I called RDL Equipment Sales and Service (514 Winthrop Street, Rehoboth) to have inner tubes (I bought online) added to two Kubota front tires. I spoke with Melissa, who was very nice. I explained exactly what model Kubota I had with the low profile front tires. She acknowledged they would be able to add the tubes for $20 for each tire. I thought that was fair and dropped the tires and tubes off.
A couple of days later they called and said they were all set. I picked them up and left. When I got home I tried to add air while they were in the bed of my truck. They were both leaking. I called RDL back and spoke with the owner, Ryan Leffort. He immediately started blaming everything else except his company. "You must have had too much weight on them when you tried to add air" when I mentioned they weren't on my machine he then started saying how those low profile tires are junk and that he shouldn't even work on them. OK, I get it - if that's how you feel then DON'T say you can do it. He told me to bring them back in and they would take a look at them. I dropped them off that day.
Two days later I received a call from a younger salesperson at RDL, He said I had three options: 1.Pick up the tires and receive no refund whatsoever. 2. Buy new tubes from them and pay them $20 to install both of them (WOW! They are giving me a $20 discount to replace the tubes they ruined) 3. Buy new tires (from them) that aren't low profile. I chose the first option. Unfortunately Ryan wasn't there when I arrived but his mechanic starting making excuses about the tubes. I told him that I was told by his company that they were the right tubes when I picked them up and if anyone there thought they were wrong they should have said something and not done the job. They told me I would not get a refund of any kind.
So, they charged me $40 to ruin two inner tubes that cost me $35. Later, I called a Kubota dealer and a tire shop and they said they install tubes all the time in those tires and there is nothing wrong with the Kubota low profile tires.
So, I was out $75 and I bought another "exact set" and I installed them myself. Yes, it took me a while but at least they are done.
I know Ryan worked for the family business, Don's Small Engine Repair when it was in Rehoboth, for 19 years before he started his own business and he may/may not be able to repair equipment but he certainly lacks customer service skills and work ethics. Needless to say, I won't be back. read more