Got grass to sow and gardens to till.

 

[PapaPerk]

Another happy customer with a KK 72" tiller! Built like a tank but for the price of a jeep!

 

[the6shooter]

I just sold my M-F 1528 gear, 28.4 h.p. with 24.5 p.t.p. h.p. I ran my 60" KK
for over 5 yrs. tractor ran it just fine. the 60" KK has been used on all kinds of ground. I think the KK is one of the only tillers, I would call bullet proof.
your 1529 will run this tiller just fine. you just can't rush it with your tractor and you'll be just fine for many yrs. My 1528 is in someone elses place but I sill use my 60" kk tiller on my new M-F 1643. good luck with your choice.
David

 

[Alan L.]

I have a 60" KK tiller and it works great.

 

[TractorBob1529]

That some good news! I'm glad to hear that it will work. If I knew what I know now, I definately would have gotten 1600 series or even go full size. I can only dream right now.

 

[spruce Deere]

I am considering buying a king kutter tiller for my John Deere. Does anyone have one or know if they are any good? I appreciate any info. Thanks.

I been do'n the reserch work on what tiller to upgrade too.... for a while now The KK keeps coming out on top being bullet proof, affordable and in the rare occasion of needing parts KK incorporated is easy to get a hold of and parts easily aquired.

Second is the tarter tiller. It has good reviews, but lacks the long time reputation of the KK.

I have a local tarter dealer also, not the case with the KK.

I will be surprised if I end up buying a different brand of tiller outside of these two...