#21 John Deere 1025R Deep Tilling with King Kutter XB (Who needs a plow?)
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- čas přidán 27. 09. 2015
- Removed the depth stops from the King Kutter XB so that it would till extra deep.
This extra deep tillage helped to mix in the lime as well as bury this season's corn stalks.
Wow! We continue to be very impressed with the King Kutter TG-48-XB Tiller and John Deere 1025R
Rewatched! I love the intentional way you move the tractor so the tiller has a chance to work the ground. Yes, I do believe you are the Master Tiller!
Your attention to detail is the BEST!
Tiller is doing a good job. Always nice to have the right tools to do the job. Great video BTW.
What an easement in comparison to the old days......Lovely machinery......I always enjoy working with this kind of kit......Thanks for posting.....
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for posting this video. Man, that thing is awesome! This is the exact tiller I want to get for my BX2230.
I purchased a new Frontier Tiller two years ago and have yet to use it. With all the deer we have around here it is difficult to have a garden, but I held up since I didn't have a plow, but I now have a turning plow, and a middle buster as well. My brother wants to buy some implements for his tractor, but so far the only thing he has is his finishing mower.
That tiller you have on that tractor did a nice job of breaking up the plowed soil and leaving it ready to be planted. Since I just purchased the 3032E John Deere tractor and have a plow which I will use to turn the soil and then use the tiller to further break up the soil and begin planting. This ground have not been used as a garden in decades when my grandparents was alive and gardening. I hope that the tiller you have give you great service and last you for a lifetime.
+Sidney Mathious thanks for the comment Sidney!
Ever watch a farmer plaw his field? Gotta do the headlands too when you are finished. take 2 laps around the outside of your garden. One would even do the trick, but i always take 2 passes. That will take care of your ditches and make everything as smooth as glass. My garden is about the same size maybe even a little smaller and my 1025r is the perfect tractor for it. Glad you enjoy yours as much as we enjoy ours!! BTW i have been watching your other videos tonight, pretty cool i must say, you must be the community go to guy like i am with our tractor! Great feeling being able to help others out and have fun while doing so. Thanks for the great vids!
Alex Armga it's mowin a lawn. You mow the perimeter first.
Nice tiller. I can't say why, but, its good to see others work. Maybe it makes me feel I accomplished something : )
I use the same tiller on my 1025R. Works great.
Hi, Tim, I know this is an older video, but, I would like to say something about how you operated the tractor and implement in this video. We have a family farm in the Uk and we run tractors from about 50 - 170 hp. I couldn't help but notice that turning on every pass, you would bring the rpm down, disengage the PTO, make the turn, re-engage the PTO, and then bring the rpm back up. Although I can understand that stopping the implement each turn is safer for people close by and saves some fuel, doing this also puts increased wear on both the tractor and the implement. this is because the engine is always changing RPM, the tiller also keeps stopping and starting and changing rpm, and the mechanism that engages the PTO undergoes more wear. Just passing on something I have learnt to you. Keep doing what you are doing! Have fun with little Johnny, and we look forward to seeing more videos from you in the future.
Actually it is recommended by John Deere to REDUCE wear and tear as you raise the 3 point up for the tiller.. Part of it is that free wheeling increases the RPM of not only the tiller but the tractor drive train, engine and PTO..
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Good work on the garden [& excellent camera work]. Thanks for posting your experiences. I've only done mowing in my meadow so far but am currently researching sunflowers as a crop for next year. Our meadow is infested with cheat grass [smooth brome] & canada thistle so I'm hesitant to till because these like to grow in disturbed soil. Looking at the 'permaculture' or 'no-till' method for that reason. Guess it wouldn't hurt to experiment by trying both strategies.
One concern I see with your tiller rig is that spinning drive line. Shouldn't it have a cover that is fastened by chains to prevent rotation? I've read that many accidents involve getting wrapped up in drive lines spinning at 540 rpm. Let us know if this worry is real or imagined.
what a cute little tractor
Welcome to our channel!
When coming up to the end of a row, DON'T STOP MOTION. A suggestion, either turn off the PTO after every row or start lifting the 3 point quicker toward the end of each row. I till gardens in my area with my 50 year old tiller and Kubota tractor. But the garden looks great afterwards.
Yea you have nice soil there if you have good ol red clay like here in NC you need a plow the tiller just bounces off the clay once plowed you can hit it with the tiller I'm jealous.
Ya I did this exact same thing, I tilled so deep my tractor gets stuck even with the tiller going.
No rocks. Wonderful.
Tim, there should be a dial below the seat that controls the hydraulic flow of the 3 point. All the way open allows for fast dropping of implement. Closing that valve slows the rate of drop or flat does NOT allow 3 point to move at all. For tilling gardens, closing this valve may help a bit. You may need to "play" to get best rate of drop for your machine.
Andrew Brenneman If his tiller is like my JD tiller even at just a crack on the valve it is so heavy it just drops. Not much flow variation on the valve.
When I till a garden. I go all one direction then switch after "cross hatching". But I go back down the sides to take out that valley left by the tiller. But it ALL DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF GARDEN, TRACTOR & TILLER.
to till with out having those holes at the end you need to lift the till as your moving to the end it takes some practice but it beats racking lol
Very nice !!! Grinds the living Ba Jesus out of everything !!!
Yes. We have LOTS of tilling videos now. This tiller is amazing. Be sure to check out some of our other videos. Thanks for watching and commenting!
nice deere. :) im thinking about getting 1 as well but with a cab.
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ur welcome. :) i only have a x724. nice for mowing. i wanted to get a 3720 but to much.. a 1025r is about right for me..
Now that you have had the kk xb tiller for a couple years. Is it a well made tiller? Also are they center or offset drive? Rural King doesn’t list it on the web site l, id like to be sure before I order one. I need it to be centered so my tire tracks don’t show.
Xb is centered. Other than not being quick hitch compatible, it is fine.
Tim cut a head row on both sides first. Then you don't have to be as precise on where you start and stop the tiller. When finished with all your cross tilling go back to your head rows and run them again. This leaves only two spots that have dips needing to be raked.
+Eric G I've learned a lot since then! Still, now with my ahed in place, it is not easy to till my garden. No room to turn on two sides!
Tractor Time with Tim Oh, this video popped up in my feed as a brand new video just released at 5am.
+Eric G interesting??? I wonder what is going on?
Is that king litter tiller a reverse rotation, it does a better job than the 4' jd. tiller. Jd. seems to push the tractor more.
It is not a reverse tine. It spins faster than the Deere, I believe. 250rpm
Bob is being nosy😂😂😂. I dont blame him. It feels good to watch how that garden is being transformed.
My neighbor peeks through her window every time a car pulls up in my front yard🙊😁😁
He is NOT being nosy. We invited him over to participate. He was a wonderful neighbor. We miss him tremendously.
I did not read all 75 replies. I noticed your pto shield turning with the shaft. My XB has chains at each end that prevent the shield from turning. Am I missing something? Enjoy all your videos, very good especially when your family is with you.
HEY TIM WITH THAT KING KUTTER TILLER XB DID U HAVE TO CUT YOUR PTO SHAFT OR DOES IT BOLT RIGHT UP TO THE PTO
+antwion childress I bought used. The shaft was already cut too short. I had to buy new shaft, then cut.
Tim, do you recall the measurements you had to cut your shaft too? I have a 1026R and just bought the KK Tiller and have an issue with the PTO shaft length.
There is a video from Everything Attachments showing how to measure this.
there is one thing you mite try if you like doing it the way your doing it when your done tilling go a cross the ends of the garden so you got only 2 holes to rack I think it mite fill the one on the ends just thought of that
I just bought the same tiller and I have the same tractor. Did you have to shorten your PTO shaft at all?
Short answer, yes.
Longer answer....I bought the tiller used. The guy before me had shortened the shaft so short that I couldn't use it. So, I bought a new shaft (including slip clutch.) I think this was a mistake, as I could have bought only the inside portion of the shaft for replacement.
Anyway, I had to cut the new shaft to fit.
Be sure to decide whether you want to use a quick hitch before you cut. You will need a longer shaft if you have a quick hitch.
My latest videos show this tiller with my HF quick hitch.
Does this help?
Yes. Thank you.
Tim on your tiller how do you adjust your depth looks like you shoe and adjustment isn't there
Do you remove the skids to gain depth?
How deep can this tiller go? i have heavy compacted soil and should like to amend this soil by at least one or more feet..
probably 6" or so. A tiller is not the right answer for 1+ feet. Start with a ripper.
Did you remove the feet ,or skids to get more depth,,is this ok to run with out,, ,,,just happend to see your video,,,iam looking for one my self ,thanks,,
I am curious why you went with a king kutter over a JD 647? This one better? Do you recommend it over the 647?
+Jeff Rainwater kk is a great tiller, and much better value than 647
+Jeff Rainwater heavier, spins faster, gear drive vs chain drive, need more? :-)
Jeff Rainwater I have the 647 on my 1-series. Works great. Plus 0% finance when bought with tractor.
I will tell you why... 2700.00+ for John Deere 647 VS $1500.00 - for King Kutter TG-48-XB on sale $1300.00
Plot is like a lawn. First I mow a row completely around the area you are going to be working on.
Can you show us how to attach and disconnect that tiller please? Thanks Tim.
Let’s see...did that recently...one of the episodes with Jimmy....we prepared his side yard area for seed.
Thank you Tim. I'll find that one :)
where did you get the rear rim covers?
They are wheel weights. 50 lb each side. GreenPartStore.com. Use code ttwt for a 5% discount.
nice...tractor very nice working. how much price this tractor? so please send the deatails....
+Sangeeth Pk use the 'build your own' tool at www.deere.com for detailed pricing.
I would have left the little garden at 5.5 ph for Blueberries!
I'm gething mi self a rotary tiller but I would prefer a plow for the first past let say you arrive on a client and he just got i'm self a new house and he know noting about what is under ground.the place as never bin till and let say there is brick, metal, some wire and all kind of junk that must do a nice job to your tiller LOL.
The tiller is a lot tougher than you give it credit. We have wrapped rebar around it.
We have hit more rocks than I can count. The top gets dented up, but it keeps on ticking.
Tim, it might be easier to start by that tree and finish on the open end of the garden.
I try to go in every direction rather than always in the same direction. Otherwise, I will have deep holes on one end and piles on the other.
When I till a garden. I sometimes have to go one direction due to the size of my machine. But I go over the ditch as a final pass to clean it up and fill in the start points.
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I'm sorry for calling them ditches. You referred to them as "holes". I'm not trying to cut you down, just trying to help. I've run roto tillers over hundreds of acres.
Is that a 1025r or a time machine?
Ha! Both. This is one of our first videos. #21 out of more than 1100 now!
Do you take your skid shoes right off?
I did for this trial. I typically do not.
How's this tiller holding up over time? I'm thinking about buying one. Do you have any regrets?
Not really regrets…but I would not choose this tiller again since it is not quick hitch compatible.
I am now using Maschio tiller from agfolks.com Use code ttwt for a 5% discount.
@@TractorTimewithTim Maschio looks like a nice product but with my limited budget the one in your video is a steal at $550
$550????
@@TractorTimewithTim yeah 😁
Model# TG-48-XB-OK? $567.22
City Slickers Always Amaze Me On How They Do Things That Pertain To Farming. Your problem with the ditches is that you let it down and then stop. Using a tiller you are supposed to stay moving while machine is in the ground.
City slicker, eh?
Welcome to our channel.
I don't think I described it as a 'problem', nor did I call it 'ditches'.
I do not want a rough 'edge' to my garden. I want grass, then garden. So, I will not be continuing to move while raising the machine.
Anyway, as I say, welcome to our channel. Watch some more, especially of the harvest videos. You might then reconsider your slanderous 'City Slicker' tag. Maybe not, but we'll see.
John Painter farm slickers always amaze me with their stupidity
Don't stop at the end of your of rows. Raise the tiller as your moving to prevent "ditches".
yea, not much room here. small space. ...but I get your point.
Do you need a face mask when you are tilling lime ?
My King Kutter XB Top Gear Box Exploded Today... Also Better keep the tine bolts checked... They will Loosen up often...
No kidding!? The main gearbox in the center? Did it not have any oil in it?
I'll check the tines. However, after several years, I'm thinking they will not come loose.
king kutter, sorry "new phone".
john deere 1025r-$14000, king kutter xb $1500. Cost per carrot-$ 95 each. onions-$52.00, peas-$75 per pod.
No, no, no, Paul, you've got it all wrong. :-) You need to watch one of our early videos: "Economics of Gardening". Not sure it is academically sound, but it is about the only way you can approach gardening! czcams.com/video/WzxqJNQT1us/video.html
You don't want to lime where you plant your potatoes or tomatoes. They like a low ph soil.
+Tim Marks I rotate corn and potatoes.I just don't lime the years I plant potatoes. The soil naturally gets more acidic from the decaying organic matter.
+Tim Marks I'm in Georgia dealing with red clay. I ammend the soil with a lot of compost and wood chips and apply the lime sparingly, only where it's needed.
I sure wouldn't want to be paying for this by the hour, SLOW...Shouldnt take much more then 30 minutes to till both ways in this small garden.
On my own property for fun.
Rodney Pekarek who cares what you think??
soil was already broken...tilling at that speed was unnecessary and harmful to soil structure.