King Kutter TG-48-XB User Manual

PO BOX 1200
305 Commerce Drive
Winfield, Alabama 35594

TG-48-XB

ROTARY TILLER

OPERATOR MANUAL

Part No 999991

www.kingkutter.com

TO THE PURCHASER

This manual contains valuable information about your
new King Kutter XB Rotary Tiller. It has been carefully pre­pared to give you helpful suggestions for operating, adjust­ing, servicing and ordering repair parts.

Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and
easy reference. Study it carefully. You have purchased a de­pendable and sturdy tiller, but only by proper care and opera­tion can you expect to receive the service and long life de­signed and built into it.

Sometime in the future your tiller may need new parts to
replace those that are worn or broken. If so, go to your dealer
and provide him with the model and part number.

Customer Information

Name ______________________________________________

Purchased From ______________________________________

Date Purchased ______________________________________

Model No. ___________________________________________

Serial No. ___________________________________________

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It is the purchaser and/or operator’s responsibility to….

 Read and understand the information contained in this

manual.

 Operate, lubricate, assemble and maintain the

equipment in accordance with all instructions and
safety procedures in this manual.

 Inspect the equipment and replace or repair any

parts that are damaged or worn which under contin­ued operation would cause damage, wear to other
parts, or cause a safety hazard.

 Return the equipment or parts to the authorized

King Kutter dealer, from where it was purchased, for
service or replacement of defective parts that are
covered by warranty. (The King Kutter Factory may
inspect equipment or parts before warranty claims
are honored.)

 Payment of all costs incurred by the dealer for traveling

to or transporting the equipment for warranty inspection
and or claims.

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CONTENTS

ITEM PAGE

Safety ......................................................................... 6

Assembly Instructions ................................................ 8

Before Putting Into Service ........................................ 8

Safety Training ......................................................... 11

Transportation Safety ............................................... 15

Attaching To Tractor ................................................. 16

Sizing PTO ............................................................... 18

Operating Instructions .............................................. 19

Maintenance ............................................................ 20

Maintenance Safety ................................................. 20

Safety Decal's And Locations ................................... 22

PTO Shaft Parts ....................................................... 27

Replacement Parts .................................................. 28

Side Gearbox Parts ................................................. 30

Top Gearbox Parts ............................................. …..32

Hub Parts………………………………………………...34

Warranty ………………………………………………...36

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SAFETY

READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUC­TIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND ESPE­CIALLY IN THE SAFETY SECTION. FAIL­URE TO DO SO CAN RESULT IN SERI­OUS INJURY OR DEATH.

TAKE NOTE! THIS SAFETY ALERT SYM­BOL FOUND THROUGHOUT THIS MAN­UAL IS USED TO CALL YOUR ATTEN­TION TO INSTRUCTIONS INVOLVING
YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY AND THE
SAFETY OF OTHERS.

YOUR SAFTEY IS INVOLVED

SIGNAL WORDS:

The signal words DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION are used with the safety

THIS SYMBOL MEANS

ATTENTION!

BECOME ALERT!

messages in this manual and with each safety signs. They are defined as follows:

DANGER: Indicates an immediate hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could
result in serious injury or death. This signal word is to be limited to the most ex­treme situations typically for machine components that, for functional purposes,
cannot be guarded.

WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could
result in serious injury or death, and includes hazards that are exposed when guards
are removed. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.

CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe prac­tice.

If you have any questions not answered in this manual or require additional copies
or the manual is damaged, please contact your dealer or King Kutter, Inc.
P.O. Box 1200 Winfield, AL 35594 [phone] or www.kingkutter.com

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EQUIPMENT SAFETY GUIDELINES

 Safety of the operator and bystanders is one of the main concerns in designing and develop-

ing a tiller. However, every year accidents occur which could have been avoided by a few
seconds of thought and a more careful approach to handling equipment. You, the operator,
can avoid many accidents by observing the following precautions and insist those working
with you, or for you, follow them.

 In order to provide a better view, certain photographs or illustrations in this manual may show

an assembly with a safety shield removed. However, equipment should never be operated in
this condition. Keep all shields in place. If shield removal becomes necessary for repairs, re­place the shield prior to use.

 Replace any safety sign that is not readable or missing. Location of such safety signs are in-

dicated in this manual.

 Never use alcoholic beverages or drugs that can hinder alertness or coordination while oper-

ating this equipment. Consult your doctor about operating this machine while taking prescrip­tion medications.

 Under no circumstances should children under the age of 18 be allowed to work with

this equipment. Do not allow persons to operate or assemble this unit until they have
read this manual and have developed a thorough understanding of the safety precau­tions and how it works. Review the safety instructions with all users annually.

 This equipment is dangerous to children and persons unfamiliar with its operation. The opera-

tor should be a responsible, properly trained and physically able person familiar with farm ma-

chinery and trained in this equipment’s operations. If the elderly are assisting with farm work,

their physical limitations need to be recognized and accommodated.

 Use a tractor equipped with a Roll Over Protective System and seat belts. (ROPS)

 Never exceed the limits of a piece of machinery. If its ability to do a job, or to do so safely, is

in question- DON’T TRY IT.

 Do not modify the equipment in any way. Unauthorized modification could result in serious

injury or death and may impair the function and life of the equipment.

 In addition to the design and the confirmation of this implement, including safety signs and

safety equipment, hazard control and accident prevention are dependent upon the aware­ness, concern, prudence, and proper training of personnel involved in the operation, trans­port, maintenance, and storage of the machine. Refer also to safety messages and operation
instruction in each of the appropriate sections of the tractor and tiller manuals. Pay close at­tention to the safety signs affixed to the tractor and the tiller.

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XB-ROTARY TILLER ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1 With rotary tiller still in crate, lay flat on a level surface. Cut banding

straps on the two (2) upright crate posts.

STEP 2 Remove the top & upper side sections of the crate, leaving the rotary tiller
resting on the bottom section. You may take the tiller off of crate but you must
swing stand arm down and lock in position. (See Figure A and B) Snap stand out
of clip, straight out, then swivel the stand down to locked position.

STEP 3 Remove wire tie holding the PTO shaft and set aside PTO.

STEP 4 Attach tiller according to your tractors manual and using the instructions

on pages 16 and 17.

STEP 5 Install back plate chain.

STEP 6 Install PTO shaft as outlined in the Attaching to Tractor Section, pg 16-

19.

Note: The safety chains on the PTO shaft should be attached to the tractor and
tiller to prevent the plastic safety shield from rotating.

BEFORE PUTTING ROTARY TILLER INTO SERVICE

(IMPORTANT-INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO START UP)

SHIPPED WITH GEAR OIL IN GEAR BOXES

SHIPPED WITHOUT GREASE IN GREASE FITTINGS.

UNIT MUST BE SERVICED BEFORE USING.

For Top Gearbox use gear oil (type GL5-85W 140).
For Side Gearbox use gear oil (type GL5-85W 140).

• For all Grease Fittings use TYPE/grade II tube grease.

STEP 1 Place rotary tiller so that the deck is secure and level.

STEP 2 Remove Breather Plug (Located at top of transmission gearbox) and

check plug located on back of gearbox. (See Figure C.) If oil comes out of
check plug replace plug immediately and go to STEP 4, if no oil comes out
continue to STEP 3.

STEP 3 Fill gearbox using gear oil (type GL5-85W 140) until it is up to check

plug. (See Fig. C).

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STEP 4 Replace and tighten the (2) plugs and clean away any excess oil.

STEP 5 Remove Breather Plug (Located at top of side gearbox, See (FIG. D point

1 on next page), there is also a plug at the bottom (Located in the side of
the side gearbox) (FIG. D point 2 on next page) if oil comes out of lower
plug, replace plug immediately and go to STEP 6 , if oil doesn’t come out
of lower plug fill with gear oil (type GL5-85W 140) to lower plug.

STEP 6 Replace and tighten the plugs. Clean away any excess oil.

STEP 7 Grease the grease fitting on the "outboard hub, (Fig. E on next page) the

two (2) grease fittings on the PTO universal joints, the two (2) grease fit­tings on the PTO safety shield and the inner surface portion of the PTO
shaft. See Figures F and G.

CAUTION:

DO NOT over fill gearbox. This could cause damage to oil seals and can cause per-

manent damage to the gearbox. This issue will not be covered under warranty.

Figure A Figure B

Figure C

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Figure D

Figure E

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Figure F Figure G

SAFETY TRAINING

 Safety is a primary concern in the design and manufacturing of our product. Un-

fortunately, our efforts to provide safe equipment can be wiped out by a single
careless act of an operator or bystander.

 In addition to the design and configuration of equipment, hazard control and ac-

cident prevention are dependent upon the awareness, concern, prudence and
proper training of personnel involved in the operation, transport, maintenance
and storage of this equipment.

 It has been said, “ The best safety device is an informed, careful operator.” We

ask you to be that kind of operator. It is the operator’s responsibility to read and

understand all safety and operating instructions in the manual and to follow
them. Accidents can be avoided.

 Working with unfamiliar equipment can lead to careless injuries. Read this man-

ual, and the manual for your tractor, before assembly or operating, to acquaint
yourself with the machines. If this machine is used by any person other than

you, or is loaned or rented, it is the rotary tiller owner’s responsibility to make

certain that the owner's manual be available to the operator prior to operating:

1- Reads and understands the operator’s manuals.
2- Is instructed in safe and proper use.

 Know your controls and how to stop the tractor, engine, and tiller quickly in an

emergency. Read this manual and the one provided with your tractor.

 Train all new personnel and review instructions frequently with existing workers.

Be certain only a properly trained and physically able person will operate the
machinery. A person who has not read and understood all operating and safety
instructions is not qualified to operate the machine. An untrained operator ex­poses himself and bystanders to possible serious injury or death. If the elderly
are assisting with farm work, their physical limitations need to be recognized and
accommodated.

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