Tractor Supply Attachments

[KestrelMerlin]

I hope to get a JD 2305 soon, so I have been looking at Cat 1 attachments. My first need is for a landscaping rake, and I looked at Tractor Supply. They told me that they used to handle King Kutter, but now they have their own label on the King Kutter manufactured implements.

The prices there are considerably lower than for JD's Frontier brand. How do the implements from Tractor Supply compare with JD or other brands?

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[JDGreenGrass]

I hope to get a JD 2305 soon, so I have been looking at Cat 1 attachments. My first need is for a landscaping rake, and I looked at Tractor Supply. They told me that they used to handle King Kutter, but now they have their own label on the King Kutter manufactured implements.

The prices there are considerably lower than for JD's Frontier brand. How do the implements from Tractor Supply compare with JD or other brands?

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I have a TS rake and a blade. Labeled CountyLine. Both have held up very well. For residential work you will be fine. If I were a contractor using the rake and blade often, I would consider another brand but really....you will be fine. You will like them too. Save yourself some coin.:thumbsup:

 

[Reg]

I have a TS rake and a blade. Labeled CountyLine. Both have held up very well. For residential work you will be fine. If I were a contractor using the rake and blade often, I would consider another brand but really....you will be fine. You will like them too. Save yourself some coin.:thumbsup:

and before that they stuck their "Farm Force" label on KK gear.
Most of their stuff is "good enough" for occasional use, though probably not full time and especially not if you need all your stuff up and running all the time, i.e. if your income DEPENDS on it.
Mine doesn't, I putter around part time, I don't break a lot of stuff and when I do it can stay down a week or more.

I have a few Woods pieces, their economy line is about 1/2 step above KK, Farm Force, County Line (IMO, etc)

 

[bp fick]

TSC is selling at a price point. Plain and simple.

Some of the products are still KK, others are Tarter, etc. On some implements? It's fine. It just doesn't matter. You get what you pay for.

 

[kg7il]

My only TSC implement is the 60" landscape rake.
It is not tough enough for my Kubota L3800.
I had a weld break, fixed locally for a $20 bill.
The tine rails, both upper and lower twisted during use.

I am sure it is fine for light duty use, but wasn't up to the task of raking out brush and lims.

 

[shortthrow50]

i bought a few of there attachments and put them to work in the past few weeks. I have the subsoiler, carry-all and the 6 foot rear blade. The past 3 weeks, i have used them all a decent amount and they seem to do everything i ask of them at a fraction of the cost. People run into trouble when the hp rating is exceeded im pretty sure. heres a couple of short vids of the carry all and subsoiler i bought for next to nothing in comparison to name brand implements
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IekFVsUTQzE&list=UUSSFUkguBXBANxXL8YRZx1g&feature=endscreen&NR=1]tractor supply sub soiler/ sub-soiler/ subsoiler - YouTube[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uB43H1mwmQ&list=UUSSFUkguBXBANxXL8YRZx1g&index=2&feature=plcp[/ame]

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

I have a 9" post hole auger. Around 500 holes dug without a problem. Made by SpeeCo and sold by TSC.

Industrial / lifetime / take any and all abuse you through at it? probably not but for the back of an estate tractor (B2620) for a homeowner it meets/beats my requirements with ease.

 

[KestrelMerlin]

Thanks, everyone.

Looks like it will work for me.

 

[Agrantina]

dont want to high jack your thread but I am looking at one of their 3pt speaders- cosmos I think? Anyone have any thoughts on them?? my old- old one is finally shot-..

AndyG

 

[Ken45101]

Back when I first started, I bought several TSC implements. I was also a frequent customer at the local weld shop to get it fixed Then they started labeling their stuff for 30-35hp tractors only. Mine was 45 hp I started buying name brand medium duty attachments (scraper blade, box blade, bushhog, etc.) I haven't been breaking the implements

Of course what I'm buying now wouldn't work on a small tractor. I can't put this stuff on my B2710. But it works well on the M5040.

Bottom line, it depends on the horse power rating of your tractor and the implements you buy. Even buying big name equipment (Woods, Bushhog, Landpride), if you buy the light duty rated equipment and put it on a 90 hp tractor, it probably won't hold up.

Ken