Tiller KK 6 ft tiller questions

[foggy1111]

I run a 6' KK tiller on a Kioti DK 35 (34 HP and 28.5 HP at the PTO) without any problem.
I had a 5" King Kutter tiller I used for 6 or 7 years . Never had any problems with it, great tiller.
I sold the 5' and upsized to a 6' KK tiller last summer.

Do you find you get more square feet tilled in the same amount of time with a 6 footer as compared to the old 5 footer with the same tractor hp?.....I kinda figured you may just reduce the ground speed with the wider machine. Not that it makes a difference to me.....just wondering.

 

[xlr82v2]

Assuming that you have adequate hp to run the larger tiller at the same groundspeed, yes, you will cover more area with the 6' vs. the 5', also assuming that you are using the same overlap.

I think KK's "Horsepower requirements" that they list on their website for the tillers are pretty conservative... In the soils in my area here in Southwestern Illinois, my experience with my Dad's JD 650 (14.5 PTO HP/ 4ft tiller) and with my Mahindra 3525 (27 PTO HP/6ft tiller) shows that 3.5 to 4hp/ft will run a tiller just fine. If you've got a better power loading than that, then you're that much ahead of the game.

 

[PapaPerk]

1. The KK 6 ft tiller is for 35 hp and up, do you think it would be a problem using it on a Kubota L3400? (34 hp)

2. Does anyone know if the 6 ft KK tiller is built any sturdier than the 5ft? The web site picture is the same for both, and the closest dealer is 2 hours from me. My last 2 tillers were Kubota brand and the first one lasted 45 minutes before it broke. The second one lasted 3 hours. I'm very interested in getting one that will not break.

I have a KK 6 footer and run it behind a 38 hp tractor. Only in tuff soil does it start to bog. To control this you simple make multiple passes.

I'm very impressed with the ruggedness of the tiller. I'm not a fan of KK but their tillers are very nice! A few people on here use them for landscaping business. The drive train is all gears... no chains! Very sturdy. For the money you cannot go wrong.

Also the tillers are heavy!!! And this is good because they get down and dig and dont bounce up... unless they hit a big rock.

Not sure about the difference between 5 and 6. I think they are the same just a foot difference in length. Good luck!

 

[allen in texas]

I ran my 6ft kkII for a good while on my BIL's 3400 before I got my 3240. To me, it handled it fine.

The only problem I've had with my tiller is the seals. I have mine torn down now to replace the seals in the drive end. There are two and they were installed one on top of the other, I would assume one to keep out the dirt and the other to keep in the oil because they were installed facing opposite directions. The only problem was that to me, the seemed to be installed incorrectly. There is room to put three seals in the housing so I'm going to put one in to keep out the dirt and two to keep in the oil.
They are metric seals in case anyone needs to know... 75mm x 55mm x 8 mm.
Other than that, this is one tough machine and there is no difference between the 5 ft and 6 ft.

 

[DK35vince]

Do you find you get more square feet tilled in the same amount of time with a 6 footer as compared to the old 5 footer with the same tractor hp?.....I kinda figured you may just reduce the ground speed with the wider machine. Not that it makes a difference to me.....just wondering.

The 6' does cover more square feet a little bit faster than the 5' tiller did. Problem was my 5' tiller was narrower than the tractor and did not side shift so I had to run the 3 point hitch angled to try and cover my tire track. I upsized to the 6' to solve the problem.

 

[foggy1111]

The 6' does cover more square feet a little bit faster than the 5' tiller did. Problem was my 5' tiller was narrower than the tractor and did not side shift so I had to run the 3 point hitch angled to try and cover my tire track. I upsized to the 6' to solve the problem.

OK...that makes sense. My curiosity on your up-size got the best of me....I wondered about covering your tracks.

I was on the fence for several months....trying to decide if I wanted to use a tiller OR a disc for my food plot needs. I have two very different needs...depending on the land to work. Finally, I decided that each had merits for my property.....so I am going to purchase both. I have never operated a 3 point tiller before.....so trying to learn from these posts.

One thing I wonder about.....how does the tiller handle brushsy roots....the roots from 1" to 2" buck brush? My plans now are to (1) run my box blade scarifiers through the brush roots or (2) to run a single point subsoiler through the brush roots to tear it up before tilling. (Thankfully I dont have many rocks.) I would think that a fair number of brush roots would remain none-the-less. Does the tiller handle these remaining roots pretty well?