Reg said:
Quote from e-mail May 6th 08:33 (a.m.);
"Right now we are out of stock on the Flail Mowers. We expect them to be in
from port by May 23rd maybe sooner."
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Well, not sure when you ordered yours but I ordered a TM1600BSC, which was a special order, 3/05/08 which had to come from Caroni, Italy. It was suppose to leave port 3/28/08 but the ship was delayed till the 30th. Was suppose to ship to South Cal but ended up on east coast @ N.C. on 4/20.
Container had to clear customs. Was shipped from east coast to west coast and arrived at my local freight "will call" 5/01. All in all, I figure that was pretty good time considering I was originally told it could be up to 120 days for a special order.
And while on the subject, Caroni's are very well made as compared to some of the more expensive ones. As an example, last year I had a job to do and was VERY thick and tall (5-6') weeds with rocks every where, too much for my TL1500 to do and needed a mower with fewer blades that I could use, with my back against the wall, I went to a local dealer and a flail with a name that starts with the letter "B" and American made, paid $2,980!( can buy two Caroni's for that price). Well right away backing under some brush I bent the so called scraper bar, next I bent one of the "ears" where lower lift arms attache when I "lightly" back under a tree a hit a rock, got the job done. Went home and straightened everything out. Next job...... back into a corner of very thick grass, hit a old pier block, bent the "scraper" and the opposite "ear" bad ( cheap, soft thin metal). This year..... picked up some wire.....where did it go? right into the rotor bearing (no bearing guards) how to get wire out; 1.) remove belt cover (pain) 2.) remove belt tensioner 3.) remove lower pulley. 4.) get allen wrench to loosen bearing set screws. 5.) remove rotor/bearing support plate. 6.) remove wire. 7.) notice "factory" belts are already shot and not the same numbers! Reverse order to assemble, install two new belts ($50 for two) and the "Mickey Mouse" front rubber guard torn and hanging. I've had to do this bearing thing twice!!
The "side skirts" are also worn down, getting any kind of parts from that dealer don't happen either, great lip service tho. Thank God my Caroni got here before the real heavy mowing season starts. I now own two Caroni's and have only replaced the blades and belts once on my TL1500 in the three years I've owned it. If I need parts, I call Agri and they're here in a few days, that "other" brand......ordered two blades to replace a cracked one three weeks ago......still waiting.
