Flail Mower Caroni flail purchase?
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texbaylea
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Keoke said:
That is not a clone of the Caroni. I couldn't say which one would be the best.
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I've never heard of Muratoni before but looking at the website it appears to be a bit heavier built than the equivalent sized (width) Caroni. The 75 inch version weighs about 250lbs more so I imagine it is also more expensive.
I picked up the new Caroni unit yesterday at Petersburg, VA with the shift kit installed. I tested unit today for about 45 minutes. The drive was about 7 hours each way. Everything works great and does everything as advertised. The hydraulic shift kit is a "must have" for my purposes. Thanks to all that have posted on this item. Your comments are the reason that I made this decision.
George
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Big Daddy said:
Hey Big Daddy,
Curious if you got a price on shipping before spending 14 hours on the road to pick up the mower?
MarkV
MarkV said:
MarkV,
I've been looking at the same mower, for a while.
I've also considered driving down there to save the shipping costs; but I would have to pay sales tax. I think shipping is about $220, but that is a standard charge for S&H that they levy for anywhere in the country. It might be possible to get ACTUAL shipping cost by negotiating with one of the retail stores {hint, hint, clue}. This might bring shipping vs sales tax trade-off to about even for SOME zip code addresses.
For me it would only work out if I'm on a trip and just about passing their door with an almost empty truck and trailer. Could happen, might happen, might happen at a moment's notice and they might be out of stock that day )-:
Yes, they quoted me $178 for shipping to central New York State, which was a little more than my cost to drive there. I actually had some other business to do in the Washington, DC area that made it more justifiable for me to drive. I am sales tax exempt, as well. My total cost for the unit with the kit was $2,290. I wish I could have helped you, Reg; but my trailer holds one only unit.
By the way, for anyone interested in the shift kit for the TM1900, the Agri Supply item # is 68318. This item is not listed on their online catalog, or in the computers of their retail locations.
George
By the way, for anyone interested in the shift kit for the TM1900, the Agri Supply item # is 68318. This item is not listed on their online catalog, or in the computers of their retail locations.
George
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Big Daddy said:
Big Daddy,
Thanks for the info on the mower. I have also been looking at the TM1900 and hope you will give us your impressions after you have a few hours on the machine. Not sure I would recommend mowing some of the things Island Tractor has yet it is nice to know it can hold up to those kind of surprises
After rereading my last post I realized it may have sounded like I thought you were nuts to drive that far to pick up the mower. That sure was not my intention if it came across that way.
MarkV