Rotary Cutter Rotary Cutters: Bush Hog or Woods

[Hay Dude]

I’d look at Frontier if on a budget and Deere if you have a little more money.
Excellent cutters. I bought Deere instead of Woods or Bush Hog.

 

[Travis_R]

I’d look at Frontier if on a budget and Deere if you have a little more money.
Excellent cutters. I bought Deere instead of Woods or Bush Hog.

Thanks.
I found a used Frontier 4’ on marketplace for an excellent deal, but it had already sold before I could get to it.

If I buy new, I’ve narrowed it down to 3 choices: King Kutter, Rural King (which is King Kutter), or Lowery Manufacturing (LMC) from a local LMC dealer.

In my opinion, I think the King Kutter and Rural King rotary cutters are a little better built than the LMC and definitely have a better paint job than the Lowery.

It will probably come down to which one I can get the best deal on.

Everything is through the roof expensive this day and time.

 

[Hay Dude]

Thanks.
I found a used Frontier 4’ on marketplace for an excellent deal, but it had already sold before I could get to it.

If I buy new, I’ve narrowed it down to 3 choices: King Kutter, Rural King (which is King Kutter), or Lowery Manufacturing (LMC) from a local LMC dealer.

In my opinion, I think the King Kutter and Rural King rotary cutters are a little better built than the LMC and definitely have a better paint job than the Lowery.

It will probably come down to which one I can get the best deal on.

Everything is through the roof expensive this day and time.

Thats why I buy almost everything used.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

I started out with a New Bush Hog BH 114 behind my SCUT 25HP 19.6 PTO HP ... I found that the 44" of cut width was 6" less then the outside of my rear tires, after I put 3" wheel spacers on ...

The next year I traded it in for New Bush Hog BH 115 (56"cut) and have been very happy with it, only thing is I need extra front ballast in the loader bucket, as once the tail wheel comes off the ground, and I going 3.5 mph which I cut at ... It takes about twice the distance to turn!

 

[Shawn T. W.]

I don't have Woods, but ... Both my Bush Hog rotary cutters came with what I call a "floppy link" it has an oblong slot that allows the top link to float to some extent, very helpful for such a long attachment that you would prefer to stay on the ground, but also not jamb up into the back of your tractor ...

I got the optional front chains, and slip clutch ... Don't know if others have blades that have "lift" but both mine did!

It's 8' long!

Kinked up as tight as it will go, as I back down into a valley ... At this point the three point can raise a small bit ...

Topping a hill, like this, can cause the tail wheel to come off the ground ...

 

[mjonesnh]

I don't have Woods, but ... Both my Bush Hog rotary cutters came with what I call a "floppy link" it has an oblong slot that allows the top link to float to some extent, very helpful for such a long attachment that you would prefer to stay on the ground, but also not jamb up into the back of your tractor ...

I got the optional front chains, and slip clutch ...

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It's 8' long!

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Kinked up as tight as it will go, as I back down into a valley ... At this point the three point can raise a small bit ...
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Topping a hill, like this, can cause the tail wheel to come off the ground ...
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Have an SQ600 5 foot, has a floppy link also. Makes big difference on uneven ground keeping tail wheel planted on ground

 

[jwinner]

I always wanted a Woods brand cutter so I got a BB72.30. It has a system that functions like the “floppy link” on the Bush Hog above. Mine has a slip clutch and chain shields as well. Makes a very clean cut, like a finish mower - if the weeds are not crazy tall. The other thing is it has a cover instead of the hole in the deck like the one above to access the blades, and most important it uses pins instead of massive bolts to hold the blades on - that way to change them you only need to torque a small bolt to 40 foot pounds rather than the ridiculous 600 foot pounds on the big ones.