[waterfalls]

I bought this machine for our community centre and was very pleased. But with 20 hours on the clock, the belt that drives the three blades snapped. It took nerarly 4 weeks to get it replaced.

On examination I found the tension arm pulley not to be in the same plane as the remaining pulleys. It was and still is out by more 3/8 of an inch!! As an engineerI found this hard to accept and only after several e-mails and photos and telephones to the Head Office of Barrus Ltd did they accept that the wrong tension arm was fitted. I am still waiting 5 weeks later for the correct part to be fitted. The second belt is already wearing out on one side.

Only on day one did we hit the stones twice. Since then the worst object would be this branches. But the blades look very sorry after 40 hours.
Are blades normally hardened?

I wonder if anybody else has experienced similar.

Dhiru

[Art]

waterfalls wrote:
I bought this machine for our community centre and was very pleased. But
with 20 hours on the clock, the belt that drives the three blades
snapped. It took nerarly 4 weeks to get it replaced.

On examination I found the tension arm pulley not to be in the same
plane as the remaining pulleys. It was and still is out by more 3/8 of
an inch!! As an engineerI found this hard to accept and only after
several e-mails and photos and telephones to the Head Office of Barrus
Ltd did they accept that the wrong tension arm was fitted. I am still
waiting 5 weeks later for the correct part to be fitted. The second
belt is already wearing out on one side.

Only on day one did we hit the stones twice. Since then the worst
object would be this branches. But the blades look very sorry after 40
hours.
Are blades normally hardened?

I wonder if anybody else has experienced similar.

Dhiru




In my experience, You get what you pay for.

--
Art

[vigor]

Originally Posted by Art

waterfalls wrote:
I bought this machine for our community centre and was very pleased. But
with 20 hours on the clock, the belt that drives the three blades
snapped. It took nerarly 4 weeks to get it replaced.

On examination I found the tension arm pulley not to be in the same
plane as the remaining pulleys. It was and still is out by more 3/8 of
an inch!! As an engineerI found this hard to accept and only after
several e-mails and photos and telephones to the Head Office of Barrus
Ltd did they accept that the wrong tension arm was fitted. I am still
waiting 5 weeks later for the correct part to be fitted. The second
belt is already wearing out on one side.

Only on day one did we hit the stones twice. Since then the worst
object would be this branches. But the blades look very sorry after 40
hours.
Are blades normally hardened?

I wonder if anybody else has experienced similar.

Dhiru




In my experience, You get what you pay for.

--
Art

I too have found this.

I have gone through several lawn mowers over the years (not sit on) and have really found that quality makes such a big difference. I am very happy with my Honda mower its been working perfectly for the past 6 years.

[waterfalls]

I paid UK £3500 for Allrounder Cub Cadet zero turn.

At this price I expect the tension pully arm in the same plane as other pulleys.