It really was nice ... gave me that "buy american" feeling that's so enjoyable. Last year I purchased some American-made water nozzles and the design quality just wasn't there ... very disappointing, so it's nice to see the quality of the BXpanded products. I've only received the trencher bucket so far but it looks really well built.
Is UPS better than FedEx? Did you choose UPS even though it was more expensive than FedEx?
There's a FEDEX distribution center near Portland Oregon that has a terrible reputation. UPS allows you to direct a shipment to a UPS store, which is really convenient for me. On a $1,500 order, spending an additional $25 for peace of mind was an easy decision, even for a cheap bastard like me.
Thanks for the reply. Makes sense in your case I suppose. In my case never mattered. BUT every case is different.
I actually surprised myself when I decided to spend the extra money. But then I remembered when I had a package temporarily disappear into FedEx's distribution center for a week. And I thought "do I want to go through that again when I'm buying back-ordered items that I really want?" And the answer was "No, I do not."
Good move on the UPS switch. fedex has screwed up deliveries all over the country and several of mine. UPS always comes up to my house (500’ driveway) where fedex has left parcels buried in the snow near the road.
Yep! I have had to deal with this DC too. I actually had new brake discs I was waiting on going backwards and forwards to my house daily - packaging was damaged so they didn’t want to deliver but wouldn’t return it either. Discs were fine which was frustrating. Finally caught the driver and made them give me the discs! They had put them in a new box so I couldn’t see the original damaged packaging. FedEx sucks royally out our way. UPS keeps giving our packages to the USPS and that then gets them frustrated too.
I have a 12" bucket. I got the Bxpanded root ripper and the quick attach at the same time. I can swap back and forth easily which is nice for digging out stumps where you rip, dig, rip, repeat. So for that purpose the QA saves me a ton of time and effort, well worth the cost. If you only swap out buckets once or twice a year then it may not be cost effective. I give it a thumbs up.
I originally was going to hold off on getting the QA. But then someone (can't remember if it was you) described a situation where there might be swapping during a job rather than between jobs. Based on that, I decided to order the QA. Plus, I also have the thumb (not yet installed), which I thought might complicate implement switching. So my QA is coming on monday.
This is interesting ... I wonder how much difference there is between the BXpanded and the Tractor Attachment products. For a minute I thought they might be made by the same manufacturer, but the BXpanded products are made in USA and the Tractor Attachment products are made in Canada. And then I looked at pictures and the QA looks a little different.
If someone in eastern Ontario has the BX ones. Id be willing to compare them. I ordered the TA ones. They will have them shipped out next week.
I realized you cancelled this question, but it is still a valid one, even though BXpanded says the QA and thumb are compatible. My QA is coming in on monday but I won't be able to install it until the following week, but here are some pictures from the BXpanded web site of the thumb and bucket with and without the QA.
