King Kutter 72" Rear Blade broken. :-(

[TheLandofSnipers]

Split right on the seam of the pipe. I would have thought this seam would have been facing 180 degrees from where they installed it. Weakest part of the pipe in the highest stress area of the mount. No warranty of course. Going to take it to a local welding shop and have them re-enforce it a bit.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

That is surprising. And what an inconvenient time for it to happen.

That looks *a lot* like the mount and pivot on my KK landscape rake. You'd think they'd beef up the same mount to put on a blade. You'd exert much more force on that mount with your blade than I would with my rake.

 

[TheLandofSnipers]

That is surprising. And what an inconvenient time for it to happen.

That looks *a lot* like the mount and pivot on my KK landscape rake. You'd think they'd beef up the same mount to put on a blade. You'd exert much more force on that mount with your blade than I would with my rake.

Yeah, I have the rake too, same setup.

 

[Cycledude]

Looks like it should be reasonably easy to fix and reinforce, maybe add a grease fitting

 

[Manhattan]

Not sure a replacement will be so easy to find.

 

[ruffdog]

You would think the bottom would of broke out instead of the top if you were pulling the blade. When I first looked at it, it reminded me of a freeze break...if water was in it and it froze.

 

[5030]

I'd fix that defect myself and add a grease fitting too. King Cutter implements aren't what I consider heavy duty in the first place and their welding certainly is sub standard. Their welds look similar to welds on Recreational Vehicles. RV welders are mostly Fast Food restaurant transplants.

 

[TheLandofSnipers]

You would think the bottom would of broke out instead of the top if you were pulling the blade. When I first looked at it, it reminded me of a freeze break...if water was in it and it froze.

That is a darn good point.

 

[TheLandofSnipers]

Not sure a replacement will be so easy to find.

I already replaced it. My local farm store had ~20 or so in stock.

 

[Doughknob]

Their welds look similar to welds on Recreational Vehicles. RV welders are mostly Fast Food restaurant transplants.

i have heard such things about RVs from other sources as well. Glad i don't own one.

I will give a plug for Modvans though. Startup making quality stuff. Modvans.com