> I was interested in buying one of this company's zero turn mowers until I > found they were inch based only in manufacture. I made it a point to tell > them why I would not buy, this is their reply. I forwarded a copy of an > article on how a golf cart company increased it's business by making things > to metric specifications.
> Dear Mr. Payne, > > Thanks for letting us know about your buying decision on a new > commercial-grade mower, and for sharing the article. Many of our components > are indeed sized to metric standards, such as the 25mm spindle shafts we > produce in-house and certain other components. There are certainly some > merits in the argument for all countries adopting international metric > standards; not the least of which would be cost efficiencies in product > marketing. > > Here's an English website that will list most of our product specifications > in metrics: > http://www.reco.co.uk/groundcare_products.php?cat=Zero-turn%20Mowers A > couple of the mower decks are awaiting conversion but all the power units > listed will have metric information. > > Please accept our best wishes for finding a commercial mower that that meets > both your performance and your metric requirements. If we can provide any > additional information that might sway your decision to purchase a > Grasshopper product for your mowing needs, please let us know. > > Best regards, > > Ray Garvey > Marketing Division > > The Grasshopper Company > One Grasshopper Trail, Box 637 > Moundridge, KS 67107 > P: 620-345-8621 F: 620-345-2301 > > www.grasshoppermower.com > Calculate fuel savings at: www.grasshopperfuelsavings.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Payne [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 2:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Grasshopper Ask a Tech: Michael Payne - Potomac Falls, VA > > Response From Grasshopper Ask a Tech Web Form: > > Name: Michael Payne > Address: 1 Thorton Court > Address 2: > City: Potomac Falls > State: VA > Zip: 20165 > Country: United States > Phone: 703 404 2715 > Fax: > Email: [email protected] > > Model #: None > Model Year: None > Serial #: None > > Did you purchase the machine from your dealer? No If other: Have not > purchased, I declined to purchase because the product is not metric. > Dealer: > > > > Have you contacted your dealer regarding this issue? No > > Please describe your tech issue in detail to expedite customer support: > Send this to management. > http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/life-style/2013-04-04/metric-system-use-ri > se-us > > Maybe this will convince you to change, but too late to make a sale to me. > Sorry! > > IP Address: 108.48.74.32 > > > > > >
