I brought in the King Kutter XB Tiller for spring service. I planned on checking the oil, greasing it, and slipping the clutch. A 20 minute project turns into 2 hours.
For sure, I fully expected to check the level and move on. At least I know I will have to cover the vent plugs from now on when in storage. Thanks for watching.
Great video, thank you for sharing. I came across your video as my nearly new King Kutter tiller gear box oil also looked like yellowish grease and I was looking for service information. One of your viewers commented the manufacturer fills the gear box with 00 grease, which prompted me to call King Kutter. An employee there in “parts” department advised King Kutter does use the 00 grease (looks like thick yellowish oil) in the end gear box. Unfortunately, the owners manual I was looking at doesn’t provide that information.
Thanks for watching. I think the key point of my concern is, if that is what it should look like, why was it so overfilled. That is why it made a mess out of the breather. Since I flushed it and put new oil in it I have tilled roughly 20 hours with it. There is no additional mess at the vent plug. So it either was grossly overfilled or had additional fluids mixed in.
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Great video! I just bought my King Kutter BX last fall and plan on using it this spring. Now I'll know how to maintain it with-out reading the directions....lol I prefer videos. I also bought the PATs system, just need to get everything set up. I bought a new BX23S last May.
That's Awesome Mr Handyman!!. I love this tiller, and I have put it to work. Make sure you slip that clutch before putting it to work. Internal tractor parts get expensive. The Pats system was a good choice for me, and with the King Kutter, needed with the narrow pin width. Thanks for watching!! Take Care, Jason
@@TheHandymanNNY for sure. Storage rusting causes them to stick. Pull the four bolts to take off the triangle shield and then measure your spring length.
Great idea. For now I zip tied a sandwich bag over the top. I will change it up when I get some time, and will for sure look into your idea. Thanks for watching, Jason
Good evening Sir 😊👍 Great intro with your daughter 😊 Yes in deed safety first 👍🧐 Look like water contamination 🤨 Great maintenance video Sir 👍😊 Very good about the split clutch 😊👍 Cheers 🍻
Yeah, it was for sure water. My guess is this tiller sat on the lot for a good while, and water got in through the vent. based on how much came out, I would say it was about 50% mix. I will work the tiller this season and then change both gear boxes oil again. I also plan to take those vent plugs and put bags over them to keep water out. Thanks for watching and commenting. Jason
@@HuserHelpers Welcome Sir and I do think Sir that will do it, also you can have your tiller on wooden pallet so it would not be collecting moisture from the ground as much too ( having the air circulating around ) 👍😊🍻
Yes. To be fair, I don't think it was shipped with water. I ran it hard on day and it rained that night. I think it drew in water as it cooled. It is a great tiller.
@@HuserHelpers I just bought A tartar tiller and when I took the gear cover off a bunch of water with a little bit of oil came out all over my floor I think somehow they condensate maybe and because there’s a bear on top it does get air in there I’m not sure but mine was definitely holding water
I just bought a brand new one. I haven’t called them but I’m with frank here it’s bearing grease in mine to. Pto gear box had some water in it when I put gear oil in it. I’m rolling with it b
Yea it's not oil and water it's a really thin 00 grease they put that in there cause those side gear boxes like to leak oil you should have put 00 grease back in it or corn head grease
Actually, I contacted King Kutter and they indicated it is gear oil. I agree corn head flowable grease would work well. If you look at how much was in the gear box, it was really full. My guess is I ran it one night and when I got done, it rained and the cooling allowed the vent to draw in moisture. Thanks for watching, Jason
@@supporterofeverythingyouli6255 Thanks for the clarity. I think there is a good application for having quick hitches for compact tractors. I agree on Cat0 though, as there are limited implements and even tractors with this set-up. On the Cat 1, for me, I am happy with the Pat's system. I know a lot of people love their QH, and for them, great, but for me there are some trade-offs that I just don't want. Growing up on a 3000 acre farm in Kansas, I will say there were only a few application for a quick hitch on the 100-200hp tractors (cat 2), but today those are almost non-existent. The times we would use one was with Rotary Hoe, NH3 applicator, Row Cultivator. Now days, the applicator is pull type, we don't use the rotary hoe or row cultivator anymore as it is chemical weed control now days. Thanks for watching, Jason
