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---The following was taken from a message board and sent to
us. If you know where this was originally posted; please let
me know and I will give them credit.---
"I just purchased a first choice Finish Mower....
I bought mine from the hoye Bros, Stan & Walley.. Picked
mine up in Villisca, IA last Saturday...Haven't used it yet
as we got 8.5 inches of Snow on Sunday the day after I bought
it... Most of it is gone now and will be 60 degrees today,
so I plan to put it on my tractor this afternoon..Hopefully
winter is now over in Nebraska.!!!!
This company (First Choice) was started by a fellow who
used to be with King Kutter, decided he could do it himself
 and
designed a unit that has specific improvements he wanted...rear
discharge only, better gearbox etc..
Originally was going to go with the 6ft but decided I
had too many narrow clearances between trees and some uncut
areas and I went with the 5 Ft... also will allow me to move
around a bit easier in my second garage for storage etc...
I have an Iseki so I went with a blue one, first choice
I think maybe one of the few makers to offer this color option.
Most are Red, Yellow or Orange..... I have another post on
this so I do not want to repeat much but I did alot of research
on finish mowers and looked personally at many of them or
at pictures such as King Kutter, Woods, Caroni, Sovema, LandPride...
I talked to several dealers that carry first choice."
I assembled it from the crate...Every part, nut, bolt
etc. was there in the crate and I must say I am impressed
with the quality of construction...all welds are complete
and smooth, every part was completely painted, all decals
are straight and every zirc fitting lines up with the access
holes. This unit is every bit as heavy duty as the Landpride
(which I would have bought had I not found this), maybe more
so on some parts...
I could not believe the quality of paint job on this mower...
I dropped several tools on it as I was tightening bolts and
bumped it etc. and not a scratch or chip...not even a mark....the
parts are very heavy guage metal...the deck is 3/16...
I especially like the system they use for the belt tightening...the
gearbox is positioned on a sliding bolt carriage platform
and then has a bolt and nut tensioner which allows you to
easily tighten both belts in one step and then in a hands
off process, batten down four bolts to secure the position....
...
All of the holes lined up perfectly.....nothing was out
of tolerance in the assembly process.
Here are my only comments on improvements.. They need
some modification on the instructions booklet. It was obviously
printed in Italy where the unit was manufactured as several
words were misspelled or improper grammar was used. Not a
big deal, but a small detail that should be fixed. Also, on
several steps they could of broken down the process a little
more by adding a page or two of diagrams or steps and making
them bigger...my eye's don't see the detail as good as they
used to...Also, several diagrams could have been a bit more
detailed so as there is no confusion on the position of the
top support pieces.. nothing that I could not figure out,
it just would have made it a real no brainer on assembly...
If these are the only issues with this implement, which I
believe it will be, I am very happy...
----Author Unknown---
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