Anyone have experience/price on the king kutter XB

SteveM · May 5, 2003

My local TSC just got a shipment of XB series attachments from king kutter - supposed to be geared toward compact tractors. I am in the market for a cheap cutter - anyone have pricing on these yet?

Will_C · May 5, 2003

Steve, sorry, no help, but I do have a question?What TSC are you referring to? I am an upstater also, and would love to check out the XB line.
Will

mopar · May 5, 2003

i was looking at them too,amsterdam tsc if i remember was about 650.00 for a 4' rotary cutter,it may have been a 5' not sure,is the xb a heavier duty version?

Anonymous Poster · May 5, 2003

Will,
I just drove by the TSC in Canandaigua today and they seem to have alot more impliments sitting in the lot than a couple days ago. You may want to check them out. Located on route 332 (north main st). Hope this helps.
-Dave

Gary_in_Indiana · May 6, 2003

I haven't seen any XB stuff here in the heartland as of tonight. I did see a "King Kutter II" tiller here for about two days before it sold. I saw the King Kutter II on KK's website but nothing about anything called "XB" there. They did seem to have more implements than I've ever seen there before. They literally had some rotary mowers stacked two high on big styrofoam blocks and some crated finish mowers stacked in their respective crates. Any chance there's a big sale coming??? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Anonymous Poster · May 6, 2003

Steve,

No experience, but I've had one on order with my local TSC for about 3 weeks now (sure wish it would come in--it's starting to get deep out there).

I called King Kutter and they indeed said that the XB series of implements were specifically designed for not just the compact tractors, but the sub-compacts as well, like the Kubota BX series sub-compacts.

I think my TSC quoted me a price of $625.

Cheers,
Randy

dfeck · May 6, 2003

TC18,

I guess we're neighbors. I live in Mendon and I've visited TSC in Canandaigua a few weeks ago. I was interested in a 6ft box scraper. I was VERY disappointed in the paint quality of the KK line. But for the price they seem pretty mechanically sound.

Doug

mhalla · May 6, 2003

I have seen the KK XB 4ft rotary cutter for either $529 or $539 at Orscheln's Farm and Home

http://www.orschelnfarmhome.com/

This was at their Bedford, Indiana store.

Mike

Anonymous Poster · May 6, 2003

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Just a little comparison you can get a 4' Befco Rotary Cutter for 750. Which is a better made cutter.

Knowles

Gary_in_Indiana · May 6, 2003

If I'm reading this right it sounds like either the KK prices are higher in the NY region (possibly due to higher shipping from AL, where they're made) or that the new XB line is more money than the standard line or both. Has anyone with access to both compared the prices between the two?

g42guy · May 6, 2003

Re: Anyone have experience/price on the king kutte

Gary, I've compared both on price only. XB is always a little higher due to special order. The locals around here don't stock them. I think without the extra "special order" the price would be pretty close but the XB is lighter duty.

Anonymous Poster · May 6, 2003

I have been asking my local TSC about the XB line since early this year when I picked up a brochure....they keep saying "three weeks" on delivery. I am waiting on the 4FT BB for my 2210 but would like to see the entire line. The brochure had the XB line in black versus the normal yellow. What color at the implements you've seen?

From what little info they gave me, the boxblades were priced cheaper than most others so I'm expecting average construction and quality.

Yes....the XB line is targeted at the Kubota BX / JD 2210 size of scut.

mhalla · May 6, 2003

The XB implements I saw were a red color with black lettering and black stripes - a much different color scheme than the mustard color used by KK for their other implements.

Mike

Anonymous Poster · May 6, 2003

Red with black stripes? Hmmm.....well, now I know what to look for at TSC!

Thanks!

Anonymous Poster · May 7, 2003

I've been trying to get an XB middlebuster from TSC since February. I finally gave up on TSC and ordered it from another dealer in the area. It arrived yesterday and I am a little disappointed in the quality. There are a lot of runs in the paint and some of the welds are sloppy.

It is painted black.

John

mhalla · May 7, 2003

Looking in the 2003 Orschlen Farm & Home catalog you will find the following prices for XB implements as shown on page 100.

Also I should have been more clear about the black stripes. It is a stripe that runs under the KingKutter name and into the left bottom of the X.

48" Rotary Kutter $539.99
48" Cut Finish Mower $1039.00
4' Flexible Drag Harrow $179.99
8' Flexible Drag Harrow $289.99
5' Disc $479.99
5' Rear Blade $169.99
4' Box Blade $299.99
5' Landscape Rake $319.99

Mike

SteveM · May 9, 2003

The XB's that I saw were kubota orange, and better quality overall than the regular yellow kk's. For instance, the welds were neater, paint much better, and there were 2 rear wheels on the 5' XB vs 1 on the KK. They were both rotary mowers, not finish mowers. I forgot to look to see if the geometry of the 3pt was different. I do not have a subcompact, so I wouldnt want it too small.

Chuck52 · May 10, 2003

Re: Anyone have experience/price on the king kutte

At Orschelns (local TSC equivalent I guess) yesterday, I noticed a BX cutter sitting beside a larger KK cutter. Didn't pay too much attention as I'm not in the market, but I did note that the top deck of the XB was bolted on using angle iron along the sides, rather than welded as in the KK. Also, they had one KK finish mower on it's side in a crate and I saw about a 1" ridge running just behind the middle blade along the top deck. I guess this is for strength, but it sure looks like a great place for cut grass to hang up.

Chuck

Anonymous Poster · Jun 7, 2003

I just ordered a Middle Buster/Subsoiler combo from TSC in the King Kutter XB line. They gave me the standard "3 weeks" line. We shall see.

It was only $118, which surprised me. The regular KK middle buster there is $99 and the subsoiler is $142.

They don't stock any of the XB line at my local TSC, they just have XB brochures.

Anonymous Poster · Jun 7, 2003

I have a KK XB dirt scoop for my Kubota BX 2200 (there's a lot of 2 letter abbreviations).

Works great - very well constructed. It's a poor man's FEL that saved me countless hours last summer moving stone mulch around and doing some minor landscaping. Sized great for the BX.

W