KingKutter Rotary Mower

[thcri]

Tractor Supply has all of their King Kutter Products on sale right now. Partly because they are overstocked, season is over and our Tractor Supply is moving. They have the 5' Rotary Mower on sale right now for $495.00. Not sure if that is a good price or not for sure.

What I am really looking for is some advice from the people that have the KingKutter Product. I am some what leary as I have a neighbor that has a 4' that I really don't like. It just seems like it reallly works my tractor (TC29D) compared to my other neighbors Woods 5'. The woods I like because it seems so much smoother and does not pull my tractor down so much. The KingKutter recomends a 40hp for theirs not sure what Woods recomends. We really don't have anyone that sells Woods around here. I also like the Woods because the back wheel is always on the ground. (I am sure the KingKutter does that also in the 5ft??)

Is there really any difference in these two products or is it just my imagination the Woods 5ft is much better than the KingKutter 4ft?

Also if someone wants to throw landpride in here we do have a John Deere Dealer that sells Landpride also.

murph

 

[DK35vince]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The KingKutter recomends a 40hp for theirs not sure what Woods recomends. )</font>

The 40 HP gearbox on the King Kutter is recommended maximum HP.
I have a 6' KK brush mower I use with my DK 35 that seems to work quite well.I added a slip clutch from TSC for an extra $95.
I did do some minor cutting and drilling to get the cutter set up the way I wanted it.(Drilled the lift pin holes down 5" lower,I also cut the U link for the top link so it would pivot better)
I have had good luck with all my King Kutter attachments.
KK 6' brush hog w/slip clutch
KK 6' RMM
KK 5' II tiller
KK 7' rear blade
KK 6' box blade
KK 6' rake
KK subsoiler
KK middle buster

 

[LuvMy670]

Hi, I am thinking of getting a used KK mower.. it looks like it is in good condition, although it has some issues. Might need a new PTO shaft and new blades. Other than that, seemed Ok.

Did you have to "fit" your RMM to your tractor like you did with the rotary cutter?

I am still undecided about rear discharge vs side, though. I will be mowing my pasture which has some pretty thick and heavy grass/weeds.

Ah, so many choices!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[DK35vince]

No.
I've had my rear mount mower a few years now, but I don't think I had to change anything on it to work .
I added oil to the gearbox, moved the shims on the wheels to adjust your cutting hieght and mowed.

 

[DK35vince]

One other thing I did on my King Kutter brush mower was to set the tail wheel hieght there is a strap with 5 holes in it.
I found the one hole set the rear of the cutter to low, but the next hole set the rear of the cutter to high.
I took off the strap and drilled a new hole between these 2 holes.
Now the rear of the cutter is just right. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Henro]

Murph,

Last month I got a woods BB60cw rotary cutter. That is the 5' with slip clutch and chain guards. I paid $1,175 and that was when the dealer matched another dealer's price. He originally wanted $1,250.

It would probably cost you an additional $250 to add chain guards and a slip clutch to the KK rotary cutter.

So buying the KK will save you about $500. The woods is a nicer fit and finish from what I can see...but there are a lot of KK rotary cutters out there and people here often speak well of them.

I have a KK box blade which I think is quite good, but a little light. The KK rear blade I have has some hot glue welds that I have to repair. I guess the only reason I did not go with a KK rotary is because looking at the poor paint, fit and finish on some KK stuff on the ground at TSC, I became uncertain of thier quality control capability and, right or wrong, have decided for things that have moving parts I will go with someone that makes something that shows some pride in the workmanship.

I can't imagine that the KK and Woods units that you tried should be so different. Maybe there is something wrong with the KK of you neighbors...lived a hard life perhaps... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[thcri]

Henro,

That is what I was afraid of. The nieghbors King Kutter has only been used about six times and it is only a 4ft versus the other neighbors that is about 5 years old and has been used extensively. I always worry about products that are alot less expensive than others. When using the two different units my tractor just seemed to handle the 5 ft Woods unit so much nicer than the 4ft King Kutter??

I think I am going to wait a bit on this one.

murph

 

[mgrick]

My 2 cents...

If I had a TSC in my area selling KK brush hogs for 495.00 I'd buy one.For what I had to pay for my Woods BB60 I could have bought 2 KK's.As I have found out the hard way there isn't anything about my Woods other than there looks to justify there high price. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

For $495, the KK is a true bargain. That's about what I gave from mine and I'm happy with it at that price. I've had a couple of minor things I needed to re-fit and adjust, but I could well have had the same issues with a mower costing twice as much. Honestly, the biggest 'complaint' I or anyone else seems to have about KK is the poor paint jobs on their implements. For the difference in price I could take mine and have it powdercoated to match my tractor (but I'd rather buy another implement instead). /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[shady1701]

Just buy 2 of them and a slip clutch and when you bang one apart swap to the other for that price. Normaly everyone else is in the $1200 + range