KK back blade

dass · Jul 2, 2004

TSC is sending a 10% off coupon through emails and possibly off their web site. I need a back blade but the King Kutter seems light duty. It will be used primarily for snow. With the coupon , a 6' er would be less than $200. Is this KK worth anything or do I sound like I just fell off the truck !

RoyJackson · Jul 2, 2004

For snow removal, it should be fine. If you're going to do any grader work, just take smaller bites. Otherwise, you might bend the moldboard.

DK35vince · Jul 2, 2004

King Kutter offers 3 differant rear blades
Light duty (the $200 blade), medium duty (mid $400) and heavy duty (mid $700)
For snow removal the lighter duty blade should be OK, for dirt work etc. the medium or heavy duty blades would be far better.

Henro · Jul 2, 2004

I find my 6' KK back blade works pretty good for snow, behind my B2910 Kubota.

For dirt I use a box blade...also KK...also works pretty good for the buck spent.

I don't think I used the back blade for more than a foot of snow at any one time though...

dass · Jul 3, 2004

The only ones I've seen at the local store here were the lighter class. I agree with what you all are saying, thanks. There is another TSC about 40 miles from me, I'll call this morning. They might have a mid grade. That coupon is good for 7/2-7/5.

zuiko · Jul 3, 2004

I've used the 84" light duty KK blade to clear heavy snow to the top of the blade. It is perfectly fine for snow removal. For snow you don't want a heavy blade since it will just make it more likely you will damage the ground. I also mount it backwards for clearing snow so it doesn't dig in.

If you were going to do dirt work you will would want something that tilts, besides wanting a heavier blade.

CVHoss · Jul 3, 2004

David,
I don't see anything on KingKutter's web site about 3 different grades of rear blades, only the standard and heavy duty. While I can't offer any help on the standard, I have one of the HD-RB-84 rear blades and it is a brute. It weighs in at almost 700# and has tilt and angle. My driveway is 30 years worth of compacted AB3 crushed rock. My Landpride 2566 box blade will barely loosen surface rocks but the KK heavy duty rear blade will dig down into it like it was soft dirt. I purchased it from Atwoods and got $100.00 knocked off the price because it had a couple of dents in the frame from rough handling during shipping. The only problem (if you can call it that) is that I had to mount the link pins to the inside of the frame because as it comes, I couldn't spread the arms on my 4400 enough to get them hooked up without undoing my sway arms. While the biggest complaint I hear about KingKutter is the quality of the paint jobs (and it is very poor), I currently have 5 KingKutter implements and have never had a weld break or had them not perform as I expected.

Hoss

Zoomie · Jul 3, 2004

I don't do snow removal with mine, as we just don't get much, but I'd think that pushing tilled dirt around might be similar.

I've never had a problem with lightweight KK 72" blade, and the only time I could foresee a problem is if you were digging in to a really large pile with only one corner of the blade.

Doing that with a large tractor might bend the mold-board, but I think my tractor would likely devleop wheel spin before bending the board.

BTW, I also have a number of King Kutter implements, including mowers and a tiller, and they have always been solid performers for me.

dass · Jul 3, 2004

Hoss,You're right , there's only two grades. One offers an optional bracket to slide the blade side to side.

Noland · Jul 3, 2004

My local TSC has two 5ft blades. One is orange and costs $188 and the other is gold and costs $199. The color is the only difference in them that I could notice.
I think I am going to get the orange one with my 10% off coupon.

dass · Jul 3, 2004

I'm headed to one tomorrow to do same.

Gary_in_Indiana · Jul 4, 2004

Noland,

I think the orange is a Category 0 while the gold is a Category 1. Make sure you check before you buy the wrong one for your machine.

Good luck with your new attachment. I hope this helps. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

CVHoss · Jul 4, 2004

Gary,
Your partially correct. If what he's seen is one of the new XB series from KK, it's cat 1 pins and hole sizes but with cat 0 spacing between the pins. Their designed for the smaller BX and similar sized tractors. KK doesn't show this series of implements on their web site, but my local TSC has brochures for them inside. I bought one of the XB series landscape rakes to use on my 318 JD GT. Have been removing several trees using backhoe and front bucket on the 4400 and it makes it handy to have the rake available to rake up the small branches and leaf debris without having to remove the backhoe.

Hoss

GerardC · Jul 7, 2004

Here is my KK 5' Back Blade purchased at TSC. Paid $205.68 with tax. G

Varmintmist · Jul 9, 2004

I use a KK 6 ft light blade for snow. Its just fine for that. I also use it for dirt, and as long as you dont hit a big root or BFR it will scrape some dirt.

BTW, if you do hit a big root or BFR, or as in my case a old logging cable, its around 45 bucks to get it rewelded /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

DK35vince · Aug 29, 2004

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( David,
I don't see anything on KingKutter's web site about 3 different grades of rear blades, only the standard and heavy duty. )</font>

I brought this older thread back up to show you there are 3 grades of King Kutter blades.
I have the light duty (around $200 blade). It was to light duty for my needs.
I recently got what I call the mid grade back blade. It is lighter duty than the HD blade, but far heavier duty than the light duty grade.
Cost was around $412 plus tax.