Been reading this from the start...it reads more like a soap opera than thankfully most TBN threads!
- Can't stand by quiet any longer -
Some on this thread have set some pretty high standards for the EA boyz...as if Jeff Bezos is a saint!
Personally, I don't know the morality or like-ability of the CEO for most companies I order from, and really don't care to - unless they are actively promoting agendas contrary to historical, generally accepted societal norms.
Interesting that very few companies are as transparent nor publish product use videos like EA, with their past weekly production updates and unscripted real-life product demos.
But what I find most interesting is what is missing from this open discussion.
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Other than complaints about payment upon order, I don't recall reading in this thread, nor any other TBN thread, mention of any EA equipment failure or owner dissatisfaction with EA products.
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Just try finding a piece of used EA equipment on Marketplace or Craigslist. They are very scarce.
Though I had an old generic back blade, I actively looked for over 6 months before I found any used EA Back Blade listed on Marketplace - by a gentleman with terminal cancer settling his estate early.
Soil engagement, snow plowing, landscaping - that used 8' EA BB on a 60 hp tractor has accomplished everything asked of it.
And my first-hand experience with "pay upfront new" -
The 60 inch EA grapple is by far my favorite implement...worth the wait and worth way more than (5) more of me on the ground.
It's gotten more than 300 hours of use over the last three years clearing 35 acres:
- knocking down trees
- clearing slash
- pulling brush
- grubbing roots
Its been generally 'abused and put away wet', and other than some worn paint, it's looks and operates like Day One - I wish I was fairing so well...
Unfortunately, this doesn't help anyone who just ordered, but if proactive, suspect they can recover their funds.
I'm absolutely not in denial, but still holding hope that EA can come back strong.
I still have more to order from them - because used EA equipment is just so hard to find!
...//TJ