Rotary Cutter Is a rotory mower the same as a bush hog?

[CobyRupert]

Another case of people adapting a specific brand name (Bush Hog) to becomes a general term, even when the product (rotary mower) is another brand. Off the top of my head I can think of other examples:

Band Aid instead of adhesive bandages
Kleenex instead of facial tissue
Romex instead of non-metallic building wire
Xerox (noun) instead of copy machines (Xerox (verb) instead of copy).
Allen and Crescent wrench instead of hex and adjustable wrench.
Vise-grips instead of lockable pliers.
etc...

I'm sure there's more...

 

[k0ua]

Another case of people adapting a specific brand name (Bush Hog) to becomes a general term, even when the product (rotary mower) is another brand. Off the top of my head I can think of other examples:

Band Aid instead of adhesive bandages
Kleenex instead of facial tissue
Romex instead of non-metallic building wire
Xerox (noun) instead of copy machines (Xerox (verb) instead of copy).
Allen and Crescent wrench instead of hex and adjustable wrench.
Vise-grips instead of lockable pliers.
etc...

I'm sure there's more...

Jello.

 

[LD1]

Jello.

Someone must have been rooting in the pantry....

Pop tarts
Saran wrap
crock-pot
popsicle
tupperware
kool-aid
chap stick
tylenol
q-tips
scotch tape
sharpie
velcro
weed-eater
post-its
plexi-glass
styrofoam
jacuzzi

 

[bilrus61]

Back to the original poster. You could buy a 5 foot cutter/bushhog and take it apart. I have a Landpride 1860 that would be perfect for what you want to do. So taking that as a example you could take all the hitch bars off, the wheel, gearbox, blade pan and blades. All of that could be shipped in boxes leaving the "shell" of the mower. Around 200 kilos. You could have that cut into three pieces and welded back together in France. Are you sure they don't sell these things in Europe??

 

[IslandTractor]

Back to the original poster. You could buy a 5 foot cutter/bushhog and take it apart. I have a Landpride 1860 that would be perfect for what you want to do. So taking that as a example you could take all the hitch bars off, the wheel, gearbox, blade pan and blades. All of that could be shipped in boxes leaving the "shell" of the mower. Around 200 kilos. You could have that cut into three pieces and welded back together in France. Are you sure they don't sell these things in Europe??

That would still be massively expensive to ship. Only way to ship something like that economically is to fill a container with them which would drop the per unit shipping cost to a reasonable range.

 

[bcp]

A story from the time when postage was cheaper than freight.

The Bank That Was Sent Through the Post Office

Bruce

 

[k0ua]

A story from the time when postage was cheaper than freight.

The Bank That Was Sent Through the Post Office

Bruce

Well now, that was a fun story.

 

[prichard]

Why not buy the common implement for the job in that part of the world, flail mower? Caroni is very well liked here in the states and are hardly any more money than a rotary. I'd think they are much more affordable there than rotary.

 

[smstonypoint]

G'day Steve! Not to disprove the theorem but I've not had a Californian wine in years... probably 'cause I'm in an 'Australian Wine Club' that keeps me well supplied with the local plonk'.

Oh, and I've been saving this one for a while:

Randy,

1. The Third Law of Demand says nothing about your affinity for your local plonk. De gustibus non est disputandum.

2. The Third Law of Demand predicts that you should expect to find high-quality California wine rather than California plonk in Antipodean wine shops.

3. The Laws of Demand take no prisoners.

4. That cartoonist should be tarred and feathered for divulging a trade secret.

Steve

 

[smstonypoint]

Jello.

Sheetrock

Steve