King Kutter 6' domed vs TSC County Line 6' rotary cutters

[ishiboo]

Any preference with one or the other? The CountyLine is $1100 and 30 minutes away, the King Kutter is $1280 and 5 minutes away. The King Kutter has the flex hitch I may want, but the CountyLine looks like it's deck would be a bit stiffer having the top stiffeners. KK may be the OEM on both, or perhaps its Tartar now... they all seem pretty close to the same making "decent" equipment on the cheap. I won't be using it often, 2-3 times a year on a couple acres plus the occasional 2000' of ditch.

 

[Sysop]

All the TSC Countryline stuff in my local stores seems to have poor quality (maybe we just get the junk here). Many things I've looked at have had gussets out of place, welds not done well, paint issues. I'd personally go KK for the price difference. If nothing else the KK domed top won't have water setting on it if it gets stuck out in the rain. Everythingattachments has a video about the KK Domed, and it shows how the bracing is made into the domed top, I think it should be plenty rigid. The dome itself should even help make it stiffer.

 

[Whitnel]

I bought the CountyLine 6' model a few years ago. It has worked good for me, I have hit a lot of rock with it and it has actually cut through the deck in two places but that was my fault. I used a 10% off card at TSC so that made it even better. I use mine 3 to 4 time a year on a few acres as well. I was not able to see a King Kutter in person so can't say one way or the other about it.

 

[jeff9366]

I have never seen a Countyline PTO implement at TSC without a lot of rust on the PTO splines.

Why TSC does not spray PTO splines with Fluid Film or wrap them for protection, I do not know.

Just allow plenty of time to remove rust with Naval Jelly and a wire brush before trying to mate with PTO stub on your tractor.

I have an old, used 48" KK Rotary Cutter which performs very well; I am careful not to stress it.

 

[Jack Yuan]

I used to visit King Cutter's rotary tiller factory last month, I think it seems not bad. About county line, I didn't see it before, so I don't know.

 

[Ford850]

From my comparisons, I'd buy KK every time rather than County Line. CL is TSC's brand, and they have them made by several manufacturers. Parts in the future will be a nightmare. I have a KK rotary. It does a fine job for what I need, and every time I kick up a large rock that gets bounced around under it adding more dents I'm glad I bought the value brand rather than an expensive brand. From looking at the CL rotary mowers that TSC sells around me, they would not hold up to my use like the KK does.

 

[MESSMAKER]

The King Kutter gives a good cut ,maybe the best, but I had a bit of trouble with the tail wheel structure. It is just not stout enough for tough use.I have replaced wheel,hub and welded on wheel support brace a couple of times. The trouble is, Countryline seems to use the same setup as do several of the standard duty units. I have used other cutters with different designs and not had this problem.

 

[Guesseral]

I have had a TSC 5' cutter for years and have never had a problem other than blades and problems I have created myself. I just bought a 6' country line cutter and it woks great. I have never had a problem getting parts for my TSC implements although other than blades and a new PTO shaft for the 5' unit I have never needed any either. The problem with both of the units would be if you have a compact tractor (I didn't look) because the geometry of the larger units for a utility tractor verses a compact just isn't right. For example my 5' cutter works great for my compact, but the 6' geometry is just wrong. Don't get me wrong it works fine but it is made for larger tractor with larger (taller) tires, the center link and the lower lift arms run up when the unit is set on the ground. It really isn't a problem it just won't lift as high and looks weird! Like I said I didn't even look at what tractor you had so it may not matter, I just thought I would mention it because it was something I would never have looked at or even thought about till I put it on the tractor.