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    Quote Originally Posted by m287j View Post
    Broke my first window ever on Friday, just happened to be the car window of the Hilux dual cab I have on rental while my car is getting repaired at the smash repairers. Oops.
    Sux doesn't it! I must be doing something wrong, I've lost count of the windows I've smashed.

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    Quoted a feral on the phone. I normally do that with Indian enquiries to cut cut down on the time-wasters. The bloke accepted the price. I turned up at the arranged time and the bloke who answered the door said he hadn't ordered a lawn mow. Not much good telling him that he had. Next day a diferent bloke phoned and said that the bloke who answered the door was just off the plane and could i come round and mow straight away. I said 'where were you at the time we arranged?' "I was out". No apology, nothing. I said I'd do it for another $100 and that was the end of the conversation.

    There is a bloke who tears down my notices at the local shops and puts up his own, who advertises $25 lawns. I should give his number to these types of enquiry, make em both happy.

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    How annoying, do you get any/much/lots of enquiries from the notices in the local shops? or does this "tear down dude"..mess things up?
    Quote Originally Posted by TomS View Post
    Quoted a feral on the phone. I normally do that with Indian enquiries to cut cut down on the time-wasters. The bloke accepted the price. I turned up at the arranged time and the bloke who answered the door said he hadn't ordered a lawn mow. Not much good telling him that he had. Next day a diferent bloke phoned and said that the bloke who answered the door was just off the plane and could i come round and mow straight away. I said 'where were you at the time we arranged?' "I was out". No apology, nothing. I said I'd do it for another $100 and that was the end of the conversation.

    There is a bloke who tears down my notices at the local shops and puts up his own, who advertises $25 lawns. I should give his number to these types of enquiry, make em both happy.

    Tom

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    Tonight's rant.

    I order varied things from the USA via e-bay or the owner's website. The communication is very precise and prompt and within 5 or 6 days I have it. Yes I do live along Au's major freight corridor in a major inland city and that speeds thing up most of time.

    But now the gripe, many items you order via ebay or the owner's website in Au and it more often than not takes longer to arrive.
    The example today is I ordered some custom manufactured Suzuki Bandit 1250 Motorcycle parts 6 days ago from the USA and I have them already, the same with a selected Mower Parts from USA.
    Sometimes I just can't get my head around some of the slackness within our Country at times towards customer service.
    Cheers Garry

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    Quote Originally Posted by BSD View Post
    How annoying, do you get any/much/lots of enquiries from the notices in the local shops? or does this "tear down dude"..mess things up?
    Yeah, its worth doing. Notices with tear-off strips get the best response I find. Have to replace them at least every fortnight though. And it doesn't cost anything except time.

    Tom

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    Quote Originally Posted by RSM-Gazza View Post
    Tonight's rant.

    I order varied things from the USA via e-bay or the owner's website. The communication is very precise and prompt and within 5 or 6 days I have it. Yes I do live along Au's major freight corridor in a major inland city and that speeds thing up most of time.

    But now the gripe, many items you order via ebay or the owner's website in Au and it more often than not takes longer to arrive.
    The example today is I ordered some custom manufactured Suzuki Bandit 1250 Motorcycle parts 6 days ago from the USA and I have them already, the same with a selected Mower Parts from USA.
    Sometimes I just can't get my head around some of the slackness within our Country at times towards customer service.
    I bought air filter for my shindaiwa backpack blower on 22 dec 2013.
    One filter from usa, the other one from sydney.
    on 4 jan 2014, I reveiced the filter from usa. On 9 jan 2014, my air filter order from sydney just been processed to be delivered. I knew it was holiday time but you see the point.

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    Its a wank, Ebay or other AUST sellers just take the order online and order and get it sent from o/s, they never see the end product, you order, they order and post, you recieve, they take the cash and pay the difference to chinkylandl
    Quote Originally Posted by jal2007 View Post
    I bought air filter for my shindaiwa backpack blower on 22 dec 2013.
    One filter from usa, the other one from sydney.
    on 4 jan 2014, I reveiced the filter from usa. On 9 jan 2014, my air filter order from sydney just been processed to be delivered. I knew it was holiday time but you see the point.

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    TPE Honda 216

    11 = the hours on the hour-meter.

    Lost all drive through gearbox and had to push for last two lawns yesterday.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    TPE Honda 216

    11 = the hours on the hour-meter.

    Lost all drive through gearbox and had to push for last two lawns yesterday.
    Its probably not stuffed, there is a lever on the gearbox where the cable goes into. This lever needs moving they tend to slip. I think this is what greenie welds up so it wont move ,I just loosen it off and knock it down a bit

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    By a Rover then you won't have this problem.

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    The shop rang me back yesterday. Internals are stuffed....

    As much as I'd like to try a Rover I just like the 3-speed gearboxes much better. If this replacement fails though, I don't know.... just scratching my head at the moment.

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    Garry I know the exact feeling,

    Back in 2010 my dad ordered a brushcutter from Melbourne and a Piston from USA.
    We were on the West Coast of Tassie at the time, both items ordered on the exact same day within an hour of each other.
    Piston from USA took less than 48 from ordering, the brushcutter took 7 weeks to come from Melbourne. Work that out!


    Things that make me grumpy:
    When you quote on a job, and they've asked for your best price, then pay VIA CHEQUE!!

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    Try the rover. 1 speed and full boar ahead!!!...gosh wow, its is a demon, I dont do much lawn stuff but when I do I feel its the boss, not me. However your Honda should be covered by warranty, 11 hrs, not many eh!!
    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    The shop rang me back yesterday. Internals are stuffed....

    As much as I'd like to try a Rover I just like the 3-speed gearboxes much better. If this replacement fails though, I don't know.... just scratching my head at the moment.

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    I didn't want to start a new thread but has anyone else noticed how totally crap the Chinese Honda wheels are. I put a new set of rear wheels on one mower about a month ago, they have gone out of shape so bad that you cant get a nice cut out of it. Think I will be buying genuine from now on.

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    Return 'em for replacement or refund
    Quote Originally Posted by NLALM View Post
    I didn't want to start a new thread but has anyone else noticed how totally crap the Chinese Honda wheels are. I put a new set of rear wheels on one mower about a month ago, they have gone out of shape so bad that you cant get a nice cut out of it. Think I will be buying genuine from now on.

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