Hello All, short time lurker, first time poster.
I'm getting a new CUT tractor - and it comes with a free Bush hog (we call them slashers or Rotoslashers here in Australia)
I like that my tractor includes a "free" slasher. Trouble is the safety guards are optional and the dealer thinks they aren't too important. But after some research I think it might be more important than he thinks. I'm brand new to the world of Tractors, so I thought a second opinion from the knowledable people here on this forum might be a good idea.
Here's a flyer with a picture of the slasher and info:
http://www.howard-australia.com/products/pdf/nug0709.pdf
Notice how it has a wide opening on both ends and has holes for the conveyor belt safety guard to be bolted on. Also notice that at the bottom of page that it's required by law to have these guards if used in western Australia. (I'm not in WA but wow if it's law there it's got to be important surely?)
So I say to the dealer who thinks they're optional and not that important, it looks like those guards might be useful and what do they cost? The reply is that they're about $300 and he'd ask them to throw them in free or a discount but since I'm getting the slasher "free" he couldn't.
I wasn't too impressed by his answer or the price. I'm happy with everything else about this deal, but this safety guard thing is making be feel a bit like that an important safety requirement has been left off, at the expense of my safety, to keep the sticker price down.
So, after viewing the photo of the slasher, do the members here think that these guards are "optional" or are they really required for safe operation of that particular Bush hog / slasher as I suspect?
Does $300 sound right? How hard would it be to make these things myself?
I'm getting a new CUT tractor - and it comes with a free Bush hog (we call them slashers or Rotoslashers here in Australia)
I like that my tractor includes a "free" slasher. Trouble is the safety guards are optional and the dealer thinks they aren't too important. But after some research I think it might be more important than he thinks. I'm brand new to the world of Tractors, so I thought a second opinion from the knowledable people here on this forum might be a good idea.
Here's a flyer with a picture of the slasher and info:
http://www.howard-australia.com/products/pdf/nug0709.pdf
Notice how it has a wide opening on both ends and has holes for the conveyor belt safety guard to be bolted on. Also notice that at the bottom of page that it's required by law to have these guards if used in western Australia. (I'm not in WA but wow if it's law there it's got to be important surely?)
So I say to the dealer who thinks they're optional and not that important, it looks like those guards might be useful and what do they cost? The reply is that they're about $300 and he'd ask them to throw them in free or a discount but since I'm getting the slasher "free" he couldn't.
I wasn't too impressed by his answer or the price. I'm happy with everything else about this deal, but this safety guard thing is making be feel a bit like that an important safety requirement has been left off, at the expense of my safety, to keep the sticker price down.
So, after viewing the photo of the slasher, do the members here think that these guards are "optional" or are they really required for safe operation of that particular Bush hog / slasher as I suspect?
Does $300 sound right? How hard would it be to make these things myself?