nikdfish
Platinum Member
While we were in Raleigh Saturday to visit child & grandchild, I took the opportunity to head over to the Garner Agri-Supply to pick up a 59" Caroni finish mower. The loader went out, picked one up & loaded it in the truck bed and I headed on back.
My fault for not thoroughly checking it out before it was loaded or my driving off.
Turns out the item they loaded was 3 years old (a March 2008 date on the ID plate). Besides sunfade on the PTO shields and paint, there were various patches of rust. Topping it off was that only 2 of the 3 remote grease lines were installed (and both being pinched under the belt covers). The missing third line was the one for the center spindle, which not only didn't have a remote line installed, it didn't have a zerk either - just an open hole in the spindle. Heck, from the amount of sand & dirt under the covers, it might even have been a returned item.
Looks like I get to do a return trip Monday or Tuesday - 100 mile or so round trip...
Nick
My fault for not thoroughly checking it out before it was loaded or my driving off.
Turns out the item they loaded was 3 years old (a March 2008 date on the ID plate). Besides sunfade on the PTO shields and paint, there were various patches of rust. Topping it off was that only 2 of the 3 remote grease lines were installed (and both being pinched under the belt covers). The missing third line was the one for the center spindle, which not only didn't have a remote line installed, it didn't have a zerk either - just an open hole in the spindle. Heck, from the amount of sand & dirt under the covers, it might even have been a returned item.
Looks like I get to do a return trip Monday or Tuesday - 100 mile or so round trip...
Nick