Homier Implements
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BubbaJr
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They have traveling tool sales that go to little towns (like the one near here), and sell their goodies. I bought 3 items from them and within 6 months all of them were in the trash. I'm not saying all their stuff is junk, but it would be in your best interest to do an in-person inspection before you shell out the bucks.
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
deereman63
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I have bought a box blade, scraper and compressor equipment from them. I only have occasional use for these items and compared to renting equipment I think I am ahead of the game. If you are going to be using the cultivator on heavy soil and extensively then caveat emptor.
I purchased a back blade from them. It was JUNK. Weld were so bad I couldnt even assemble the unit. Tent show was gone, call the store and they offered partial refund or if I ship it a full refund. Wasnt worth shipping so I took the refund and took the blade to a welder to fix.
sweettractors
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<font color="blue"> Does it hold up OK, or is it junk? </font>
We pickup a lot of new customers almost weekly that have been burned by the that line as well as other Chinese and Turkish Made products--Ken Sweet
Sweet Farm Equipment LLC *Over 30 Used Sickle Bar Mowers in Stock Today*
We pickup a lot of new customers almost weekly that have been burned by the that line as well as other Chinese and Turkish Made products--Ken Sweet
Sweet Farm Equipment LLC *Over 30 Used Sickle Bar Mowers in Stock Today*
Bought a finish mower from them. Sent me wrong mower. It was missing parts off of the wrong mower. Overall it looked as if it was used. It wasn't, but it was rusty in spots and had the decals ripped off. They offered a full refund if I shipped it back. 200 hundred dollars shipping. Took the 130 dollar refund instead. They did send me the rest of the parts. I fired it up and it ran like crap. Had to shim the main pulley and two of the risers to keep the belt from being thrown. Great customer service, but a real poor product. That's why it was so much cheaper. It works good now, but it isn't like one of the name brand mowers.
BrianSouthernMD
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I don't know about their 3ph attachments, but I did find the Homier FarmPro 1 Ton Dump Wagon (38" by 7 ft. bed) to be a reasonably-priced alternative to the similar Country Manufacturing ones (& sold by Northern Tool, dealers, etc.). I bought two at $199 each, or less than 1/3 of Country's price. I have moved 2000 pounds+ of gravel around on them. They are not heavy-duty like a 6-10 ton farm wagon, but for $199...
SeymourBota
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I wouldn't buy any implements there that required the pto or ran gears- they are simply not made to tight quality tolerances.
I did purchase one of their box blades for nearly half what it would cost locally. It's basically dead iron and once I satisfied myself that all the scarifiers would adjust or could be removed, it proved to be a good deal.
I did purchase one of their box blades for nearly half what it would cost locally. It's basically dead iron and once I satisfied myself that all the scarifiers would adjust or could be removed, it proved to be a good deal.
Iplayfarmer
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I have bought a lot of tools from Homier at their traveling shows. I call them "disposable tools". I get the kind of stuff that I might use once or twice (i.e. hammer drill, gear puller, etc.). It's usually cheaper than renting a similar tool.
They break down fast and never really work great, but I have always gotten my money's worth out of them. When your drill only cost $19.99 it's hard to be too heartbroken when it starts smoking after a year of abuse.
I am still using the pancake air compressor that I bought from a show three years ago. I usually run it for a few hours a week for some project or another all throughout the year.
I can't imagine their implements would be any different...Cheap and good for a few uses.
They break down fast and never really work great, but I have always gotten my money's worth out of them. When your drill only cost $19.99 it's hard to be too heartbroken when it starts smoking after a year of abuse.
I am still using the pancake air compressor that I bought from a show three years ago. I usually run it for a few hours a week for some project or another all throughout the year.
I can't imagine their implements would be any different...Cheap and good for a few uses.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I saw a cultivator on their website for $139.00. Does anyone have one? Does it hold up OK, or is it junk? )</font>
I think many people don't understand what the quality is. In engineering, there is a term "quality", but it is "pure" quality. But, in this world economic system, quality alone or "pure" quality is a meaningless term. It should be used together with the "cost/price". I still find their "pure" quality of chinese products better than many. Lets take the cultivator you are thinking about from engineering point of view. How does it look like?
1. Material type: its material (composition) quality is poorer? Neighter you nor anybody here will know anything about its material type/composition. So, nobody can speak bad about it without knowing its material. I can say there is no difference between its material of that cultivator or that of other cultivators being made by italians or by others. Most of them are either ST37 or ST52 steels whose prices are not much different.
2. Geometry: is its material thicknesses smaller? Or, in other words, is it a lighter cultivator than the others? I don't think so as the weight of material will not have a big influence on the price.
3. Workmanships on it; I guess this gets the most of complaints about such products. Either its heat treatment or welds on it are poorer. Then, what I do is to reinforce them by re-welding or by heat re-treatments. This will cost me only my labor cost and, hey, we are in hobby field, and trying to lower our hobby cost, aren't we?
don't follow artifical rivers.
I think many people don't understand what the quality is. In engineering, there is a term "quality", but it is "pure" quality. But, in this world economic system, quality alone or "pure" quality is a meaningless term. It should be used together with the "cost/price". I still find their "pure" quality of chinese products better than many. Lets take the cultivator you are thinking about from engineering point of view. How does it look like?
1. Material type: its material (composition) quality is poorer? Neighter you nor anybody here will know anything about its material type/composition. So, nobody can speak bad about it without knowing its material. I can say there is no difference between its material of that cultivator or that of other cultivators being made by italians or by others. Most of them are either ST37 or ST52 steels whose prices are not much different.
2. Geometry: is its material thicknesses smaller? Or, in other words, is it a lighter cultivator than the others? I don't think so as the weight of material will not have a big influence on the price.
3. Workmanships on it; I guess this gets the most of complaints about such products. Either its heat treatment or welds on it are poorer. Then, what I do is to reinforce them by re-welding or by heat re-treatments. This will cost me only my labor cost and, hey, we are in hobby field, and trying to lower our hobby cost, aren't we?
don't follow artifical rivers.