I'm sure they got an earful not having a serviceable transaxle on the early 300 series. Good move.

Ok you guys got me thinking and more concerned with what happened so here is the email I sent to the dealer. As you know you recently delivered a 2007 Z425 and were going to charge me MSRP of a 2008 machine. I sent it back due to this and the fact that the tow rating was much lower than our discussions. I have discussed this with some people and the more I think about it I find it strange that you would not know what you are selling and delivering to a customer as stated. You must have inventory lists with the particulars on them. I have shopped for a few years now and other dealers/manufactures usually had "left over" model year mowers at a discount. You offered me 10% off only after I informed you that you sent me a year old machine without the newer specs. This leads me to think there was an attempt to take advantage of me. I have had good experiences with purchasing my LT 155 and Stihl backpack blower. I also referred my father-in-law, who also purchased an LT155 shortly after asking me about mine and trying mine. Due to this most recent experience IÂm not feeling that warm & fuzzy anymore. I am considering canceling my order for the X324 and going to a different dealer pending your response to this email. I know IÂm not buying $20,000 dollar machines and that my business is not going to make or break you but you should care about your reputation as local business. I really prefer to support local businesses, not big box stores but this situation really sours me. I also have concerns about the pricing. Hopefully your explanation to this situation and a discount off MSRP on top of waving the $95 prep fee could prevent me from purchasing elsewhere. I have been reading several online John Deere forums and many customers post that their dealers gave discounts off MSRP. Your dealership seems to be very insistent that you canÂt discount MSRP. Hopefully in this case you give can give me reasonable explanation and will reconsider a discount of MSRP and we can continue a relationship for years to come. I really prefer to continue to work with your dealership now and in the future and not go to another dealer. Please pass my concerns on and respond asap. Thanks,

can't hurt gunnarmn...as afr as the kit , it cost me 83 bucks t.t.t. total...came with blades..being that the back is bad had JD come out to the house...showed me easy way to take down deck and installed kit..that set me back 64 bucks..but was worth it to me...what ever X ya end up getting, before they deliver it to you or if ya gonna get it yourself, get one of the mech's to show ya how it all works...much easier than tryin to follow the directions in the manual...and it won't cost ya anything xtra..they'll do it as a courtesy since ya buyin it from them...my bad...

Congrats on the new mower! Type "striping" into the search function and you will get about three pages of threads on this topic.