Hay Dude I think you planted the seed in my mind last week when you wrote this ^^^ After another round of failed attempts to try and work with the local Deere dealers yesterday I finally came to my whit's end with them and gave up. I could see the writing on the wall and my back up alternative was not much better. After staying awake most of the night last night thinking about everything, I finally came to the conclusion that I need to broaden my horizons. And broaden my horizons I did. I made several phone calls to all the local Kioti dealers I could find in my state and man was there a huge difference in the kind of treatment and response that I got from them! Looking back, I wish I had done this sooner but I was hung up on concerns about things that I later realized were not as big of a deal as I once considered them to be. And just to let all of you know, the price was not what made me decide to throw in the towel with Deere and Kubota although it played a major role in it. I will keep you all posted as I believe I may have a deal together soon.