Land Pride Implements

[Dennis WC]

I've been in the market for a new tractor and I finally going to be purchasing here in a few weeks. I got it priced along with a Land Pride rotary cutter. My main question is the quality of Land Pride Implements. Are they any good? I've just never heard of Land Pride before I visited this dealership.

 

[RBA50]

Land Pride is generally considered one of the best in terms of quality.

 

[cat fever]

I own a land pride disc and scrapper, bought both of them with the tractor. Could not be happier. I do wish the salesman would have told me I had a choice of color. I got the tan but would have preferred the orange.

 

[jeff9366]

Land Pride makes implements in various weights with proportional pricing.

Land Pride's heavier implements are very good.

 

[TripleR]

We have several pieces of Land Pride equipment, one of the top brands. Like other brands, you can get economy or higher end pieces with increasing prices.

 

[Turbys_1700]

Land Pride is as good as Woods, Bush Hog, etc...
They make light, medium, and heavy duty units in most all implements,,,
I owned a light duty Land Pride RFM for 14 years and the service and quality was exceptional...
Price and dealer support would be my main concern when comparing any of the 3 mentioned short line implement companies...

 

[Piston]

Depending on what you are buying for a tractor, I would stay away from the light duty lines on any of the implement manufacturers.

Land Pride is an excellent company and their medium and heavy duty lines are very good. I have numerous Landpride implements and I love them, they are my first choice in terms of manufacturers for some implements.

They typically start all the light duty model numbers with a "1", the medium duty with a "2", and the heavy duty with a "3". Even heavier are the "4"s. You get the idea

If your are buying a rotary cutter, it may have a model number of 1572, or 1672. The first digit is the "duty rating", second digit is current model as far as I know, and third and fourth digits are width in inches of the useable part of the implement.

Stick with "2" and higher.

 

[brown40]

One of the larger implement companies, very expansive product line, and as mentioned--build implements for the application/buyer. I've never bought LandPride, but their welds, paint, and steel thickness have always impressed me--price tag did too! They are more expensive than many, and put out a top-notch product. If your initial purchase is going to be bundled in with implements at 0%, thats a pretty attractive reason to go 'top of the line', and get them for $20-$50/month instead of $700-$2500 in a single shot--which it will be after purchase (I haven't seen implement financing locally).
I check out weight first--no amount of marketing or aesthetics can add steel! Weld, design and paint quality get evaluated after.
My implements are a rainbow--King Kutter II, Countyline, Frontier, John Deere, Tajfun, etc. None were the 'top name', but they were good value per pound, and have held up well. Some of the smaller names are leaner, and don't have to feed a marketing and large corporate machine with each unit--oftentimes better value can be found in a small line, and there are literally dozens. Many large companies repaint and rebrand them and sell them as their own--Woods and especially Frontier do this--and sell more units than the actual maker, because of the PR machine. Perhaps it works well for both, but I suspect the manufacturers of the implements would like to be able to keep their product moving without joining the Empire.
It would be a good 'sticky' topic to get the small lines listed--maybe a 'who made your bush hog/tiller/box blade, whose sticker is on it, and where are they made' thread would get more exposure to the excellent regional products that don't have a shiny book at the dealers, a strong internet presence, or a marketing machine behind them. Some people still hope putting out an exceptional product will be enough, and do just that--but you never hear about them--except for the raves about the 'Cinderella brand' that's really an 'ugly duckling' under a cinderella paint job and sticker.
Back to topic--0% is free money, so that plays a factor... if implements aren't part of the finance package, take some time to research and look for where the best value lies--sometimes its a beauty, but oftentimes its a pig.

 

[gsganzer]

I just bought a Landpride 2060 rotary cutter. I compared it to a Rhino and a Bush Hog and liked the smooth top better than the other two (easier cleaning and less corrosion issues), it also had a slightly higher tip speed which should give a better cut.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Here is my take of Land Pride implements. The implements intended for low HP tractors, are fine, but over priced for what they are and you can get equal or even better quality for less money elsewhere.

35-60HP size implements are good and comparable to others both quality and price wise.

60HP and up implements are top quality and comparable to the few other large name manufacturers. Typically better than the smaller name manufacturers.

Of course there are always individual exceptions to this, just my overall view of what I know of what is available.

 

[jeff9366]

I concur. Land Pride value is in the heavier implements.

 

[ishiboo]

Here is my take of Land Pride implements. The implements intended for low HP tractors, are fine, but over priced for what they are and you can get equal or even better quality for less money elsewhere.

35-60HP size implements are good and comparable to others both quality and price wise.

60HP and up implements are top quality and comparable to the few other large name manufacturers. Typically better than the smaller name manufacturers.

Of course there are always individual exceptions to this, just my overall view of what I know of that is available.

I would agree. It seems the bottom tier Land Pride stuff is the same or worse than King Kutter, at a much higher price paying for the name. (I really like my KK gear, most of it is great. Not a dig at all, just the KK is a much better value)

 

[Garandman]

We have an RCR1860 rotary cutter. Cost around $1,900 and weighs 600 lbs. It's taken a lot of abuse: to give you an example, I broke one of the blades off on rocks. They are often sold by Kubota dealers and Kubota 0% financing can include Land Pride implements under their promotional financing.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

Someone above mentioned the smooth top on his Land Pride rotary cutter. Rotary cutters have to have bracing for the deck. The bracing has to be on top of the deck or underneath the deck. Some manufacturers do it one way; some do it the other way.

The advantage of the bracing underneath is that the top of the deck is smooth and easy to clean clippings and debris off of. But the bracing underneath creates places for clippings to build up and makes cleaning the underneath side more challenging and time consuming.

The advantage of the bracing on top is that it keeps the underside of the deck smooth, which means fewer places for clippings to build up and makes it easier to clean when/if necessary.

My Rhino 172 has the bracing on top. I just blow it off with a leaf blower when I'm done. No big deal.

 

[Garandman]

My Rhino 172 has the bracing on top. I just blow it off with a leaf blower when I'm done. No big deal.

That is one of the 42" or 48" models.

The Land Pride RCR1860 60" we have has a five year warranty on the gearbox compared to three years on the Rhino. Both the LP and Rhino medium duty 60" cutters have 10ga bodies. There are only TWO Rhino dealers in New England (one other switched) so they aren't common here.

Rhino 100 series.

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