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   price was nearly $10K more than that.  They also advertised if I found a   
   cheaper truck anywhere they would pay $1000.  I'm not going to fight   
   with them, but I bought a higher spec truck for less elsewhere. A lot   
   less.   
      
   Oh, yeah.  I did have one really positive experience with a business   
   this week.  I need to replace the seals on two hydraulic cylinders on my   
   front loader.  I've done it myself before and they only lasted a year.   
   I don't know if I did a crap job or if I got bad seals, but I did use   
   OEM John Deere seals.  None of the rods are nicked, scored , or pitted.   
   I can't feel anything but slick oil.  Its not cutting seals.  I went   
   into a local hydraulic shop and they listened, didn't put me down for   
   doing it myself the first time said they would get on it in a couple   
   days (open them up same day and order parts) and explained they don't   
   keep a lot of seals in stock because they have a shelf life, and said   
   that could be why my "new" seals failed.  They could be old stock that   
   have set on the shelf somewhere for years.  I felt like I was someplace   
   else.  No bullshit, helpful, friendly, no judgement.  I need to move a   
   few things, and then this coming week I'll pull those cylinders and let   
   them fix them   
      
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