I had a check in my hand for $10,000. and ready to buy the same mower. My dealer said he could delivery it that day, but I said NO> I want a mulcher plate and gator blades put on, then you can bring it out. He ordered the mulcher kit, But no luck....They never engineered a mulcher plate but they didn't tell him. The District manager called me and told me he would get one made and ship it within a week. Well, that was last summer.....We never did get the mulcher plate, and I still don't have a new lawnmower....business must have been good.....Looks like John Deere might have a new customer next spring...