i bought a Bad Boy ctz 60 mower 6 mo ago. i did so because i had been using a sears
riding mower for the past 13 yrs and had nothing but repairs every time i used it... the 1st
time i used it, the machine worked very well...i cut the normal scope of the property and ventured out a little further cutting some taller stuff (3 to 4ft) tall trash weeds (like cornstalk
with no strain... however i discovered oil leaking from the hydrostatic drives which are fed by the oil reservoirs... after visual inspection, i noticed string (trash that i picked up) had gotten into the fans above the hydro units.... i brought i to chain where i bought it to be checked out.
a week later the service dept called and said it would cost $2,000.00 to repair... and it wasn't
covered under warranty.... i had a big problem w this because i spent $6,000.00 on a machine that was taken out by string... something i never experienced w the sears junk that i used before this one. i knew something wasn't right and raised hell and got another call from chain saying it would cost $1,100.00 to fix because they now going to change the seals on top of the hydro units (under the fans). thinking this still was a lot of money, i decided to repair it myself. the next day i took it apart and found a lot of kite string wrapped around the shaft
on the hydro units (both).... although i got the new seals to fix, the seals were not damaged..
it was fine after i removed the string.... the repair took 2hrs and parts were $150.00
chauvin charge labor to look at and thats about all they did is look.... had they taken the time to see why it was leaking the problem could have been addressed in much more professional manner that would have saved time and money.... the warranty is a joke..Bad Boy stands behind nothing they sell read more