Centex, VERY WELL SAID!!!!!!!
I agree. The last thing I want to happen to my JD dealer, is to have him get out of the business. When I ordered my forks (paid around $900), I think there was freight added because they had to come in by truck. Someone had to pay it, and that someone was me.
Such is life (or is this where the Govt. should step in and feel my pain and pay for the shipping, or "force" the dealer to pay it). As I say, someone has to pay, and no matter what, it will be me - one way or another - if I want the item.