JimI… I disagree with you on this one. I have only used it for one trenching project to burry wire. To get to the point where I could use it I had to reform the clevis so that it would accept my toplink, had to make a backing plate so that I could attach the subsoiler blade, made a trip to the hardware store to buy the correct bolt to mount the blade and had my cousin reweld two of the welds that were barely holding. My cousin is a welder by trade and he said that whoever welded the unit had never welded before. In fact he joked with me and said that maybe they got mixed up and had the painter doing the welding and welder doing the painting! Not sure who would have been in charge of applying the logos.
In my opinion, it is unacceptable to deliver a product with that poor of workmanship. Regardless of price. When I talked with them I explained that I was not looking for a refund and I did not plan to return the unit. I was just giving them some feedback on some quality issues. They didn’t even thank me for letting them know; they just said “well, sometimes those things happen”.
John