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Review of Longs Peak Equipment John Deer...

These guys are as close to crooks as you get. My r...

These guys are as close to crooks as you get. My riding lawnmower drive belt came off when I hit an extension cord in my yard, rather then fix it myself I took into John Deere Longmont to have it checked out and serviced. After two weeks they called me and told me I needed new steering rods and drive belt, cost $950. The mower is only worth $600 so I decided to take it home and do the work myself. To get it back from them they charged me $175 labor for the time it took to look at the belt and steering (I talked to the tech and it took probably 15min for him to put a flashlight under to see the belt was worn). When I went to do the work myself I found the steering rods were not bent and the drive belt only needed to be reseated on spindle, whole job took me 45min. When I went back to confront them, they told me the parts were only recommended not needed, and there shop labor is $98/hr. Evidently there technicians take a 1 hour brake every 10 min of work, to charge over $700 in labor for a job that takes less then an hour by a homeowner with no experience. Stay away from this shop unless you like being robbed.