King Kutter Paint???

[newt92]

Have had my KK tiller since March of 03. Got it brand new from TSC. The paint is still like it was when I got it. Now for me, my tiller has never gotten wet since I brought it home. It leads a sheltered life when its not working.

 

[Ford tractor]

To expect ground engaging implements to have pristine paint after use is, well, just a bit silly. The ground will wear off the metal, not just the paint! Yeah, KK could have better paint, but I guess they have to cut corners somewhere to keep competing with the china junk that costs less because they use prison labor, ignore all safety and environmental requirements. I'm just glad they are still manufactured here.

By the way, I've bought top shelf Gannon implements that had runs, skips and errors in the paint too. But those errors were nothing compared to the condition after a 12 hour shift actually USING them.

 

[pilot-werx]

The old saying of you get what you pay for is true and trying to compare powder coat is like comparing a Yugo to a Porsche...

 

[Sackett2]

Having a KK rep is good here.

I have a 2 year old KK 5' tiller. The paint started flaking off the first season; and now after 2 seasons it looks like it is 5 years old. Anywhere a stone has dented the metal, the paint has come off, as if there is no primer to bond it.
We love the tiller, but would appreciate a better paint on it. Here in Oregon, we pay 500-800 more for a KK tiller than those in the midwest, so I didnt feel like it was a cost saving feature

 

[bp fick]

Just one more voice to say that KK = tough mechanically and fairly priced, but the "paint" jobs are quite poor. Hey, it's an implement.
If it bothers me, I'll scrape and paint them one of these days. Notice I didn't say "re-paint". That would suggest they were painted in the first place.

 

[TripleR]

Pretty much everything we own is "just a piece of equipment", but I still don't think it is too much to ask to have a little paint on it.

 

[Delaware Devil]

I've got a KK rotary cutter. I have no idea how old it is because I bought it used. The fellow I bought it from had repainted it. One of the first things I did was take a wire brush (on an angle grinder) and clean it up. Coated what I could with navel Jelly, sanded a bit. and then painted it Kubota orange. Now it joins the family of an orange (Woods) back blade, an orange (Ford model 715) snow blower and an orange (Woods) box blade. Just say I like orange. And they all go behind an orange tractor.
Mark

 

[Katahdin]

I just bought a "new" KK 6 foot rotary cutter, yeah the paint wasn't a selling point. This one looked like it had said outside for a while, probably over a winter or two in a snow bank. Some paint looked like it had been chipped or rusted off and touched up with a brush. I got a good deal on the cutter because the dealer was moving so I'm not going to complain. One point I'd like to make is if the implement has a gear box, check the vent. On my cutter the vent was painted over and DOA. If the vent isn't clear of paint and dirt, it won't open properly and pressure could build up inside the gear box causing gear fluid to leak out the seals.