Evan Sussman
TreeHouser
Hey guys, so I've been in touch with this guy Kurt who apparently was the inventor of Auto Feed Plus that is now sold on many chippers from the factory. I got a hold of him after googling "auto feed plus", after I got a quote from Bandit for $1500-2100 in parts to put auto feed on my '98 model 90xp.
Kurt said basically that he was selling to bandit, but they stole his trademark and tried to put him out of business. I did some research, read through a whole bunch of court documents from the case between his company "Electronic Solutions of Harrison" and "Bandit Industries". To the best of my knowledge it does appear that this guy is telling the truth. In the end, they are both registered owners of the trademark, with Kurts company being the first to use the mark, and bandit being the first to use it commercially.
Anyway, Has anyone had an experience dealing with Kurt?
He's been pretty helpful over the phone, a little short once, though mind you this was me questioning how to do things, in another way that would work, but not his way. He did spend an hour on the phone with me the day before. Basically I'm looking at paying $400 for the auto feed tach, and another 200-400 for hydraulic parts + hoses. Sounds like a much better deal. I'm gonna document the whole experience, and if all goes well do my best to help this guy regain a bit of lost market, even if it is just forum readers.
Kurt said basically that he was selling to bandit, but they stole his trademark and tried to put him out of business. I did some research, read through a whole bunch of court documents from the case between his company "Electronic Solutions of Harrison" and "Bandit Industries". To the best of my knowledge it does appear that this guy is telling the truth. In the end, they are both registered owners of the trademark, with Kurts company being the first to use the mark, and bandit being the first to use it commercially.
Anyway, Has anyone had an experience dealing with Kurt?
He's been pretty helpful over the phone, a little short once, though mind you this was me questioning how to do things, in another way that would work, but not his way. He did spend an hour on the phone with me the day before. Basically I'm looking at paying $400 for the auto feed tach, and another 200-400 for hydraulic parts + hoses. Sounds like a much better deal. I'm gonna document the whole experience, and if all goes well do my best to help this guy regain a bit of lost market, even if it is just forum readers.
