Man... those are some pretty chicken * welds, that's for sure. Ouch.

 

You know, I don't think I've been lectured for mild, self-censored profanity since junior high or so. Blast from the past! XD

 

Looks like "on the job welder training", pitiful.
As to the prices doubling, noticed at Tractor Supply the Countline box blade I paid $500 for
a few years ago is now over a thousand!

 

Everything today is just crazy out of control.
The above KK equioment should be scrapped.
A five year old could produce better welds.
I will advise all to never buy KK.
Our poor world...😡

 

I am just shocked that they would let stuff like that ship. And this wasn't just one piece of equipment. Every item on their lot (8-10) that I saw was like this. Some of the welds are so awful they aren't even going down the middle of a joint - they are off to one side and not hitting one of the pieces.

And I've been one of the strongest advocates for King Kutter in the past. My experience with items I actually own from 5+ years ago is fantastic. I wouldn't even buy this stuff with your money...

 

WOW, that's sad. I'd almost bet it was a new hire and doesn't have proper training, but man, where is their quality control?

 

This was on many different attachments. Every one on the lot that I looked at had some of these problems.

 

Proudly made in America... to Chinese specifications...

 

One guy didn't do all of those welds. That's just their new standard of acceptable unfortunately.

 

Wow, that is really sad looking!

 

@Kennyd, that's why I buy from you and others like you. Your quality is SUPURB and your prices are reasonable. Nothing you sell is cheap but I do not want cheap. I want quality and value.

 

Stick welded, slag and spatter not removed!

 

looks like someone fell asleep on the job.

 

... where is their quality control?

The guy they hired to do quality control has the same (lack of) experience that the welder has.

Proudly made in America... to Chinese specifications...

I'll get heat for this but I dare say the Chinese stuff is probably better than that.

Customers should tell the store manager to pack it up and send it back otherwise this is the new 'standard' of quality we get from now on.

 

 

If I remember right 60" box blade prices were in the $1200 neighborhood when I bought mine just over 2 years ago.

 

That is just sad. With prices so high these days, that should never happen.

 

That is so sad. I have a KK box blade > 10 yrs old. and brush hog about the same age. Both are holding up very well. I had a manual angle rear blade too but sold it when I got one with hydraulic angling, Bison not KK. Box blade lives outside, not even rusting., paint is holding up great , brush mower lives inside. I broke a shear pin on the mower once in 10 yrs. Probably could sell them for more than I paid.

Jim

 

Yup, looking like Cat-C quality there.

 

KK has always been import stuff I thought.......It was bottom end brush mowers 20 years ago but they lasted.

 

Look closely!

 

The old Mowers were red......I swear they was illegal....they looked even werse for quality then.

Maybe I is wrong.....They were half the price of the Woods I bought in 94...It was $795 for a 4' wide.

 

I would hide the made in USA sticker until the quality improves if I was kk! 😭🤕
And Hopefully it gets better!! 🥺😳😵‍💫
I just realized they are in my state which makes it worse! 🤬

 

LoOkS StrAiGhT tO Me.

 

That sux. I’m waiting on a Carryall special order from them. Hope it’s okay when it arrives. The store told me 6-8 weeks minimum to Minnesota.

 

You don't train welders on the job. You hire trained welders. Of course there is a whole new batch of low paid people being let into the USA these days willing to work for a very low wage. All of those welds were made with a wire welder and most of those welds show little or no penetration. Those A-holes even left pieces of wire on the product. Junk to be avoided at any price. They should be ashamed.

 

It's especially crazy that some of the welds aren't even over the joint between the pieces of metal. They are offset. And many are so cold there has to be zero penetration, as you mention.

 

What I know about welding would fit comfortably in a gnat's a** with room to spare, but those fugly pictures are just unbelievable.

 

Haven't read every post but has anyone with one of the suspect weld implements attempted to contact King Kutter about the issue?

 

i sent them an email with pictures. I told them they should post the pictures in the factory with a caption that reads, "If stuff like this leaves the factory, soon you won't have a job." They did not reply.