Rotary Cutter Rotary Cutters

[xring100]

Buy a quality cutter the first time.I did not have good luck with my 5ft king kutter it had cheap steal on the sides.I ended up buying higher end 6ft brush hog brand cutter that is very stout.

I agree a cheap cutter will be destroyed a good cutter won't need to be replaced or repaired even if you find something bigger than its rated cut. king kutters idea if heavy duty is different than woods, bush hog, and landpride. They would be labeled as light duty. Most medium duty cutters have 1/4" plate for side skirts compared to the light Guage metal on KK or any of the cheap $500 TSC models

 

[airbiscuit]

Buy the best cutter you can afford. All good advice here, but the OP will have to decide on budget. One way or another, having a rotary cutter lets you do wonderful things with your property.

 

[ovrszd]

Buy the best cutter you can afford. All good advice here, but the OP will have to decide on budget. One way or another, having a rotary cutter lets you do wonderful things with your property.

I agree. Buying used will extend that budget even farther and into a heavier cutter. But as Larry said, it might be awhile before you find the right one.

 

[newbury]

Any votes for the Everything Attachments line?

 

[Xfaxman]

Any votes for the Everything Attachments line?

You beat me to it, I was going to mention that they have their own line now: The Everything Attachments Xtreme Duty Compact Rotary Cutter

 

[EddieWalker]

I have 32 hp at my PTO and I run a 6 foot Landpride cutter. If I can run it over, I can mow it. I'm very abusive and have destroyed just about every part of my cutter at one time or another. Busted blades to replacing the gear box. Fortunately, Landpride is great for getting replacement parts and the cutter pretty simple to work on.

For just cutting grass, I have a 7 ft Landpride side discharge finish mower. I can cut faster with it, but it's no good on taking out saplings like the rotary cutter. I got it used for $600, which was too good of a deal to pass up. But if I was to only have one cutter, it would be the 6 ft rotary cutter.

I sure wouldn't want anything smaller. I enjoy mowing, but I still want to finish as soon as possible. With my place, it takes me several days to mow each area. I mow once a month and try to get each area done after work so I can have the weekends free to spend on projects that I want to get done.

 

[RalphVa]

I've had both an LX-4 and a Frontier RC-2048. The Frontier unit is a better one. Think they were essentially the same price new.

On the Frontier, I can replace the cutter blades without needing a clamp to hold the blade up there. The stump jumper stays in place and the bolts have a detent deally whereby you put the bolt back and rotate it (or something; it stays in place), you don't need a clamp to go up top and put the nut back on. Also haven't had any issues with the check plug. Had to replace the one on the LX with a bolt.

Think you can run a 6' cutter with your tractor. The LX-4 was fine for my 18.5 hp 4010, and the 2048 Frontier is fine for my 24.5 hp 2025.

Ralph

 

[chrissheerman]

Alright first of all I didn't have a chance all weekend to look at this post to check replys. I want to thank all of you for giving me info and help.
I have been talking with the john deere dealer today he agrees that I should be able to run a light duty 6 ft of medium duty 5 ft. I agree that the tire width would be ideal however I know my rig wont wanna run a 7 foot cutter. I found a 6ft at tractor supply yesterday for $1200. Looked really light to me but would probably do the job. John deere tells me that a 5 ft medium duty will cost me $1850.00 and the 6 ft would be $2100.00.
Ill have to keep thinking about it I guess and figure out what i'm gonna do. I'm bringing my tractor up to dealer to get tubes put in my tires to solve my slow leak problem I have on two tires saturday so I plan to look at what they have up there then. Oh well its a good chunk of change either way. Thanks everyone for the info and advice again. Also if any of you are in new hampshire and run john deere this ray guy at black mount has been awesome help for parts pricing and sales for me for the last 2 seasons. Haven't ever had a dealer treat a little guy like me so good. Anyways thanks again for all the info.

 

[Turbys_1700]

I found a 6' Brown last year off Craigslist that was in excellent shape. They do not have the dealer support that Bush Hog and others have but parts are not an issue since you can purchase direct from the company. My 472 has a 130 HP gearbox and weighs in at 1100#. They are very well made machines.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I've had 2 Kingkutters, a 4' and a 5'. I was pleased with both. I have no doubt that landpride, bush hog, etc. are built heavier, but I was on a budget. I have cut 1 1/2 brush, hit stumps, etc. but it has done the job with zero problems.

I think all brands have light, medium and heavy duty style of cutters and about the only difference other than price is thicker steel in the deck. The drive line components are the same (at least on the ones that I have researched) so you don't have to worry about paying for heavy duty in order to get heavy duty drive components. I started with a light duty Howse cutter and cut 3-4" trees down with it and never even sheared a shear bolt but I did bend the sheet metal on the back (driving backward into some brush) which resulted in the blades ripping a hole in the sheet metal. A heavy duty one like the bush hog I now have wouldn't have been an issue. It all depends on how you plan to use it as to whether you need an light duty or heavy duty frame.