King Kutter disc is a piece of garbage

[trgo]

Oops!!
I am planning to order the Everything Attachments 16 x 18" box frame disc. ($1655)
Which blade did you order from them?
I had been thinking about flying up there (from Florida) to look at their discs, but I decided that I could trust them.
Now I am RE-THINKING !!
I think I WILL fly up there next month to see how their discs look, before I actually order one.
Thanks for the heads up !!

 

[94BULLITT]

I purchased a everything attachments 7' blade. I fell for their propaganda. It is going t need to be completely rebuilt after just 6 hours of use. I regret not spend I ng the extra $$ for a bush hog brand blade. Way underbuilt.

What blade did you buy from them?

 

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For: 94 BULLITT

I did not buy a blade,....... the Everything Attachments blade info was from "transformic".
I also asked "transformic" which blade he bought from ETA. No answer yet.
I did look at the ETA 7' blade video, and "Ted" does describe that blade as a light/medium duty blade, for homeowner/occasional use.
The ETA blade offset arrangement does look very convenient, but it appears as though it might be relatively light construction. ("Ted" states that they tried to keep the weight down)
My concern now, after reading the "transformic" blade story, is whether I should order a box frame disc from ETA.
The 16 x 18" ETA box frame disc does appear to be well built, (3" x3" sq. tubing, and the weight is 686#) from their video & photos.
Anybody know more about the ETA box frame discs?

 

[drizler]

One thing you have to keep in mind with this "Carolina" built stuff, it' almost surely Chinese. Oh yea you can almost completely count on it in spite of all the Made In US hoopla flags and other bull they put on there. Customs law states it has to be marked for country of origin where it is easily seen by the consumer ONLY if it's made outside the USA. Items brought into the US and put together here are considered Made In US. That is why you have to be careful when buying all that off brand ect stuff made in the US. The truth is that most of the parts were just made in China as are all the welded frames ect. The same goes for Canada made. They bring the parts in by the shipload and build them someplace near the docks and mark it as made in Canada. That's why there is so much industrial activity in those port cities. There is no US Government requirement to mark the country of origin on individual pieces as it's only a component. This makes for all sorts of fraud involving Chinese industrial shipments to the US coming out of Canada. They try to beat the duty on huge shipments claiming they are made in Canada since Canadian products are duty free. This is another unintended consequence of NAFTA no one saw coming as the Chinese beat us out of many millions every year this way.
Of course none of the corporations want this being well known so they just rally around their proud made in the US claim. The fact is a high percentage of the items that are completely unmarked really are the ones actually made here in the US. Are you confused yet? Keep the faith the corporations are counting on it.:confused3:

 

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For: drizler:

The EVERYTHING ATTACHMENTS stuff is obviously Made in The USA.
If you go to their website there is a complete video of their manufacturing facility. and it is quite interesting.
ETA may buy some materials from foreign companies, but products actually bearing the ETA label, appear to be fabricated, and assembled, by ETA "in house".
The bolts, discs, pins, rods, etc.(and perhaps even the steel), may be made outside the USA.

 

[94BULLITT]

For: drizler:

The EVERYTHING ATTACHMENTS stuff is obviously Made in The USA.
If you go to their website there is a complete video of their manufacturing facility. and it is quite interesting.
ETA may buy some materials from foreign companies, but products actually bearing the ETA label, appear to be fabricated, and assembled, by ETA "in house".
The bolts, discs, pins, rods, etc.(and perhaps even the steel), may be made outside the USA.

I'm pretty sure the steel is made in the US.

 

[Utopia Texas]

One of the reasons I buy local is that I can take the implement/ part back to where I bought it and let them fix it and make things right. Saving a few bucks buying on line and then having to weld, grind and manipulate a implement to make it work correctly is a huge waste of time. For me the aggravation is not worth a few bucks.

 

[oldballs]

I don't have any King Kutter implements, but have bought several from EA. As far as I'm concerned their products perform as they are advertised. Some of my early attachments from EA were Leinbach and Fred Cain manufacturing via EA. They too were well made. My EA box blade is well made and is fitted to my 26 HP non-commercial tractor. If I had a larger (HP) tractor or was commercial, maybe I'd look to a heavier duty product. There are a lot of KK users on TBN who seem pleased with their particular purchases......just sayin'.

 

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Utopia Texas:

Kinda hard to "buy local" when the nearest KK implement dealer is 200+ miles away,( 400 miles round trip) and is "out of stock"
My "waste of time" would be driving a full day to return the KK product for repair, and a second full day to pick up the repaired KK product.
Oh...... and plus 80 gallons (round trip twice) of gas, for my 454 powered Suburban,...... dragging my trailer.
THAT, does NOT make ANY sense to me!

 

[trgo]

For oldballs: (I like that)

My KK 84" blade is solid, and it performs as it should!
My problem with it is that it was welded together crooked, and some areas were not painted.
They paint AFTER assembly, thus leaving the more difficult areas to paint, with no paint at all (bare steel!).

Thank you for the positive comments on the EA stuff.
I still think that I will fly up to Newton, NC. sometime next month, just to see what their stuff really does look like.