Finish Mower Brand Difference? Opinions Needed!
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Topic: Finish Mower Brand Difference? Opinions Needed!
Posted By: Steve-Ohio
Subject: Finish Mower Brand Difference? Opinions Needed!
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2012 at 12:45pm
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Just purchased a 33 hp Kubota diesel tractor and now want to get a new 3pt finish mower for it. I have looked at the King Kutter ones at Rural King 5ft and they run around $1350. The dealer where i bought my tractor sells Land Pride 5ft ones for around $2000. Besides for price what is the difference between the mowers? I want a decent mower that will last me a while. Not mowing a ton of acres by no means, but a few. Let me know your experiences. Thanks Steve-Ohio
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Posted By: ky wonder
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2012 at 12:54pm
i would look around and find me a old woods with a good belt and not look back, you can pick them up for 4-600
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i like old tractors of all colors
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Posted By: ac45
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2012 at 1:01pm
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Steve, I have a 6 ft Rural king brand in real nice shape that I would take $650 for . The blades are sharp and it is ready to go. i used it with a tractor i no longer have. We bought a zero turn mower and dont use it much any more. I can text pictures. Im around North Vernon IN 812 528 7718
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Posted By: farmtoybuilder
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2012 at 2:57pm
Spend a little more and get the landpride or woods! After selling many brands of them over the years, I prefer Landpride for many reasons. Our current LP finish mower is over 15 years old and still on orginal spindle brgs and wheel brgs. We have hit and busted a couple spindles but we keep it greased every week on wheels and once or twice a month on spindles. If you mowed with both (or any of lower cost ones) you would see the difference in them!
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5 different TT-10's,5 TT-18's Terra Tigers,B-10,2 B-207's,B-110,2 B-112's,HB-112,B-210,B-212,HB212,2 Scamp's & Homilite T-10. Still hunting NICE HB-112 & anything Terra Tiger & Trailers for them.
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Posted By: WD in kansas
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2012 at 3:00pm
I have a 7' King Kutter that I bought used 8 years ago, and the only things I've replaced are spindle bearings. I attribute that to previous owner not keeping them greased, because I grease every other time that I mow. It's been a good mower for me.
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1950 WD, Duetz Allis 613
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Posted By: Ted in NE-OH
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2012 at 5:32pm
I have used Woods mowers for over 30 years and am very happy with them.
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CA, WD, C, 3 Bs, 2 Gs, WC, I-400, 914
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Posted By: dt1050
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2012 at 4:42am
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I bought a king kutter (brush hog, not a finish mower) and used it for 7 years until the farm shut down, the neighbor bought it and is still using it. we cut 10 acres of hay and used it to cut another 2 acres of just scrub brush. I only wish I would have known they had a brush hog that has a hay side. I guess there is a plate you can take off so the hay comes out the side.
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Posted By: allischalmers
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2012 at 6:02am
I have a john deere 61in for sale $500 its like brand new
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WD45,C,3 B's
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Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2012 at 6:26am
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I've used a 5' King Kutter for the last 5 years and it mows great and I have not had one single issue with it. I mow about 2 acres.
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Charlie
'48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD
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Posted By: rickwsomd
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2012 at 10:18am
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We have two Land Pride finish mowers. Both are 6 ft. One is probably 15 years old, the other is maybe 8. We picked up the second one because a friend was getting rid of it for a price that was too good to pass up and we wanted something in case the older one went belly up. I guess we will have two for a long time, cause they are built great and do an awesome job. We cut 6 or 7 acres from spring to fall and have had no trouble. Have only replaced blades and belts as needed. Take Care, Rick
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Rick W.(So.MD)
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Posted By: David Grubb
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2012 at 9:07pm
I bought a year old Woods 6' RD72 last year and am disappointed with it. The wheels are the solid rubber type which is ok, but the wheels use bushings instead of bearings and I've gone thru 3 wheels already.
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Dave
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Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2012 at 7:21am
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I use a Bush Hog model ath99. It is a 7 1/2 ft. finish mower. It is one heavy dude. Not cheap. I had a Keen Kutter, had to work on it all of the time. Bending blades, trying to keep air in tires equal. The Bush Hog has never bent a blade and in ten years have only had to sharpen twice. Tires are solid, no scalping.
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Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2012 at 12:43pm
I use a 72" woods. I would not buy anything smaller if I were you. Woods is probably the best in my mind, but if I bought another my main point of interest would be if it's rear discharge. Rear discharge, the greatest improvement made to finish mowers in years!
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D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446
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