I ordered a Brush Crusher 4 weeks ago. Got it after 2 weeks, $1850, ordered directly from Westendorf. I am less than pleased with the finished product. Many of the welds look like may have been done by a 9 or 10 year old. I had planned on using it on a Deere 4052R but have since reconsidered. When I got it came created (that's good) since I live rural and have to drive to trucking terminal to get it around 60 miles round trip. My excitement over buyting the Deere grapple and saving some money soon faded with the assembly of the unit. Firstly it was wrapped in cellophane plastic that took the better part of a hour to remove. Like cellophane will keep a 300 lb implement from getting scratched? Like someone cares if a grapple gets scratched? Moving on, the assembly takes around a hour or so by oneself. In the process I noticed several incomplete welds, something I might expect from China. I contacted Westendorf who ask for photos, like I have posted here. I was contacted promptly and ask to disassemble the unit, purchase the new parts that were faulty, ship back the old ones and they would ship out replacements and refund my account after inspection. Many many hours of work and driving to and from the shipping company. After several back and fourths I decided I had enough of the company and will purchase the Deere grapple which is where I should have started. I will have the welds fixed here so the next sap does not get stuck with Chinese work from a company who pretends to manufacture American quality. I have decided to consider the loss of money as tuition to life's education. The nice thing about the warranty is you can not afford to use it. I have not heard a beep out of them since. Proceed at your own peril but plan on using this with a smaller tractor, say a 2025 or so. Its too light for a larger unit.
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