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Indydirtfarmer
07-21-2004 03:37:22
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Re: king kutter, gettin' what you pay for in reply to jpwazz, 07-20-2004 12:26:35
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My father bought a Howard Rotovator back in the early 70's. We used it hard. Never a whimper. Finally just wore out from use. I bought another one. 80" I believe. It's still in action. Very good piece of equipment.
I recently bought a 72" King Kutter at an auction. It had several broken tines. I replaced them as soon as I could. The parts were easy to get, and fairly inexpensive. That got me to thinking. (Sometimes that's a good thing) I do, among other things, a lot of landscaping/yard grading for a couple builders in my area. I get in to all sorts of "junk" around new houses. I have broken a good many tines on the Howard Rotovator while doing that. They aren't so cheap. So why not use the King Kutter, instead of selling it? I started using it this spring. It's been hammered. Ive got into tree roots, rocks, bricks, and even some re-bar buried in a yard. I have broke 3 more tines, but the machine in general, has performed flawlessly. The slip clutch saves it from heavy damage, and the rest of the tiller seems to be made heavy enough to take the torture I give it. Now get this part.....I use it on the back of a 60 Horsepower tractor..... WAY more than it was intended to take. I'm not the biggest King Kutter fan in the world. I think their "bush hogs" are J.U.N.K. The rest of their product line is so lightwieght, I wouldn't even take them if someone was to GIVE them to me. That being said, their tillers are well worth the cost, especially compared to the HIGH cost of some other brands. For the average tiller buyer, whatever that is, a King Kutter will do the trick. JMHO. John
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