Tiller What's the deal with the paint on the PTO tiller from TSC?

[treedawg]

TSC = Cheap Chinese Crap.

TSC is Harbor Freight for tractors only HF has a much better warranty.

 

[strantor]

TSC = Cheap Chinese Crap.

TSC is Harbor Freight for tractors only HF has a much better warranty.

Really? Is that just one man's opinion or is it the general consensus? Serious question. I've never bought anything of value there, but I had the impression their stuff was generally acceptable quality.

Would buying the tiller even at half price be a bad investment? Is it just a piece of shrap from top to bottom?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My king kutter tiller from tsc is solid. I see this is county line, not sure where it is made.

 

[WranglerX]

Chinese quality........

Dale

 

[WranglerX]

Really? Is that just one man's opinion or is it the general consensus? Serious question. I've never bought anything of value there, but I had the impression their stuff was generally acceptable quality.

Would buying the tiller even at half price be a bad investment? Is it just a piece of shrap from top to bottom?

Not impressed with most TSC stuff..... Store closest to me (35 miles away) always have bare spots on shelves where items I want are supposed to be....

Dale

 

[PILOON]

I personally do not like powder coated products.
I have seen top branded Cdn/USA products fail in the paint department.
I believe powder coating is a manufacturing short cut that mainly meets OSHA standards.
Same goes for water based paints.

Give me good preparation and a quality oil based enamel any time.

If you want real durability consider Urethanes or Epoxies but be prepared to pay the price.

 

[DK35vince]

My king kutter tiller from tsc is solid. I see this is county line, not sure where it is made.

I bought my 6" King Kutter II tiller, 6' King Kutter brush mower, 7' King Kutter Pro series rear blade from TSC years ago and all work fine.
Not sure about the Country Line products

 

[fried1765]

I bought my 6" King Kutter II tiller, 6' King Kutter brush mower, 7' King Kutter Pro series rear blade from TSC years ago and all work fine.
Not sure about the Country Line products

TSC sells COUNTY LINE! I have never heard of COUNTRY LINE.
County Line is TSC only branding.
I suspect that they may use several different suppliers.

 

[s219]

I believe Tarter makes the County Line implements for TSC. They also make gates and a bunch of other ag stuff.

Tarter Farm and Ranch Equipment | American Made Quality Since 1945

 

[Wagtail]

I stopped by Tractor Supply the other day for some fittings & misc., had some spare time so I went and looked at the tillers. Check out the paint on this tiller. What's up with that? This TSC location was built less than a year ago. This tiller looks like it's sat outside for a decade. I doubt it's a customer return because it's not even assembled. Has the box of bolts still strapped to it.

Is this a common complaint? Does the paint fall off these things as soon as you get them home? Or is this just a bad apple? What about the functionality of the tiller? Is it an itherwise good tiller? Because if it is, I'm thinking about having a talk with the manager and see if he'll sell it to me at a deep discount. Really he ought to pay me to dispose of it, considering the damage it's got to be doing to his sales. Who is going to buy a shiny new tiller when the one next to it is shedding like a fat snake?

If the paint is the only issue I'll needle gun that sucker and paint it to match my tractor.

Whilst I fully agree with your observations (and ta for the photos), I have to ask where you and/or this picture was taken.

If it is on an ocean coastal area, then the salt-water environment (mist) would have accelerated the rusting.

Alternatively, if this tiller was shipped from China/overseas then the salt-water environment would have produced the same result.