Opinions please

[charlie n]

I'm in the market for a 3 point tiller. I've narrowed down to Bush hog, King Kutter, or Rhino. Pasture renovation sometimes needs more then a disk. Of all the equipment I've owned in 50 years, there's never been a tiller.

 

[JOCCO]

What ever you get make sure there is dealer support!! Shy away from these off brands that are sold at auctions or flea markets.

 

[jm.]

The Bush Hog and Rino are actually rebadged units made in Italy . The King Kutter has a cast iron
gear case and offers about as much tiller for the money as any. You might look at Land Pride and
Woods if you want something a little better. Both Land Pride and Woods offer a light, medium and
heavy duty unit. A little better parts support from either one of those brands.

 

[Spook]

I?ve got a TSC machine, maybe not for pros, but it seems to work fine
for my needs. One thing, a hydrostatic drive tractor is nice, few
tractors are geared slow enough for a tiller.

 

[Steve in VA]

I have a 6' Woods and like it. It is not
counter rotating and that seems like it
would be a better option.

 

[glennster]

i bought a 6 ft gear drive from rural king. about 1900. use it behind my international 240 u to do garden and pollinator plots. works good no complaints.
i generally make 2 passes. no live pto or hydro. heres a pic

 

[Traditional Farmer]

I have 2 King Kutter tillers the 5ft one especially has been used very hard with no issues.

 

[ford1956tractor]

I went through the same scenario two years and evaluated woods, bush hog, Taylor way, land pride and settled on 7 ft. king kutter
and love it.

 

[stonerock]

got a howard rotavator use it behind the 4430, must be 25 years old still works good

 

[2510Paul]

I have a Kuhn chain drive not counter rotating. I have no
other experience so I was hoping someone would comment
on those aspects here. Paul.

 

[fusion]

I have a 6 ft King Kutter I am pleased
works well

 

[Tx Jim]

I've owned a 6' King Kutter for many yrs. Only thing I replaced on it were the knives. The old knives were worn to a fine point.

 

[Traditional Farmer]

That's the good thing about KK tilers the tines(knives) turn 90 degrees so they can be used until totally worn out,many tillers they turn at about 45 degrees and when they wear about half way they have to be replaced to do a decent job.

 

[Texasmark1]

I bought the 6' TSC cutter several years ago. Had a Belden owners manual attached. Seems most I shopped are basically the same with the same
imported gearbox, just different ways to connect the PTO drive to the gearbox and tractor mounting components.....pretty robust as there is a lot of
vibration when tearing up hard clay. It's slow going but a one pass, very thorough soil prep process for the top 3" give or take, after a pass with my Hay
King Pasture Renovator [which would be a prelude regardless of the follow on process(es)] to aerate the sub soil. So in time and diesel, it's most
efficient over conventional means. A shredder over standing crops helps to cut down any potential clogging. Stubble is ok as is.

 

[mb58]

I have a 36" tiller which is perfect for what I need it for, but sadly, it looks as if companies no longer make the 36" tiller. Guess there wasn't that much demand.