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Kenny..... ...every spring, the N-Board gets the same rototiller questions and the answers still the same. The N-Tractor is NOT a rototiller machine because it is too high ground speed for rototillering, its a 14" 2-bottom plowin' fool. Its NOT a horsepower thing, because your N-Tractor has about 25 hp, its a ground speed thing. The N-Tractor was designed for 14" 2-bottom plow. This is the most common 3-point cat-1 size plow, new or used. Unfortunately, even the popular dealer installed "Sherman Aux Tranny" doesn't have slow enuff tranny gears for rototillering. Yes, there is an rare and fragle "Howard" aux tranny that IF you can find one, will slow down the groundspeed and keep the PTO speed high. Back in the early 70's, I used to see N-Tractors pulling a 3-point lift mounted rototiller with its OWN AUX ENGINE thru the grape vinyards of central Calif. Unfortunately, I don't remember anything else about it. But if you think you need to rototiller instead of plowing and discing, go rent a bigger tractor with rototiller and get it done. Unfortunately, the N-Tractor is NOT the tool for every job and even though your King Kutter rototiller will fit, it is NOT the tool for your N-Tractor. In 1953, when the Ferguson's patents expired, the American Society Agriculture Engineers (ASAE) became the "care-takers" of the 9N-Ford developed catagory-1 3-point hydraulic lift specifications. For whatever reason, they changed the cat-1 PTO shaft spec from 1-1/8 to 1-3/8. The current 1-3/8 replacement PTO shaft, fits quite nicely, thankyou. It is also stronger, has new bearings and seals and fits modern PTO operated implements. TIP: park your tractor nosedown innna deep ditch and you won't have to drain 5 gals of hydro-tranny fluid to change your PTO shaft. I'd change it rightaway ($100 cheap)..... ..respectfully, Dell
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