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I took delivery of the Johnny Bucket Jr. and Johnny Plow Jr. for my X500 a couple of weeks ago. A knee replacement kept me from doing any assembly right away, although I did manage to unpack the parts. I ordered
• Johnny Bucket Jr with 2x Turbo Power dump
• Johnny Plow Jr
• Tooth Bar
• Bucket Doubler
• Joystick and joystick enclosure.
• Brush Guard brackets
Wow, is this stuff top quality! I’ve been reading posts from others who purchased before, and I don’t think anyone had anything negative to say about the entire sales end or the product. I see why. The first thing I noticed was that UPS had managed to shake a couple parts together enough to scratch the black paint off. I sent a note to John, who responded immediately regarding the best matching paint (It is Rustolium Painters Touch Semi Gloss black for anyone interested).
I have a mechanic friend who took pity on me, and volunteered to come over on a Saturday to ‘help’ me assemble the bucket. The instructions have an entire page on identifying the lift vs. the dump actuators. Not needed, as John actually packed each in a separate box, marked, and with the hardware for each inside. My friend took his time, and had the entire bucket assembled and installed in about 4 hours. We had two questions on assembly that weren’t clear in the instructions. In both cases, I sent John an email, and he responded within an hour! Although I am still limited in mobility, I can drive, so I took the bucket for a spin.
As the picture shows, John threw in 10 yards of mulch (JUST KIDDING FOLKS). I had a chance to use the bucket to spread a couple of cubic yards of mulch and it is an absolute dream for my purposes. First time in my life mulch was moved, dumped, and spread without my touching a shovel or wheelbarrow. I used it to clear some funky spots in my driveway, too. This thing is just plain fun!
Thanks to Houseboy for the tips on installing the Joystick using the mounting holes in the deck. I’m 6’3”, and was concerned that mounting it under the steering wheel would be problematic, so on top is perfect for me. I can reach it easily.
We didn’t assemble the plow, as there doesn’t seem to be any snow on the horizon here in Virginia. Not sure we ever will based on the last couple of winters, but I couldn’t pass up the free shipping and interchangeability, and now am ready if and when it does snow. My knees won’t allow me to hand shovel anymore, nor operate a walk-behind snow blower. With a 150’ crushed rock driveway, the plow made the most sense.
One other thing. I had a problem using the bucket – unique to my special X500 set-up. I wasn’t sure that John could understand the issue, or accommodate me in resolving it. After my first inquiry, John started an email dialogue with me, asking follow-on questions, and asking for pictures. I must have sent him a couple dozen by the end. John worked on this issue from when I asked, straight through the weekend, Saturday and Sunday included! His solution is to make a special bracket for my problem, on his time and at his cost! In the end, he THANKED ME for helping him resolve the problem.
Real Customer Service, at reasonable prices, right here in the USA. I LOVE IT!
I took delivery of the Johnny Bucket Jr. and Johnny Plow Jr. for my X500 a couple of weeks ago. A knee replacement kept me from doing any assembly, although I did manage to unpack the parts. I ordered
• Johnny Bucket Jr with 2x Turbo Power dump
• Johnny Plow Jr
• Tooth Bar
• Bucket Doubler
• Joystick and joystick enclosure.
• Brush Guard brackets
Wow, is this stuff top quality! I’ve been reading posts from others who purchased before, and I don’t think anyone had anything negative to say about the entire transaction, beginning to end. I see why. The first thing I noticed was that UPS had managed to shake a couple parts together enough to scratch the black paint off. I sent a note to John, who responded immediately regarding the best matching paint (It is Rustolium Painters Touch Semi Gloss black for anyone interested).
I have a mechanic friend who took pity on me, and volunteered to come over on a Saturday to ‘help’ me assemble the bucket. The instructions have an entire page on identifying the lift vs. the dump actuators. John actually packed each in a separate box, marked, with the hardware for each inside. My friend took his time, and had the entire bucket assembled and installed in about 4 hours. We had two questions on assembly that weren’t clear in the instructions. In both cases, I sent John an email, and he responded within an hour! Although I am still limited in mobility, I can drive, so I took the bucket for a spin.
As the pictures show, John threw in 10 yards of mulch (JUST KIDDING FOLKS). I had a chance to use the bucket to spread a half cubic yard of so of mulch and it is an absolute dream for my purposes. First time in my life mulch was moved, dumped, and spread without my touching a shovel or wheelbarrow. I used it to clear some funky spots in my driveway, too. This thing is just plain fun!
Thanks to Houseboy for the tips on installing the Joystick using the mounting holes in the deck. I’m 6’3”, and was concerned that mounting it under the steering wheel would be problematic, so on top is perfect for me. I can reach it easily,
We didn’t assemble the plow, as there doesn’t seem to be any snow on the horizon here in Virginia. Not sure we ever will based on the last couple of winters, but I couldn’t pass up the free shipping, and now am ready if and when we do. My knees won’t allow me to hand shovel anymore, nor run a walk-behind snow blower. With a 150’ crushed rock driveway, the plow made the most sense.
One other thing. I had a problem using the bucket – unique to my special X500 set-up. I wasn’t sure that John could understand the issue, or accommodate me in resolving it. After my first inquiry, John started an email dialogue with me, primarily asking follow-on questions, and asking for pictures. I must have sent him a couple dozen by the end. John worked on this issue from when I asked, straight through the weekend, Saturday and Sunday included! His solution is to make a special bracket for my problem, on his time and at his cost! In the end, he THANKED ME for helping him resolve the problem.
Real Customer Service, at reasonable prices, right here in the USA. I LOVE IT!
• Johnny Bucket Jr with 2x Turbo Power dump
• Johnny Plow Jr
• Tooth Bar
• Bucket Doubler
• Joystick and joystick enclosure.
• Brush Guard brackets
Wow, is this stuff top quality! I’ve been reading posts from others who purchased before, and I don’t think anyone had anything negative to say about the entire sales end or the product. I see why. The first thing I noticed was that UPS had managed to shake a couple parts together enough to scratch the black paint off. I sent a note to John, who responded immediately regarding the best matching paint (It is Rustolium Painters Touch Semi Gloss black for anyone interested).
I have a mechanic friend who took pity on me, and volunteered to come over on a Saturday to ‘help’ me assemble the bucket. The instructions have an entire page on identifying the lift vs. the dump actuators. Not needed, as John actually packed each in a separate box, marked, and with the hardware for each inside. My friend took his time, and had the entire bucket assembled and installed in about 4 hours. We had two questions on assembly that weren’t clear in the instructions. In both cases, I sent John an email, and he responded within an hour! Although I am still limited in mobility, I can drive, so I took the bucket for a spin.
As the picture shows, John threw in 10 yards of mulch (JUST KIDDING FOLKS). I had a chance to use the bucket to spread a couple of cubic yards of mulch and it is an absolute dream for my purposes. First time in my life mulch was moved, dumped, and spread without my touching a shovel or wheelbarrow. I used it to clear some funky spots in my driveway, too. This thing is just plain fun!
Thanks to Houseboy for the tips on installing the Joystick using the mounting holes in the deck. I’m 6’3”, and was concerned that mounting it under the steering wheel would be problematic, so on top is perfect for me. I can reach it easily.
We didn’t assemble the plow, as there doesn’t seem to be any snow on the horizon here in Virginia. Not sure we ever will based on the last couple of winters, but I couldn’t pass up the free shipping and interchangeability, and now am ready if and when it does snow. My knees won’t allow me to hand shovel anymore, nor operate a walk-behind snow blower. With a 150’ crushed rock driveway, the plow made the most sense.
One other thing. I had a problem using the bucket – unique to my special X500 set-up. I wasn’t sure that John could understand the issue, or accommodate me in resolving it. After my first inquiry, John started an email dialogue with me, asking follow-on questions, and asking for pictures. I must have sent him a couple dozen by the end. John worked on this issue from when I asked, straight through the weekend, Saturday and Sunday included! His solution is to make a special bracket for my problem, on his time and at his cost! In the end, he THANKED ME for helping him resolve the problem.
Real Customer Service, at reasonable prices, right here in the USA. I LOVE IT!
I took delivery of the Johnny Bucket Jr. and Johnny Plow Jr. for my X500 a couple of weeks ago. A knee replacement kept me from doing any assembly, although I did manage to unpack the parts. I ordered
• Johnny Bucket Jr with 2x Turbo Power dump
• Johnny Plow Jr
• Tooth Bar
• Bucket Doubler
• Joystick and joystick enclosure.
• Brush Guard brackets
Wow, is this stuff top quality! I’ve been reading posts from others who purchased before, and I don’t think anyone had anything negative to say about the entire transaction, beginning to end. I see why. The first thing I noticed was that UPS had managed to shake a couple parts together enough to scratch the black paint off. I sent a note to John, who responded immediately regarding the best matching paint (It is Rustolium Painters Touch Semi Gloss black for anyone interested).
I have a mechanic friend who took pity on me, and volunteered to come over on a Saturday to ‘help’ me assemble the bucket. The instructions have an entire page on identifying the lift vs. the dump actuators. John actually packed each in a separate box, marked, with the hardware for each inside. My friend took his time, and had the entire bucket assembled and installed in about 4 hours. We had two questions on assembly that weren’t clear in the instructions. In both cases, I sent John an email, and he responded within an hour! Although I am still limited in mobility, I can drive, so I took the bucket for a spin.
As the pictures show, John threw in 10 yards of mulch (JUST KIDDING FOLKS). I had a chance to use the bucket to spread a half cubic yard of so of mulch and it is an absolute dream for my purposes. First time in my life mulch was moved, dumped, and spread without my touching a shovel or wheelbarrow. I used it to clear some funky spots in my driveway, too. This thing is just plain fun!
Thanks to Houseboy for the tips on installing the Joystick using the mounting holes in the deck. I’m 6’3”, and was concerned that mounting it under the steering wheel would be problematic, so on top is perfect for me. I can reach it easily,
We didn’t assemble the plow, as there doesn’t seem to be any snow on the horizon here in Virginia. Not sure we ever will based on the last couple of winters, but I couldn’t pass up the free shipping, and now am ready if and when we do. My knees won’t allow me to hand shovel anymore, nor run a walk-behind snow blower. With a 150’ crushed rock driveway, the plow made the most sense.
One other thing. I had a problem using the bucket – unique to my special X500 set-up. I wasn’t sure that John could understand the issue, or accommodate me in resolving it. After my first inquiry, John started an email dialogue with me, primarily asking follow-on questions, and asking for pictures. I must have sent him a couple dozen by the end. John worked on this issue from when I asked, straight through the weekend, Saturday and Sunday included! His solution is to make a special bracket for my problem, on his time and at his cost! In the end, he THANKED ME for helping him resolve the problem.
Real Customer Service, at reasonable prices, right here in the USA. I LOVE IT!
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