King Kutter Tiller

[Tenn Bota]

Hey, I have a Kubota L3800 DT. My niegbor is moving and has a KK 48XB tiller. The manual saids for up 25hp. King Kutter makes a 54 inch tiller for subcompacts 35hp. the parts break out shows the top and side gearboxs are the same! the only differance is the parts that are horozontal. I am just doing a small gardan and a smalll food plot= total maybe an acre and a half. Will my tractor tare up the tiller or will the tiller damage the tractor? The tiller is off-set.

Thanks for your input.

 

[Abe]

I'm running a 66 inch Befco on my L2250 with no problems to Tractor or Tiller, I could use all new tines on the tiller though as mine are wore down pretty far already.
Abe

 

[Tx Jim]

I think the 48" tiller will be fine behind your L3800

 

[Kingcreek]

You can handle a bigger tiller but that one will work fine behind your tractor. If it is offset enough you might be able to cover your wheel track on one side.

 

[Balvar24]

I've been pulling a 72" behind mine. Just have to watch out for rocks.

 

[CaveCreekRay]

Reportedly, the L3800 handles the 72" KingKutter II just fine. Mine came with it when I bought it and the previous owner got them with his tractor from the dealer.

As you can see, rocks are hell on these things. This one had been used along a river which had tons of river rocks imbedded in the soil. Dented the case in a few areas but, the rig seems to have held up. I have not run the tiller yet.

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[meanjean]

Hey, I have a Kubota L3800 DT. My niegbor is moving and has a KK 48XB tiller. The manual saids for up 25hp. King Kutter makes a 54 inch tiller for subcompacts 35hp. the parts break out shows the top and side gearboxs are the same! the only differance is the parts that are horozontal. I am just doing a small gardan and a smalll food plot= total maybe an acre and a half. Will my tractor tare up the tiller or will the tiller damage the tractor? The tiller is off-set.

Thanks for your input.

Buy the biggest tiller which will safely fit your tractor.
If you do go with king kutter make sure to buy the beefier model as there are differences in build. We run a 4 foot KK tiller behind an 18hp tractor and it's a perfect size. I sure wish I could run 6 footer though.
The weight difference between regular tiller and the beefier one has almost 200lbs.

In your case a 4 footer might be all you need.
A benefit of the KK is an adjustable slip clutch (correct me if I'm wrong)
If you think you're tractor is going to provide too much jam at the pto just adjust accordingly.

It's been a few years since I read up on KK so I require fact check.