blb078
Silver Member
I did a lot of research on flail mowers before buying my Caroni. I called the Woodmax dealer and he was knowledgeable to a degree. I asked him why I should buy a Woodmax instead of Caroni. He stated he didnt know that brand . Had not heard of it. My point is he is not very up on the flail mower business. I was quite a bit surprised. He stated the mower was designed in America and made in China. China being an unscrupulous trading partner to start with, it was no problem choosing Caroni.
Greg
I wouldn't hold it against the guy for not knowing about Caroni. If it's a typical lawn and farm store then he's got dozen's of implements, maybe even tractors, zero turns, riding, and various other equipment to sell. So not knowing about a brand on something that isn't that popular in the U.S. to begin with isn't a knock imo. Can only ask that he knows his own products. American design and Chinese made isn't to bad. I've accepted that most stuff now days is going to be from Asia. As long as the QC is there that is the big thing. American and Euro companies have bad runs of products just like you would out of Asia, the biggest difference is that they are caught in QC and never make it to retail, which can't be said for China or other Asian products. I wonder if they QC them back once they back here, that would nice. Will look forward to what sidecarist has to say about his as I was looking at the 78 or next one up.