g'day loosecannon,

yes that is quiet common in garden equipment departments, i had a
jonsered22.5cc brushcutter it had a mitsubishi motor on it and gave
full on service requiring only the odd spark plug here and there. and
why would anyone buy a motorised product from say eloctrolux?? they
make vacuum cleaners hey so how do you know who the original maker of
the machine or it's engine is?? like one mower company from when it
was aussie owned and run by the family, to now when it isn't they only
every made rotary mowers but they sell a full range of garden
equipment.

but the thing i am trying to get gardeners to think about is do some
homework and stear clear of badge models, because the original
manufacturer of the item will be vague to begin with and buying from
discounters they just quote from the glossy pamphlets provided by the
onwer of the brand name, and have absolutely no experience on the
reliability or other of anything they sell. or any advice on proper
maintanance.

ther are some classic examples of garden machinery in the market place
mostly at the discounters all sorts of names some familiar for their
equipment in otehr fields, tried to research one such mower and could
get no handle on who manufactured the frame or the motor having now
seen one i can see all. people realy don't know what they are buying.

also manufacturers who provide their own models or badge models to the
discounters are the ones, that i am saying to people about when you
buy their equipment be careful, these manufacturers have sold out
quality and integrity of sometimes good equipment for the magic buck,
plus they aren't supporting those specialist retailer who are selling
their naturally more expensive top of the range quality models.



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len

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