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[tman1020]

Is that a crack in the flat stock, just below the head of the bolt being used as a tip link pin?

It's not a crack it's just the paint line. Blade says it's rated for up to 35 hp

 

[fried1765]

It's not a crack it's just the paint line. Blade says it's rated for up to 35 hp

Stopped by TSC today.
Same Tarter Gate built new box blades for sale.
STILL built just like yours!
They either have not learned a thing,..... or just do not care.

 

[fried1765]

Hahahaha man I just read this thread and the one you linked. This is hilarious. Some people can never be pleased and would rather find something or someone to spend some much energy on trashing when it's unwarranted. I get their might have been some issues but wanting them to pony up on the powder coating before you'll allow them to get it is funny. Why powder coat in the first place?

Here's my first hand experience with this company!

I broke my compact grapple by using it on a utility grapple by having a tree in it and backup up over and over trying to pull the roots out on a pine. I cracked the mount and bent a hyd cylinder. This is 100% abuse and not any fault of the grapple or manufacturer. I created a thread to show the carnage as everyone love it and EA reached out to me to check if my address was still the same. They sent me out two new cylinder and all the mounts the next day for free saying it should've broken and they changed the design to prevent it from happening again. That's EA service. Bending over backwards to take care of their not so deserving customers.

Brett

Resolving an issue caused by owner "100% abuse" is great,..... but that is apparently quite different from admitting shoddy workmanship.

 

[ovrszd]

Resolving an issue caused by owner "100% abuse" is great,..... but that is apparently quite different from admitting shoddy workmanship.

I agree. I was involved in that thread. catman8 didn't start the "fight", EA did. And thru it all EA never admitted error in the thread. All Travis had to do was what catman8 described, simply state it was an error and that they would work toward improving design. Didn't happen. There were three things wrong with that BB. There are still three things wrong with it. Hopefully EA will use the experience to minimize these issues.

 

[Catman8]

I appreciate all the help and support of the TBN forum members while trying to work through these problems. I consider this matter closed, I know I will never have these issues fixed and look at this as a learning experience. This is what a forum is for, being able to share our buying experiences with other forum members so we can make educated decisions when shopping for implements. I'm sure we have all learned a lot from this and hope this was a lesson that will help improve customer service and fabrication issues. No hard feelings, life goes on.

 

[aczlan]

I agree. I was involved in that thread. catman8 didn't start the "fight", EA did. And thru it all EA never admitted error in the thread. All Travis had to do was what catman8 described, simply state it was an error and that they would work toward improving design. Didn't happen. There were three things wrong with that BB. There are still three things wrong with it. Hopefully EA will use the experience to minimize these issues.

Hmmm, did you miss this post:

I have called catman twice, emailed him and pm'ed him today. He has not returned anything. We will reimburse him for everything, including the paint. We sent out the box blade unpainted, so it skipped a few eyeballs. No excuse. He has asked nothing of us. NOTHING. I do not think he really wants anything, but he is really enjoying this beating of a dead horse.

I recall seeing another post mentioning that they will not send out another blade unpainted and partially assembled (sorry, not digging it up on my phone).
My personal suggestion would be for catman8 to take Travis up on his offer, send the blade back on EA's dime, get his money back and buy another blade from Woods or Bushhog if he likes their blades better now or stop complaining about it and start wearing the powder coat off it.

Aaron Z

 

[tman1020]

Stopped by TSC today. Same Tarter Gate built new box blades for sale. STILL built just like yours! They either have not learned a thing,..... or just do not care.

For the record. I did not have a problem with my blade I only changed it because I wanted it to fit my quick hitch. It says that it's quick hitch ready but it needed some modification. And I felt that with the changes I made I needed to reinforce it. I think for the horse power that it's rated for it's a fine blade.

 

[fried1765]

Hmmm, did you miss this post:


I recall seeing another post mentioning that they will not send out another blade unpainted and partially assembled (sorry, not digging it up on my phone).
My personal suggestion would be for catman8 to take Travis up on his offer, send the blade back on EA's dime, get his money back and buy another blade from Woods or Bushhog if he likes their blades better now or stop complaining about it and start wearing the powder coat off it.

Aaron Z

You pays your money......you takes your chances.

 

[fried1765]

For the record. I did not have a problem with my blade I only changed it because I wanted it to fit my quick hitch. It says that it's quick hitch ready but it needed some modification. And I felt that with the changes I made I needed to reinforce it. I think for the horse power that it's rated for it's a fine blade.

I see your point.
I had not noticed that their 5' BB is only rated for 35 HP.
Still....it is a poor/weak design.
Even with only 35HP, fetching up on a rock, while pushing backward, could possibly bend the flat stock supports.

 

[jenkinsph]

Hmmm, did you miss this post:


I recall seeing another post mentioning that they will not send out another blade unpainted and partially assembled (sorry, not digging it up on my phone).
My personal suggestion would be for catman8 to take Travis up on his offer, send the blade back on EA's dime, get his money back and buy another blade from Woods or Bushhog if he likes their blades better now or stop complaining about it and start wearing the powder coat off it.

Aaron Z

I agree with this^^^^
EA has made the offer to reimburse and I would take it. Complaining on all the box blade threads is not going to change anything for catman. Buy a new box blade and after inspection have it powder coated if that suits you.

Do not worry about the paint on an existing box blade or other implement. A quick disassembly and the next step is sand blasting for any good powdercoat process. Whether it is painted or not should not be a big deal for any powder coat outfit.