Hey Tractech,
I have found that yelling and going crazy hardly ever works to get you what you want. Now, I had made up my mind I would not accept the tractor the way it was... If nothing else I wanted a new tractor from Montana... and had make that point with Montana management. I had told them from the beginning that all I wanted was for my tractor to be right. Hard to argue with that... but I also knew I had to give them the chance to make that happen.
I also looked at every other tractor and dealer around... bottom line is I did not see another tractor I liked as much.... even when mine had the 'Shakes!!' So I was glad that the problem was solved.
I think the Montana is a GREAT tractor.... and I do have a dealer less than 10 miles away... and as we all know a good dealer is VERY important with any kind of purchurse...