King Kutter Garden - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals

You checked for a piece of post or rock stuck in the tines?You should be able to turn the PTO shaft by hand. Suggest you disconnect the PTO shaft from the tractor and make sure the problem is the tiller.The tiller end of the pto shaft has both a slip clutch and a shear pin to protect the gear box and tine shaft drive gear. See attachment.If you are unable to turn the PTO shaft by hand with it disconnected from the tractor then likely there is something jambed in the tines or internal damage to the gear box or tine shaft gear drive.Parts diagrams are in the owners manual. Manuals are free download at https://www.kingkutter.com/manuals

either idler pulley bad or wrong belt installment

lift The brush hog up and place on blocks or other foundation that wont fall over. disconnect the power take off shaft from the tractor. Now look for two round openings in the middle of the deck one on ether side of the gear box (the thing on the brush hog that the pto shaft from the tractor hooks up to to make it spin there might be a slip clutch on the shaft but go to the box in the middle) Now turn the shaft till you see the blade nuts in the hole These could be castle nuts with a small carter pin locking them so they don't unscrew. Remove the pin and with a large socket set unscrew it from the bolt then knock the press fit bolt down and the blade will come off, do the same to the other blade if you need them both off. To put them back on use something under the blade and bolt to hold it up so you can start the nut then reverse the order and put everything back on. The blade bolt might be stubborn to get out just take something that fits through the access hole like a wood doll or long punch and drive the bolt down till it comes out as it is press fit and is jammed up to keep the bolt from turning, when putting it back on you will need to make it tight so the bolt can repress back in. Be Careful when reaching under to set the blade and bolt back in. There is not much you can mess up it is just a big nut and bolt Just make sure you put the blade on the way it came off if you do one blade or one at a time you can look at the other to see which way it goes.

-Make sure sway chain is tight. Good luck. mai

take the whole thing apart... Wow and I looked, thats ugly

Susan Ensley supplies a great answer for this 2012 question! I had that same problem with mine. What you have to do is to buy a longer shaft and cut it to the size that will work. Mine CAME too long for that purpose; cut it to fit my smaller Kubota. Traded that tractor in for a much larger one and had to repeat the process, only THIS one worked fine with the long length. I hope this makes sense! My female brain only knows how to explain it as I did! But, mine works now!

hello, you have a bad axle seal that needs replacing,replace or keep putting in gear oil,

First check the gear to make sure that there is no brakingparts or bolts stuck in the gear. Now slide the top gear (toothed inside and out) back on theshaft replace the snap ring. You may need to add some gear oil also. Hope this will help you. Good Luck.

http://www.kingkutter.com/contact.asp you can input your information and download the manual from there

You are talking about a three point hitch ... they can be tricky. Might be worth the time to go to the farm supply store in your community and take a look at how it should be hooked up and operated. It is dangerous to operate this device with out some training.

You can order one here. http://www.kingkutter.com/WholeGood.asp?item=Tiller

lime should be applied at 50 lbs per 100 sq ft which is heavy mark off 100sq and see what it takes at 3mph

most gear boxes have a bottom drain and a side fill plug , you fill until the oil runs
out of the top plug

Sounds as if you might have destroyed the gearbox or cooked the internal clutches or both....nothing to do but disassemble the gearbox to find out...you may have a broken gear tooth or teeth jamming the pinion...the FIX may be more expensive than the cost of a new tiller...call Tractor Supply to see if replacement parts are even available...sorry to be the bearer of such bad news... ;-(

Caterpillar Yellow is about as close as you will come.

I have run into a couple of issues with these. First is the traveling wheels sometimes don't lift high enough or fall The second is that the unit sometimes works better with cement ballast added to the top of the unit. This may not be your issue at all, but I hope it helps. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance:)

USE SAY A BROOM STICK AND ON THE OUTSIDE ON THE DECK YOU CAN USE IT LIKE A STETHOSCOPE AND PUT IT TO YOUR EAR AND LISTEN TO DIFFERENT SPOTS ON THE DECK TO HELP YOU ZERO IN ON THE CULPRIT .. IF'N I WAS ANY HELP VOTE FOR ME ...THANKS.. JAY

In Gearboxes use gear oil (type GL5-85W 140 or Triple Zero
Grease; which can be poured, and has "EP" i.e. "Extreme Pressure" additives.) Fill the gearbox to approximately half-full level.

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http://www.everythingattachments.com/Tractor-3-Point-Hitch-Tillers-Rotary-Tillers-s/76.htm

go to the second site first, it will explain your "problem.". Your problem is you need to adjust the length of the pto shaft to your particular application. not all pto shafts fit all attachments "out of the chute"
once the shaft is adjusted OR prio to modifying it, view the first video. both or very well presented. i've been there!
Happy tilling!!

steve wood
Rancho de Suenos
Albuquerque, NM

http://www.kingkutter.com/
Perhaps you can find it here? Hope this helps.