King Kutter XB vs regular King Kutter

[KK_Fan]

FYI..............Tractor Supply ie phasing out their KK line. They starting to carry another brand which I can't recall the name of.

The King Kutter line is not being completely phased out of TSC. Because of the growth of TSC they have made the decision to use multiple vendors for their 3pt. Some stores in the Northeast are carrying Farm Force equipment.

 

[Bob_Young]

I've been looking at 60" rear blades for the B7610 lately. So far the only one I like the looks of is the standard duty Woods RB60. That's because it has a blade tilt capability. I've found on my larger machines, that floating the blade in tilt allows it to do a much cleaner job removing snow with less damage to paved surfaces. That said, I still don't know if the B7610 will lift this blade high enough to make it practical.

None the KK rear blades that I've seen have a blade tilt capability. Same is true for the "estate" sized Woods RBC60. If anyone knows of a SubCut sized blade with tilt capability, I'd like to hear about it.

My dealer quoted $600 for the Woods RB60 with skid shoes. That's twice what the KK blades are going for. It'll have to be right before I pay that much.
Bob

 

[Hard]

Bob, I use a Woods RB60 blade on my sub-cut Cub Cadet 5234D. Works great and it also fits right up with the Speeco Quick Hitch I bought at Tractor Supply. I paid $375 for the blade last year without skid shoes. You might want to shop around.

 

[Bob_Young]

Thanks for the info, Hard. Glad to hear the RB60 is working out for you. If it works on your Cub Cadet, I'd expect it'd be OK on the B7610.

The price sheet the dealer hands out on the Woods blades, lists skid shoes for the RB60 as a $178 option as I recall. Heck, that's almost as much as the blade.

I got skid shoes with my HBL84 blade and didn't pay much more than that for them. They're worth it; good design, very heavy duty. But that blade weighs twice what the RB60 weighs. Can't believe they don't have something better matched to the smaller blade. But that's Woods; H*** for stout.
Bob

 

[Bo McCarty]

Any other folks make the XB size blades? Or any recommendations on similar blades?

 

[MiserableOldFart]

Bo, I'm not sure they make this particular size, but they specialize in CUT and SCUT equipment, so you might try Buhler Farm King. I've never seen their equipment except in their catalogs, but they have several models.