Agg Supply implements

[MESSMAKER]

I did not know of the store until a couple of years ago. I assume they sell imported stuff for the most part. I won't be buying a loader or a Bushog from them, but their prices on simple stuff seems incredible. I can buy a landscape rake, carry-all,chain harrow,cultivator and a boom for less than $800. What's the story on this stuff? I know all about TSC and Fleet Farm , but they are not even close.

 

[sweettractors]

If I had to guess, I would say China Junk is the answer to your question. Use it once and throw it away. Ken Sweet

 

[KU Gator]

I bought a Fimco sprayer and PTO pump through AgriSupply and it was cheaper even with shipping than buying it at TSC locally. I think they carry a similar quality of product to TSC. I wish I had one locally as I saw the price for a plastic tank that I could use to carry water to newly planted trees is less than anything locally, especially if I didn't have to pay shipping. I have found their service to be fine.

 

[sweettractors]

I bought a Fimco sprayer and PTO pump through AgriSupply and it was cheaper even with shipping than buying it at TSC locally. I think they carry a similar quality of product to TSC. I wish I had one locally as I saw the price for a plastic tank that I could use to carry water to newly planted trees is less than anything locally, especially if I didn't have to pay shipping. I have found their service to be fine.

Fimco is fine. We pick and choose all the time with agri and usually place a order at least once per week. Just have to be careful on the Chinese stuff they handle. Ken Sweet

 

[clemsonfor]

Excellent company they sell cheap and are very helpful even with a technical question on the phone. They sent the wrong part to me and had the right on out the next day no questions asked even though the packing slip said the right thing, did not even ask for the old part, of couse the weight of it would cost them more than the $5 that they could have resold that part for, but this was just assuming i was not lieing and just wanted another.

The shipping will eat you up. Take the dirt scoop for example $160is dollars, TSC dirt scoop, looks exactly the same and is probly made in the plant next door in china. TSC want like $250 or so for theres or more, by the time you ship the thing you can buy it local at TSC and get it that day. But if you live near an agrisupply you can get it for real cheap out the door. I live 2 hours and 3 hours away from one, i have seriously thought about getting stuff from them and making the trip, but the gas and time was not worth it i just bought what i needed at TSC.

 

[MESSMAKER]

If I had to guess, I would say China Junk is the answer to your question. Use it once and throw it away. Ken Sweet

I understand that quality cost but I find that I don't need the same quality in something that I use three times a year as I do from something I use each week. It is important that it is able to do the job. A boom, carry all and as far as I can see, a chain harrow is not very complex. I don't know if bulletproof is necessary for a small compact tractor. I would rather go cheap on simple things and spend extra on the complex demanding implement that needs a lot of support. I have bought all my stuff locally.

A Snap-on socket set is great but it's foolish to buy one to tighten 6 bolts once a year.

 

[sweettractors]

I understand that quality cost but I find that I don't need the same quality in something that I use three times a year as I do from something I use each week. It is important that it is able to do the job. A boom, carry all and as far as I can see, a chain harrow is not very complex. I don't know if bulletproof is necessary for a small compact tractor. I would rather go cheap on simple things and spend extra on the complex demanding implement that needs a lot of support. I have bought all my stuff locally.

A Snap-on socket set is great but it's foolish to buy one to tighten 6 bolts once a year.

A boom and carry may not need to be bulletproof until you or a family member is under one when it collapses. Chain harrow is something that I cant see anyone getting hurt with. Ken Sweet

 

[KU Gator]

Messmaker,

I agree with your feelings entirely. I was willing to pay more for a Bushhog brand rotary mower and box blade or a Landpride rear blade. But the carrier frame I bought from Tractor supply for less than $100. On the sprayer I bought from Agrisupply, if I was a commercial sprayer, it would maybe make a difference, but I use it once in the spring and once in the fall. If you looked in my tool box on the tractor, you would find adjustable wrenches from Harbor Freight because I don't want to cry when I loose one in the field, but I buy better tools for the garage. So that is why I indicated most of their stuff is similar to TSC quality and you can make your own judgement as to the quality you want. Frequently it is the exact same as at TSC, but priced significantly less. At any rate I thought it would provide you more usable information than calling it China Junk. Alas, we once referred to Japan Junk.

 

[clemsonfor]

I hope me or my family would not be under a boom pole with a load on it. I would not let my wife or kids walk under a boompole with a load on it even if it was made in a USA shop.

 

[sweettractors]

I hope me or my family would not be under a boom pole with a load on it. I would not let my wife or kids walk under a boompole with a load on it even if it was made in a USA shop.

Do you realize how many thousand car and truck motors are put in with these and someone under the car/truck attaching bolts or how much machinery is loaded on a trailer or truck with someone guiding it into place. Makes chills run up and down my spine to think about it!! Ken Sweet

 

[MESSMAKER]

Ken, I more or less agree with you. You need to be safe. A good quality tool is safer than a cheap poorly made one. I am saying that you can make an argument that a lower quality new tool is probably as safe as a premium one that is near the end of it's useful life and has been abused. This might very well be the case with a borrowed tool.I love good stuff, but I also love a good deal. I have a tractor from Korea, a table saw from Taiwan, guns from Germany, knives from Japan and Spain. I feel that they are all top drawer stuff. I suspect if we knew where to look, there is some good stuff made in China, but it probably does not sell at Agg-Supply prices.

 

[newbury]

If I had to guess, I would say China Junk is the answer to your question. Use it once and throw it away. Ken Sweet

Yeah, if you had to GUESS.

But a little looking might prove otherwise.

I know their PHD's are made by Dale Phillips Equipment in Wellington, Alabama, and based on other threads are fairly good.

Have you tried calling them up and determining who make their other implements?

I've got one of their 3pt pallet forks and it's well built and rugged.

But it's a lot easier for a dealer to just jump on something as "China Junk" and put a bad spin on everything sold by their competitor, and then later modify the comment.

For me their prices SHIPPED are near the same as TSC or others, but picked up at the store is a bargain.

 

[sweettractors]

Yeah, if you had to GUESS.

But a little looking might prove otherwise.

I know their PHD's are made by Dale Phillips Equipment in Wellington, Alabama, and based on other threads are fairly good.

Have you tried calling them up and determining who make their other implements?

I've got one of their 3pt pallet forks and it's well built and rugged.

But it's a lot easier for a dealer to just jump on something as "China Junk" and put a bad spin on everything sold by their competitor, and then later modify the comment.

For me their prices SHIPPED are near the same as TSC or others, but picked up at the store is a bargain.

I said you have to pick and choose and be careful. I have purchased tens of thousands of dollars of equipment from them with good experience in the past 15 years. Not all is Dale Phillips. Ken Sweet

 

[KU Gator]

I said you have to pick and choose and be careful. I have purchased tens of thousands of dollars of equipment from them with good experience in the past 15 years. Not all is Dale Phillips. Ken Sweet

Actually if that would have been your original reply, it would have been fine. But it was not. This is your original reply:

"If I had to guess, I would say China Junk is the answer to your question. Use it once and throw it away. Ken Sweet"

I did not think that provided any value to the OP, which is the only reason that I replied. I actually haven't seen things like utility carriers or boom ploles made by the higher end suppliers although they may be. And I would agree with the poster's point that anyone standing under a weight of significance suspended by a boom pole on a tractor is behaving supidly without regard to where the boom pole was made. There are a whole lot of things that can go wrong in that situation of which the boom pole is only one.

In general, it is always better to take the high road in a response, especially by a business person. You can give an informed opinion without trashing another supplier or country for that matter. As I said, if you are over 50, you will probably remember the same comments made about products from Japan.

 

[sweettractors]

I was speaking to the specific items the original poster mentioned, not any more than that?? Ken Sweet

 

[clemsonfor]

SweetTractor

I know what people do with boom poles. There designed to lift stuff. So is an engine lift etc. I still would not let my loved ones under it weather it is a AgriSupply Pole or Some Fancy $300 usa made one. Things fail, weather it is the boom pole link arm or Orings in the 3 point system. I use my BP to load stuff, i loaded a Johndeere 450 tiller in and out of my truck with my King Kutter boom pole. That thing was 300-400lbs i guess. This does not mean i had my hands or body under it while my buddy was running his tractor or me running mine to unload and reload it to return it. I would hold the side of it to guide it or hook a strap to it. If it fell no big deal, kind of scary but i was clear of it. I would not walk under it or let my wife and kids do it. Putting a motor in, care should be used so that nothing is in a pinch point and that hands are above crush zones, common sense and thinking is what is needed.

 

[sweettractors]

I have always been curious why Mfgrs would not rate boom poles at what max lift capacity was? If you ever get anything out of them it may be something like 300-400 lbs or some silly low #. I would assume many lawsuits have burned them pretty good when a late Friday afternoon weld broke loose too many times and injured the consumer. Why else wont they tell you that you can lift 2000-3000 pounds (which I have done with the HD square ones) Ken Sweet