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For me it comes down to quality. You don't get the same type of quality nowadays with big box stores as you get from machine dealer.[/QUOTE]
We live on a farm and you can't say that you always get good quality from the machine dealers either. We have paid a lot of money for stuff from the machine dealers and get screwed too. WM has the same car batteries as some of the machinery dealers etc and have a guarantee on them. I got my car battery there 2 years ago and still going strong. the one DH got at the dealers for his has been replaced 2 times already.