Gary_in_Indiana
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- Joined
- Apr 22, 2002
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- Fort Wayne, IN
- Tractor
- John Deere 4200 MFWD HST w/ JD 420 FEL w/ 61" loader bucket & toothbar & JD 37 BH w/ 12" bucket
I just got a King Kutter rotary mower and mentioned that to some young friends of mine who farm. Knowing my five footer is a relative toy to them, I said something about it being cheap but probably good enough for what I needed to do.
One of them immediately jumped on me for that comment. I was told that for a rotary cutter, the King Kutter would be about the best I could get. The reason they gave was that there had been some governmental regulation on blade speed the reduced the speeds from what they had been but that King Kutter was somehow 'grandfathered' in and exempted from the rule and that they had a higher blade speed by far and, hence, were going to be superior mowers.
I took it as an interesting story but am not sure how much credence to give it. Has anyone else heard this tale? Is there any basis in fact for it or not? I already have my mower so it's not like I'm basing a buying decision on this but I was curious, nonetheless.
One of them immediately jumped on me for that comment. I was told that for a rotary cutter, the King Kutter would be about the best I could get. The reason they gave was that there had been some governmental regulation on blade speed the reduced the speeds from what they had been but that King Kutter was somehow 'grandfathered' in and exempted from the rule and that they had a higher blade speed by far and, hence, were going to be superior mowers.
I took it as an interesting story but am not sure how much credence to give it. Has anyone else heard this tale? Is there any basis in fact for it or not? I already have my mower so it's not like I'm basing a buying decision on this but I was curious, nonetheless.