Alright, Who'll Admit to Using these Chinese attacments/implements ??

[hill]

Such as these from one of the ebay stores and also carried by Northern Tools and who knows who else:eBay Store - Betst Companies: Flail Mower, Rotary Tiller, Hydraulic Log Splitter

It's just that I'm a new tractor owner in the market for certain tools, and the prices shown beat the heck out of prices from either the tractor manufacturers or the well known aftermarket makers.

Considering the coinage dropped for Kubota tractor, loader, hoe these prices are certainly tempting but I thought I'd best seek the wisdom of people with a broader experience than my own.

I have read the threads concerning the Jinma chipper but haven't found much on the rest of these gizmos like flail mowers, brush cutters, or blades.

 

[john_bud]

There is a great variance in stuff from china. Can be as good as anything available anywhere, or total show scrapings. This variability can be in the same brand and model if more than one factory / company is making the equipment.

What's that latin saying? Cavot Emptor? (buyer beware) And I would raise that to the power of 10 going thru Ebay buying it blind!!!



on edit - I checked out the link - those prices are low. I don't like the log splitters as they are mounted 90 degrees off for what I like. Should go straight out the back. The mowers seem to be all pretty narrow.


buy one of each and let us know how you like them! Or maybe a local person to the seller can inspect and report?


jb

 

[bones1]

Be careful of the shipping charges.Looks like $300 shipping for the brush hog to your home.That brings it close to a name brand unit picked up locally.

 

[hill]

Be careful of the shipping charges.Looks like $300 shipping for the brush hog to your home.That brings it close to a name brand unit picked up locally.

That guy is about 2 1/2 hours south of me and that's the problem. Usually I just ignore such stuff knowing that shipping would level the field but taking a run down there to load up my trailer would save me a pile of cash if the tools worked.

 

[JerryK]

If you are "in state",or go to another state to pick up the unit, I think you have to pay sales tax on it. In Michigan, if I buy something shipped in from say Indiana, I am "supposed to" report the purchase on my next years income tax and pay a "use" [another name for the sales] tax on it. If, instead, I go to Indiana to pick it up, then I have to pay the Indiana sales tax at the time of purchase, then pay any difference on the "use" tax to Michigan. So, sometimes you have to consider the sales tax versus the shipping rate, if you plan on "failing" to report the use tax to your own state [confusing, ain't it?]
I just bought an 8" chipper on EBAY, and used it for the first time yesterday. It works great, and I was supprised how quiet it is compared to bigger commercial type units. It was even quieter than an old Kemp 5hp 4" chipper/shreader I used to use, probably due to not as much thin metal to vibrate during chipping. I'm happy with my Chinese copy of a copy of a real American designed chipper...

 

[PBinWA]

There is no sales tax in Oregon. If you are in Oregon it might be a good deal.

I think it's safe to say that the quality of these implements might be on the "lower" side and parts and support for them down the road might be limited.

But if you are buying in Oregon and not paying shipping it makes it tempting.

I'm tempted to drive down and get one of those dump boxes.

 

[rural2]

There are umpteen hundred places on the West Coast selling implements/attachments similar to these. I only live a couple hours from the seller and see nothing that would warrant a road trip. Seems like the West Coast imports Chinese and the East coast imports Italian.
That is the first of that type cargo box I have seen, kind of interesting actually!
Hmmmm...

I think it's safe to say that the quality of these implements might be on the "lower" side and parts and support for them down the road might be limited.

 

[hill]

There are umpteen hundred places on the West Coast selling implements/attachments similar to these. I only live a couple hours from the seller and see nothing that would warrant a road trip. Seems like the West Coast imports Chinese and the East coast imports Italian.
That is the first of that type cargo box I have seen, kind of interesting actually!
Hmmmm...

All I've been aware of are the dealer up in Pullyalup and another in Murrieta, CA both farther than this from me, but I'll admit to not looking for them beyond ebay.

So whereabouts are the umpteen?

 

[PBinWA]

I think a lot of the smaller dealers carry these implements from time to time.

I suspect Tytan Tractor in Klamath Falls probably has these ones.

rural2 is right that there are a ton of chinese tractors and implements on the west coast - it is the main port of entry.

 

[California]

All I've been aware of are the dealer up in Pullyalup and another in Murrieta, CA both farther than this from me, but I'll admit to not looking for them beyond ebay.

So whereabouts are the umpteen?

Another one claims 'Northern California' on ebay and somewhere above Marysville (Robbins?) on his cragslist ads, as the basis for shipping cost. But he doesn't reveal his real location on either. I wouldn't expect much after-sale service if he won't tell you where he is.

I think none of the importer/merchants will reveal their location or allow pickup since they are essentially brokers exchanging paperwork with some broker in China. And perhaps neither knows anything about tractors. Some of these ebay guys also sell hot tubs etc.

Yosemite Tractor in Coarsegold (west of Yosemite) is real, I've met the guy. I think he can get anything Chinese for you and will support it, but he's a pretty small operation. That's a remote location if you need to take it in for repairs, and I wouldn't expect him to offer immediate field repairs if you break it.

I think you can waste a lot of time chasing rainbows trying to buy this stuff, and then later trying to find warranty service and ordinary repairs.

Yesterday I clicked 'email for details' on a web page and the email bounced - the 'email for details' text contained a typo which made it undeliverable.
"Unknown host: sales@action-quip.com" I wonder if his tractors have similar faults. I corrected the seller's typo and sent it off again.

It bounced again.

***Begin quote***
Unknown user: sales@action-equip.com

RCPT TO generated following response:
550 5.7.1 <sales@action-equip.com>... Relaying denied. Proper authentication required.
Original message follows.

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007
...
To: <sales@action-equip.com>
Subject: Koyker Backhoe 60

On your website I see:

KoykerTM Backhoe 60
Prices Starting @ $2700.00* Installed

My question: How much for shipping to ...

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And note that his asterisk points to "Or similar brand."

I think his advertised price is for whatever the Chinese broker can find (or have built for your prepaid order) somewhere inland in China. Crating, Shipping, Customs, and US delivery would be extra. The hydraulic fittings won't connect to anything you can buy anywhere.

There are a few good dealers for the Chinese stuff and I wouldn't think of buying that stuff without their support.