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MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 01:03 #1

Gilreath Horseshoeing OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 682 Karma: 1	I keep seeing ads for MFC Horseshoes. Anyone tried them?
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 01:14 #2

leterbuck21 OFFLINE Senior Member Posts: 150 Karma: 0	Pretty weird shape, wouldn't fit many hooves.
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 02:27 #3

Bill Adams OFFLINE Master Posts: 4185 Thank you received: 9 Karma: 6	All of the MFC products have a reputation for poor quality.
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 03:16 #4

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That's a pretty broad brush. I've spoken with many who don't have that opinion. If memory serves me correctly, they offer an iron-clad satisfaction guarantee. So there's no down side to trying them. And I found that different manufacturers make various items that are good. So I used to purchase tools from numerous manufacturers.

Unfortunately I can't give an opinion about MFC from personal use. All my tools pre-date when MFC started offering tools!

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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 03:32 #5

Bill Adams OFFLINE Master Posts: 4185 Thank you received: 9 Karma: 6	Quite fairly put Baron. Keep in mind that I had a poor experince with the person who owns the company. That said, I have seen the tools and was underwhelmed at the quality. Futher, I heard many negitive reports from friends and postings here. Some of those and one I know personaly had trouble with the warenty being honored.
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 04:25 #6

EDeSocio OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 515 Karma: 0	I had the driving hammer, loved it, till it got stolen from me... two days later with all the rest of my hand tools... I got the knives and didn't care for them much. Now the tragedy in manufacturers is Yukon forge, the best knives I have ever used stop production. Too much quality went into the knives and didn't equal the money they got for them.
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 12:17 #7

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I have unfortunately had to use the shoes on several occasions. And like I said the shape is not good. the fullering groove is straight on the outside so you cant aim a nail. The steel used is hard as a rock making it very difficult to shape. Since Jack Roth (manufacturer) makes his own nails not very many nails besides MFC nails fit the shoe. And dont get me started on MFC nails. Shoes and tools are made in the phillipenes.

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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 14:01 #8

Rick Burten OFFLINE Enforcer Posts: 9082 Thank you received: 50 Karma: 8	Don't know about MFC shoe or nail quality, but I'm using a pair of their crease nail pullers and have used a pair of their nippers, and both were/are quality items.
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 14:30 #9

Cyber Farrier OFFLINE Master Posts: 1624 Thank you received: 3 Karma: 0	As I said, different items will satisfy different people. That's why we have multiple manufacturers. Baron
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 21:20 #10

Gary_Miller OFFLINE Master Posts: 2565 Thank you received: 1 Karma: 0	leterbuck21 wrote: The steel used is hard as a rock making it very difficult to shape. A little heat will help this.
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 21:55 #11

THamilton OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 740 Thank you received: 2 Karma: 0	Their hotset tongs are pretty good too! Tony
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 22:00 #12

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I have a guy working with me right now that graduated from Jacks school about six months ago and he has a basic set of MFC tools and shoes. not real happy with either. Shoes have poor nail fit (although jacks nails might fit better). if your going to use alot of them you would probably be better off hot shaping like the man said,but as for me I'm not impressed at all with them. As for the tools,the boy working with me has sent the pull-offs back because they bent on him and the nippers have already sprung. But this might be a rare problem because this is the first and only time I've ever seen MFC products since I've been shoen. By the way I'm new to the site and just wanted to say hi to everyone. tony

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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 22:00 #13

THamilton OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 740 Thank you received: 2 Karma: 0	I have one of their hollow core anvils. It rang until I filled it with silicone and tack welded it to my swingout arm. It is a good product but it is a soft material. Especially on the face. It gets marred easily. It is not forgiving. It is light weight though! When I asked about this I was told some junk about the material being equal to other anvils and this and that. I just let it pass. Tony
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 18 Aug 2008 22:02 #14

THamilton OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 740 Thank you received: 2 Karma: 0	Hello Central! Please sign your name at end of posts for a more formal introduction. Thank you, Tony
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RE:MFC Horseshoes 19 Aug 2008 06:05 #15

T.N. Trosin OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 738 Karma: 0	I do have to say the hoof rouger (mini half round nippers) are a pretty trick tool for resections and such.
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