King Kutter Bush Hog...good or bad?

Chances are when you buy your new mower it will have some surface rust. A local farm store here had one unsold from last year and left it outside all winter. It looks like it's ten years old, with large portions of exposed surfaces exhibiting moderate to heavy surface rust.

That being said, KK stuff seems to be pretty good mechanically. I've got a blade and a scoop and they are plenty heavy for N use, and have no damage despite hitting rocks and other immovable objects with both. But one of these days I'm going to repaint them (red!).

As others point out.. it isn't a heavy duty unit.. it is light/medium duty at best. If you constantly hit rocks, scalp high dirt mounds and cut up timber hiding in the grass.. yes.. it won't hold up.

I used to have an older ford 951 4' hog from 1985... it was solid and sturdy... i think I could have used it as a wood chipper... I just needed the 5' hog to reduce cutting time.

I'd buy one again... besides at the price.. it generally is one half or two thirds the prices of the others... if it only lasts you 10 years... thats like 60 bucks a year.. then go get a new one..

600 sounds just a few dollars high.. here, our tsc stores have them for something like 560. I took out one of their credit cards.. they will give you something like 10% or 5% off sometimes when they have promos... Got my hog for something like 504.00 plus 35 something tax... not too bad.. then I got three months no interest to pay.. not bad either..
It is just a bit of a bear to put together.. think it took me 30 minutes or so... I just assembled it right on the back of my flatbed, and them scooted it over to the edge and lifted it off with the tractor. The only buggers were the t upright/stabilizer supports going to the back.. they are flat stock metal, but assemble a bit bowed... just have to keep all the nuts and bolts loose, and do some creative handwork..

Soundguy

I have a 5 foot King Kutter brush hog I have had for over 20 years and it is still in good condition although it could use some new blades. HTH. Rick H. Ga.

You are right. The King Kutter rotary mower is a light to medium duty implement. There is no substitute for using the right tool for the job. Rick H. Ga.