Poorly fabricated machine broken,where do I stand?

Maybe if the manufacturer stands by their product and I receive good service.

Maybe unfair to reveal the manufacturer just yet.
It looks like coldlap where the welder has welded down the corners.
How many more welds are like that, you will be able to tell and they should all be regarded as suspect.
If the manufacturer farmed out the work the subcontractor may have used thinner box on the headstock as it looks very thin. Could some of the previous problems been down to faulty welding. Is it a machine that could be re-framed.
 

Yale

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Livestock Farmer
It looks like coldlap where the welder has welded down the corners.
How many more welds are like that, you will be able to tell and they should all be regarded as suspect.
If the manufacturer farmed out the work the subcontractor may have used thinner box on the headstock as it looks very thin. Could some of the previous problems been down to faulty welding. Is it a machine that could be re-framed.

Yes,it could be re framed relatively easily.

Previous problems were due to poor/lack of weld.
 

Ukjay

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Location
Wales!
If it makes you feel any better - the Flail Mower I purchased new has a design flaw which has resulted in the adjustment being inoperable due to the Steel bending and the metal rod it traverses on bending!!

Will be going to talk to the supplier, as I am not a commercial application and the unit has not had much use, so definitely not of sound construction for the intended use.
 

renewablejohn

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Location
lancs
They shouldn't. The last iron mine in the UK closed a VERY long time ago.

I don't think melting Chinese washing machines quite qualifies, somehow.

Can remember the massive draglines still working at Scunthorpe probably early 90's only reason why they stopped was due to cheap imports from around the world through the newly constructed bulk terminal at Immingham. Still mountains of iron ore going through Immingham as the whole town is covered in dust when the wind is in the wrong direction.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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