Tiller Back from Michigan with KK2

[pickeringchris]

My trip went perfect today. Left Toronto @ 4:30 am. Arrived in Chesterfield Michigan 8:30 and was loaded and ready to go by 9.
I did hang out in town until Taco bell opened at 10. Lol
Paid my taxes at customs and was on my way.
I am home and unloading was way easier than I thought it would be. I am a new self taught welder and it was good to see my welded d ring held.

Btw, I saved $8-900 versus buying in Ontario. I hate not supporting the local economy but the price difference is just too large. :-(

 

[k0ua]

All I can say is WOW, I would never thought that the difference would be $800 to $900 dollars. I know things like housing vary a lot in the US.. for instance a $150,000 house here in Missouri would be like $700,000 in California but ordinary things, while they may vary some, there is not that big of a difference what you would pay for tiller in Missouri and what you would pay for one in California, at least I don't think so. Oh well, glad you got it and got it all unloaded safely.

James K0UA

 

[pickeringchris]

We pay a premium on almost everything here in Canada. Don't know why. Sometimes it's taxes. Sometimes it's vendors taking advantage of the lack of competition.

 

[creekbend]

That definitely is a respectful savings. Congratulations.

 

[pickeringchris]

Can anyone that has one of these tell me approximately how much oil I need to buy for both gearboxes? Nowhere in the manual does it say the amount. Thanks

 

[Tact]

Did you haul that in back of your car??? LOL

 

[pickeringchris]

Did you haul that in back of your car??? LOL

In my 2002 Pontiac Montana. A tighter fit than I thought it would be. Lol.

 

[coobie]

In my 2002 Pontiac Montana. A tighter fit than I thought it would be. Lol.

How in the heck did you load and clear the glass back door on the montana?Just curious?coobie

 

[pickeringchris]

How in the heck did you load and clear the glass back door on the montana?Just curious?coobie

Some really smart dude said "necessity is the mother of invention". Lol.
Got as close to the door as possible with the mast of the lift truck and slid the thing off the forks.

 

[pickeringchris]

It was a 450 mile round trip. I could have towed my utility trailer but it really sucks the gas so I decided to put it in the van.

 

[kebo]

I would have never thought it would fit in the back of the SUV. That's about 800 lbs of dead weight too, btw. I just bought a 3yr old used KKII tiller last month identical to yours, gave $900 USD for it and the blades still have lots of yellow paint on them. Haven't even hooked it up to the tractor yet. Supposedly you can go to the KK website and download the owners manual for it. I tried it but it didn't work for me. Good luck with your new tiller!

 

[nickel plate]

Let me guess where you bought it, hmm......Rosseel's?
A few years ago I bought a Woods BH90X BH from them, had it shipped waay out here and still saved mega $$$$. A good outfit to deal with.

 

[PapaPerk]

You are gonna love your new tiller! Bet that got some looks at the border riding in the back of a mini van! Lol

 

[Tact]

I'd love to see a vid of you putting it in and lifting it out.

 

[bp fick]

Have you tried looking for pdf of the manual online? Perhaps even KK has them?
http://www.kingkutter.com/downloads/manTILL.pdf


If I remember correctly, on most gear boxes, there is a hole to fill to. If you over-fill, many times the gear lube just runs out. I'm sure there are different approaches to this though.

 

[pickeringchris]

You can google King Kutter 2 manual and you will get a PDF.

Ya, the manual says to fill with oil until it flows out the hole. Problem is, they do not say how much oil each gear box takes.
I'd like to know how much I need to order

 

[bp fick]

Chris

Isn't it just 75w-90 gear lube? At least that is what mine uses. I have quarts of the stuff on hand because it is used in so many places. Gear box on my RFM, front axle on my Kubota, Lower end unit on my outboard, etc .....

 

[pickeringchris]

Nope. It's GL5 80w140 I won't use it in anything else and I'm gonna use amsoil synthetic. It's pricy and I have to order it. If I only need 2 quarts I don't want to end up order a gallon.

 

[bp fick]

Nope. It's GL5 80w140 I won't use it in anything else and I'm gonna use amsoil synthetic. It's pricy and I have to order it. If I only need 2 quarts I don't want to end up order a gallon.

Nice!! Enjoy your new tool. We'll want to see "after" photos when the garden is in.

 

[Cantoo]

Chris, did you end up buying it from Joe at Rosseel"s? Joe buys at Brindleys at their auction sales and they trade equipment back and forth. I've known him for a lot of years. My buddy bought a jd tractor at Rosseels and Brindleys did all the paperwork for it to cross the border. Small world.
Did you end up getting any other bargins there, I always end up with more than I need.