King Kutter vs Chinese Tillers

iambigjohnson · Apr 11, 2012

How about a 6' to 99301

sweettractors · Apr 11, 2012

iambigjohnson said:
How about a 6' to 99301

$279 shipping to the truck terminal in Pasco. I will get a firm price on the machines as soon as they arrive. Working on a load into Ky now. Ken Sweet

Missouri Pioneer · Apr 11, 2012

When I was looking, TSC had a six foot Behlen.

sweettractors · Apr 11, 2012

Missouri Pioneer said:
When I was looking, TSC had a six foot Behlen.

What was the price? Old style or new style. Old style shown below. Ken Sweet

Missouri Pioneer · Apr 11, 2012

It was yellow with a black shaft, like in the video. I think it was $1599 for a six footer. I bought a King Kutter II from Orschln's instead.

ruffdog · Apr 11, 2012

That tiller video reminds me of my wife mowing over lawn ornaments!

Car Doc · Apr 12, 2012

ruffdog said:
That tiller video reminds me of my wife mowing over lawn ornaments!

Yeah thats funny :laughing: I was thinking too it looked like some of my hired hands or the bums we used to hire off skid row at harvest on the ranch to drive silage trucks etc some of those guys could tear up an anvil with a rubber hammer. :laughing:

iambigjohnson · Apr 12, 2012

It looks like a pretty rugged test; what are your thoughts?

sweettractors · Apr 12, 2012

iambigjohnson said:
It looks like a pretty rugged test; what are your thoughts?

Impressive, however, I would like to see the tiller closeup after the test. Ken Sweet

wny770 · May 30, 2012

dougg said:
Here is my theory, and I want to be proven wrong!
If you look real close at this large picture:
http://www.kodiakmfg.com/products/Kodiak_Rotary_Tillers.pdf
It looks exactly like the Chinese tiller at Agrisupply. It seems Kodiak, King Kutter, and the TSC tillers are all Chinese tillers painted and rebranded. Not one of these tillers says "MADE IN USA" on it. Now here is the good part: All these tillers have a great reputation and they perform very well! But lets not fool ourselves that we are buying US made products. OK, please prove me wrong, so we can buy a real MADE IN USA tiller!

Well, I'll be dipped..... I have a Kodiak 5' tiller, and it looks EXACTLY like the red tiller on Agri-supply. AND, it looks EXACTLY like my buddy's King Kutter. Guess what? It tills like a charm. I mean EXACTLY, except mine has a better "kickstand", and better paint, by far.....
I try to buy MADE in USA when I can. Maybe mine is made overseas?
Still tills like a charm.