Can anyone tell me if a Farm Pro finish mower is any good? I have never heard anything about them. I need to buy a finish mower but don't want to buy junk! thanks Hugh Copgib@earthlink.net
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Can anyone tell me if a Farm Pro finish mower is any good? I have never heard anything about them. I need to buy a finish mower but don't want to buy junk! thanks Hugh Copgib@earthlink.net
Welcome Hugh.
While I don't own one, the Farm Pro is a product of China, and much of the metals I've seen in products from there that I've tried has been inferior to other brands. I would consider the Farm Pro Mowers as the most econonmy of the economy models, and thus more likely not to hold up to years of brush cutting.
Why not check out the mowers at Tractor Supply Company, the King Kutters, or find a dealer that sells Howse equipment. Both of those are econonmy brands, but hold up pretty well and don't cost as much as some of the big names such as Bush Hog, and Woods, etc.
John
While I don't own one, the Farm Pro is a product of China, and much of the metals I've seen in products from there that I've tried has been inferior to other brands. I would consider the Farm Pro Mowers as the most econonmy of the economy models, and thus more likely not to hold up to years of brush cutting.
Why not check out the mowers at Tractor Supply Company, the King Kutters, or find a dealer that sells Howse equipment. Both of those are econonmy brands, but hold up pretty well and don't cost as much as some of the big names such as Bush Hog, and Woods, etc.
John
Welcome Hugh.
While I don't own one, the Farm Pro is a product of China, and much of the metals I've seen in products from there that I've tried has been inferior to other brands. I would consider the Farm Pro Mowers as the most econonmy of the economy models, and thus more likely not to hold up to years of brush cutting.
Why not check out the mowers at Tractor Supply Company, the King Kutters, or find a dealer that sells Howse equipment. Both of those are econonmy brands, but hold up pretty well and don't cost as much as some of the big names such as Bush Hog, and Woods, etc.
John
While I don't own one, the Farm Pro is a product of China, and much of the metals I've seen in products from there that I've tried has been inferior to other brands. I would consider the Farm Pro Mowers as the most econonmy of the economy models, and thus more likely not to hold up to years of brush cutting.
Why not check out the mowers at Tractor Supply Company, the King Kutters, or find a dealer that sells Howse equipment. Both of those are econonmy brands, but hold up pretty well and don't cost as much as some of the big names such as Bush Hog, and Woods, etc.
John
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They most certainly are "entry level" mowers, but there's nothing wrong with the metal. They're actually heavier than typical entry level stuff, but fit and finish - poor paint and large weld beads - are typically Chinese. Other than appearance, the two complaints that keep surfacing concern noise and rubber. The transmission has a howl that some folks have tempered with either 140W gear oil, or straight grease from a tube. The tires and belts are short lived.
When you look at the price of the Chinese mower, add on the price of new tubes/tires/belts and a transmission fluid change. Then compare THAT price to what the farm stores around you are charging for their own entry level mowers.
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When you look at the price of the Chinese mower, add on the price of new tubes/tires/belts and a transmission fluid change. Then compare THAT price to what the farm stores around you are charging for their own entry level mowers.
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They most certainly are "entry level" mowers, but there's nothing wrong with the metal. They're actually heavier than typical entry level stuff, but fit and finish - poor paint and large weld beads - are typically Chinese. Other than appearance, the two complaints that keep surfacing concern noise and rubber. The transmission has a howl that some folks have tempered with either 140W gear oil, or straight grease from a tube. The tires and belts are short lived.
When you look at the price of the Chinese mower, add on the price of new tubes/tires/belts and a transmission fluid change. Then compare THAT price to what the farm stores around you are charging for their own entry level mowers.
//greg//
When you look at the price of the Chinese mower, add on the price of new tubes/tires/belts and a transmission fluid change. Then compare THAT price to what the farm stores around you are charging for their own entry level mowers.
//greg//