Re: question about king cutter

Posted by Jerry/MT on May 19, 2007 at 15:04:06 from (206.183.116.129):

In Reply to: question about king cutter posted by daniel in sc on May 19, 2007 at 07:07:59:

Two years ago, I bought a 6 foot KingKutter with a 60 HP gearbox and a slip clutch drive line after looking at the Wood's line. I had a 5 ft Brush Hog Squealer previously.

You need to know that threre are several different "lines' of KingKutter. The one I bought was a KingKutter 5 Point model.(According to the dealer they are made a bit better then the yellow units you see at the farm & ranch stores and have a brown paint job.) With chain guards front and rear it cost me about $1125 and that included the shipping. It weighs around 725 pounds.
A similar model Wood's was over $2000 with guards and weighed about 675 pounds as I recall.

I use the mower to do some rough cutting around the pastures and around the ranch outbuildings. I just didn't see the value in the Woods and I know many Woods owners would disagree with me, but that's the way I see it. I had a Brush Hog before and I didn't think that it was any better or worse than the KingKutter. These things are not the Space Shuttle and are relatively simple devices. The Woods looks like it has a hydroformed deck that allows it to run with out welded stiffeners and the clippings and chaff wash off easily. Hydroforming is an expensive process but it's a one or two step process whereas a weldment has a high part count and takes more assembly time. I don't know how long my KingKutter will last in my type of usage but I'm betting it will last everybit as along as the Woods, and at about one half the initial cost. Anyway, that's how I voted with my $'s.

Opinions are like belly buttons;everybody's got one! This is mine regarding rotary cutters.

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