Bob_Young
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- Joined
- Jul 5, 2002
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- Location
- North of the Fingerlakes - NY
- Tractor
- Ford 4000; Ford 2000(both 3cyl.);JD40; 2004 Kubota L4300; 2006 Kubota B7610; new 2007 Kubota MX5000
I need a sickle bar mower for mowing around trees. The local NH dealer recommended a Rossi BF-210. I'd never heard of Rossi equipment and Googled it up. Google had only 3 or 4 references and only one of those was in English. It's a nice compact 3pt. hitch model that's made in Italy. But there doesn't seem to be a lot there for the $2300 the dealer is asking.
Besides the price, I'm wondering about part availability. Teeth and rockguards were almost a consumable item for sickle bar mowers in the past. It would be nice to be able to pick these up at Tractor Supply.
Kind of expected the dealer to pitch the NH451 that I looked into a few years ago. Do they still make that model? Maybe the 451 was simply a rebranded Rossi.
Has anyone had any exposure to the Rossi line of sickle bar mowers?
Besides the price, I'm wondering about part availability. Teeth and rockguards were almost a consumable item for sickle bar mowers in the past. It would be nice to be able to pick these up at Tractor Supply.
Kind of expected the dealer to pitch the NH451 that I looked into a few years ago. Do they still make that model? Maybe the 451 was simply a rebranded Rossi.
Has anyone had any exposure to the Rossi line of sickle bar mowers?