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  Daniel Lampard November 5, 2015 at 3:35pm

  I was told my by Dealer that Viking mowers, apart from the pro (7series?) doesn't have commercial warranty as they are domestic machines..... i may be wrong though
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  Geoff Norfolk November 5, 2015 at 4:13pm

  If your dealer is not familiar with you, I don't see how they'd know you were using it commercially......... not that I'm suggesting you don't tell them!!
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    Colin Hunt > Geoff Norfolk November 5, 2015 at 5:06pm

    Maybe they would get a little suspicious if you took a mower in that had clocked up 400 hours wear and tare in 6 months! ;-)
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    Harry@VWGS > Geoff Norfolk November 5, 2015 at 5:38pm

    Haha, just a touch mate, I've been using the same dealer for the last 20 years or so.... :-)
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  Harry@VWGS November 5, 2015 at 5:43pm

  hahaha, one yes and one No, I have contacted Viking themselves but still awaiting a reply, I have asked my dealer and like everyone else they are not sure as although they are one of the bigger distributors of machinery in my area they have not sold a 21" roller model in a couple of years, this is not to say Viking mowers are not good mowers, they just push for Hondas and Hayters on the sale floor....
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    Gary RK > Harry@VWGS November 5, 2015 at 6:02pm

    VIKING – Warranty Periods
    All VIKING products shown in the current VIKING Sales Catalogue are covered for the period shown below.

    Domestic use:
    ◾2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and R Series Lawn mowers - 5 years*
    ◾R4, T4, T5 and T6 Series Ride-ons - 5 years*
    ◾Lawn scarifier - 5 years*
    ◾Tillers and Shredders - 2 years
    ◾iMow - 5 years*

    * Subject to product registration and annual servicing (otherwise 2 years).

    Professional/Semi-professional use:
    ◾2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and R Series Lawn mowers - 1 year
    ◾R4, T4, T5 and T6 Series Ride-ons - 1 year
    ◾Lawn scarifier - 1 year
    ◾Tillers and Shredders - 1 year
    ◾iMow - not applicable
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      Harry@VWGS > Gary RK November 5, 2015 at 7:04pm

      I could not find this info even on the website lol, so according to this, if I'm reading it right, the MB655VR comes with a year pro warranty yeah??? ;-)
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        Lawncare-4u.co.uk > Harry@VWGS November 5, 2015 at 8:28pm

        yes , i think i read it a while back-      what about the  855 ???   i have s/hand
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  mark thomas November 5, 2015 at 8:46pm

  Harry, I use the 655vr and have to replace the roller,chain,& sprocket every season at the cost of £350 (dealer)
  Which I don't have a problem with at all, as they are the best alrounder roller mower for me, and my needs.... I've owned honda pro, hayter pro, the honda & hayter are stronger engines, but for alround speed,weight,wet pick up, the viking out classes them....and yes to me £350 is a snip....23456 series states 1 yr warranty commercial on web site, but do not get confused, it's not wear & tear!!!! Only defaults I.e split deck....they will not cover any wear problems at all....only the 7 series.... When the roller goes again I will be purchasing a weilbang legacy 48 pro went saltex to check them out, and Personaly I think they will take over Hondas rollers, heavy yes!!! Don't mind.....kawasaki engine, varible speed, spilt roller, it's looks bomb proof, plus!!!! 3 year commercial..
  Warranty, tried to buy 1 last month from greenreeper but sold out & they said theve got 2 contractors who swear buy them exalIant wet collection, 48 pro £1000 & 56 pro £1200, Harry before you may purchase a new 655vr check out a weilbang....
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    Harry@VWGS > mark thomas November 5, 2015 at 9:17pm

    Thank you for reply mate, I purchased a second hand MB655VR about a month ago and have been truly astonished with its collection capabilities, I have never ever used a roller mower that collects the way this Viking does in the wet, it just crams it in every time, I had high hopes and this exceeded them totally. Thank you also for feed back ref the warranty, the main reason I am after at least a years warranty is incase something catastrophic happens. My local dealer doesn't have any Weilbang mowers in but they do sell their Scarifier's so I'm guessing they would be able to get hold of a rep to give me a demo, will look into that Monday, I haven't ordered the Viking yet so the money is still on the table, I'm more than happy to go with any mower company that performs well and most of all has good wet collection capability in their mowers, now I've used this Viking my standards have been raised.... ;-)