The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: pasture eyes on August 07, 2010, 06:59:21 pm
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Does anybody out there have one or know of one in use, it is a 4ft and also they do a 5ft Chinese topper sold by several companies (they are coloured Blue or Red on the websites of the 3 main sellers in UK) which I have heard is very poorly built and the gearbox may be suspect. I don't want to cast aspersions . . . or, more importantly! buy one . . . if users have had problems with this machine. To be fair to the 3 main sellers they give a 2 year warranty, but does it mean that's about as long is it will last without problems? Any experiential comments will be appreciated. :farmer:
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havent had one but know someone that got one and it nerly shook his tractor to bits and very cheaply made for a few extra ££`s buy a teagle or a major iv got a teagle 5,10 and it get thay are there for to save the gearbox . mine was nerly new for £650 a 4ft or 5ft would be about £700-£800 new maybe?
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I have a port agric
http://www.portagric.co.uk/Products/Grasscare/cutlet_topper.html
They start at 4ft and go onup. Mine is 6ft.
Have had it ten years, and apart from shapening the blades (due to me hitting stones etc) I have not had to do anything, runs great - it has been a real workhorse
They are around £900 new for 6ft.
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iv used a 8ft port ag one and it did make a very good cut