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Rotary cutters (Brush hogs)

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Rick Grimes

07-17-2004 19:10:11




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Am in the market for a brush hog. Have it narrowed down to a Land Pride or a King Kutter. Anyone have any pros or cons on either brand?

Rick




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mac

07-19-2004 02:12:08




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 Re: Rotary cutters (Brush hogs) in reply to Rick Grimes, 07-17-2004 19:10:11  
see kk junk thread- never know when you'll accidently abuse it and have to buy another unit.



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RichZ

07-18-2004 17:16:32




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 Re: Rotary cutters (Brush hogs) in reply to Rick Grimes, 07-17-2004 19:10:11  
I've got a 5 foot King Kutter rotary cutter that I've had for 4 years. I give it VERY hard use, maintaining about 50 acres of pasture, and helping some of my tractor disadvantaged neighbors maintain theirs. I've never had a problem with it. I've cut down saplings that were at least 2 inches in diameter, and it never blinked. I love the King Kutter, it's a great buy.



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Lee

07-18-2004 15:39:07




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 Re: Rotary cutters (Brush hogs) in reply to Rick Grimes, 07-17-2004 19:10:11  
Stay away from the king cutter they are cheaply constructed .and self destruct with time, look for a good used bushhog or a john deere or ford sold a solid built chopper . spend a couple of hundred than you planned to and you will have a chopper that will last years.



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Jerry/MT

07-18-2004 12:54:22




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 Re: Rotary cutters (Brush hogs) in reply to Rick Grimes, 07-17-2004 19:10:11  
I've been looking for a 6 foot rotary cutter to mow grass around the ranch with. I'll probably use it 3-4 times a year.I've looked at a KingKutter and a Wood's. Both weigh about the same ammount.( The Wood's is actually the lighter of the two.) The Wood's is a better design with more features. It will cost me $1500 at the local dealer. The equivalent KingKutter will cost about $900 from the dealer across the street. I looked in the archives and the complaints I've seen about the various brands make me think that, for my purposes, the KingKutter will do what I want it to do.
My point is, what you want to do with your machine and what kind of tractor you intend to use it on are major factors in deciding on what you should buy. If you're going into the 'hogging business to mow brush and trees and you have a 65 horsepower tractor, buy a big heavy (1200+ lb) that will stand up to the daily use, small trees and ocaisional stumps that ypou'll encounter. If your mowing an acre of ground five times a year, get something smaller.
Just my opinions.

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Randy, OH

07-18-2004 08:11:05




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 Re: Rotary cutters (Brush hogs) in reply to Rick Grimes, 07-17-2004 19:10:11  
Bought a used 6' King Cutter and have had good luck
with it. It had a couple of extra braces welded
on it where the three point hitch structure meets
the deck when I bought it. I mow four acres of
grass with it and I haven't had a problem with it.

Good luck.



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txblu

07-18-2004 05:55:09




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 Re: Rotary cutters (Brush hogs) in reply to Rick Grimes, 07-17-2004 19:10:11  
My 6' KK with 65 hp (hd) gearbox was right at $700. I really don't like it.

It is like a club back there banging and bouncing around. Have had to completely rebuild the 3 point connection as the factory model just literally fell apart. On at least 2 occasions, I was mowing and felt something funny to look around and the mower was only hanging on by one side (and the 3rd member) and was fixing to catch on the corner and flip (I guess). To get the bolts to stay in, I went to 3/4" mounting bolts and welded the nuts on.

Other problem is that the third member connection had a yoke that was supposed to allow for the rear of the mower to ride up over terraces and things. Problem with that was, if you adjusted it where it would function as intended, there was so much slack up there, you couldn't lift the rear wheel off the ground to transport. I ripped all that crap off and installed a chain from there to rear wheel bracket. That worked.

And then there is the wheel nut coming off and the bracket nut backing off (with a lock washer).

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Mark

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BobMo

07-17-2004 21:24:35




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 Re: Rotary cutters (Brush hogs) in reply to Rick Grimes, 07-17-2004 19:10:11  
Land Pride makes a bush hog that will also mow. King Kutter is a mower advertised as a bush hog. Pick what fits your requirements....



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SKYBOW

07-17-2004 20:02:48




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 Re: Rotary cutters (Brush hogs) in reply to Rick Grimes, 07-17-2004 19:10:11  
Rick, I bought a 5 foot Howse. I used it for about 6 years just keeping a few acres cleaned up. It always shook and rattled. I couldn't tighten the gearbox to the frame as there was no way to get to the bolts. It was a piece of junk even though it was new when I got it. I went to my local farm store to get a price on a King Kutter heavy duty. He said that they were having trouble getting mowers because of lack of trucks for shipping. Delivery was 2-3 months. I went to a farm auction that listed a JD cutter for sale. It was a beat up piece of junk. Next door was a Deere dealer so I stopped to buy a part for my tractor. He had 2 used 606's for sale. They had put new blades on and had checked and serviced the gearbox. I remembered what I read here on this site about JD/Woods/Rhino etc verses Kutter/Howse etc. I bought the mower for $1000.(the King Kutter light duty was $820-never got a quote from the guy for the heavy duty). Today I mowed about 3 hours with my "new Jd". It was so smooth I wasn't sure it was working. I now think you get what you pay for. Look for a used John Deere.

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