Leon Mfg. Company
reviews and complaints

We have done transportation for Leons and Ramrod equipment and John and accounting team is lieing to us since 3 months that the cheques have been relased and sent.

We are going to take them in the court.

John Malinowski is telling us from the last 3 months that the cheques have been sent.

We will sue them for the loss of business and will recover our money .

In March of 2022 i requested to purchase a new Ramrod 1350D and extra attachments. I was told by salesman Tony delivery would be 4 weeks. I paid $33,400.00 in full. April 2022, no machine...in fact after calling and emailing nearly weekly for 6 months, still no machine, although i was told every time that it was still coming. In Sept 2022, i cancelled the order, filed the necessary

paperwork provided by them, and was told a refund was on the way. Here it is Oct 2023 and still no refund, although several times in June and July by Kavita Patel, i was told the check was being cut and to expect it in 10-14 business days. They have deprived me of the use of my money for 18 months. They have cost my business financially by having to rent equipment because i couldn't

afford to by a machine from anywhere else because Leon Mfg has my money! I've had a Ramrod since 2006...this is how they treat a return customer. Leon Canx Order #L23885. Customer #000761.

Purchased some components for the ramrod, and paid in full in March of 2023. numerous attempts have been made to contact them about the whereabouts of the parts and no one answers the call, emails and letters sent have been ignores , aran a check on the business directory and no registration for Leons MFG, Company Inc. was found, appear the company runs numerous through the same address,and phone number, Maki Welding, Leon's, and Ramrod Equipment, none of which exist in the business directory. nevertheless numerous attempts have been made to receive a refund in teh monies paid , the order was cancelled in April since no one seems to answer of when they do they tell you John will be calling you back shortly, be very careful in all dealings with this company.

I ordered a dozed blade for a tractor. I placed the order on February 1 and sent the payment of $27,700.00 at that time. Since my order was placed I have been told numerous times that blade will be shipped and to this day it still has not been shipped. I have been hung up on when I've called asking for it to get shipped and been lied to repeatedly about the status of my shipment. By looking at the other reviews of this company this is a common practice of theirs.

I have a fence installation business. I ordered a Ramrod 900T with bucket attachment, 3 auger tips, power head and pump from Leon Mfg in June , paid for with wire transfer in June . After many phone calls and emails I finally received only the Ramrod and bucket in October . After many more phone calls and emails I received the power head, pump and 2 auger tips in January . I did not receive the 12-inch auger tip so I had to order one from another company. I have repeatedly asked Leon for a refund for the 12-inch auger tip. I have not received a refund as of yet.

I purchased a ramrod mini skid steer February 4th, I've paid for it on that date, and since then have purchased other accessories for the machine, Leon's Mfg company has taken the money without a problem, but refuse to send me the machine, I've lost my street sweeping opportunities, to this date customers have been waiting 2 months for me to start jobs that rely heavily on this machine, I get promise after promise saying machine is on its way, blatantly lied to by 3 different employees saying it's been shipped, excuses are starting to sound ridiculous.. from reading reviews, they don't come through, and don't pay the money back, I'd like for them to prove the reviews wrong, give me the machine immediately, or the money back.

Purchased a dozer from *** at Leon. Wired the money $17,500. Supposed to be here in 1-2 months. 4 months later they sent a model that did not fit. Contacted them 4 times over the next six months always said they were cutting parts and would have it ready to ship in 2 weeks. Contacted them again and demanded a refund as they were lying to me repeatedly. They agreed and sent a check with the driver who picked up the incorrect parts. The driver gave me a check and then changed the serial number plate on the equipment and told me he was delivering it to Wisconson. The check was returned because of stoped payment. After weeks of them pretending to try to wire us the funds they again sent us a check. 2 weeks later it also was returned.

the 930t was paid for 11/26 with a delivery date of 12/20 (this was a verbal date): new date [protected]. then a new delivery date of [protected] sales order ***, sales contact ***, I deleted the bucket option for $500 and the final price was $12,900 delivered to my house in Nebraska. *** handled the bank transfer of fund for the company. purchase date 11/26. Everyone traveled during the holidays and no action was taken until I received an email on [protected] from *** telling me about a ship date of [protected]. When that date was missed he moved it to [protected]. I have made numerous calls and sent emails to *** to keep me updated--he ignores my request. I have also contacted the receptionist on two occasions and she said she sent emails about the problems to the plant manager.

purcahsed new manure spreader which was to be delivered on Dec, 9 2020. I was told that it was to be completed in 3 weeks. That did not happen. Months later after numerous phone calls and stress associated with all the lies on or about June 30th I was informed that they could not supply and yet I was told they were making it. They even asked what paint color we wanted. So now to the refund of the mega thousands of dollars paid upfront it has been one lie after another. This has been going on since July . Lied included we have to get someone to sign it. Then give us a week to get it in the mail. Always one lie after another and now as of yesterday Aug. 5th it is being delivered. No faith in that. Also there are payments being made on the loan. We also feel we should be compensated for all the stress and the interest being paid by me for the loan. This is just a summary of what has transpired.

Failure to Deliver a Machine Payed in Full From April I am extremely disappointed in the complete lack of integrity from this company i paid for my machine in full over a year ago, They lack the common decency to even attempt to communicate there progress I have made over 100 phone calls just trying to get a response to when i can expect to receive my machine i was sold a "Demo Model" which i highly doubt ever existed. These guys appear to be in well over there heads. I have discussed having legal representative to represent me. Still they don't seem to care in the slightest this is the most disgraceful company i have ever attempted to work with. I write this complaint today at the very least to try and warn other want to be owners to save there money for a better established company and never pay for anything before delivery.

I ordered a ramrod 1350. I was told it would ship in 7 days. I wired $22,730 on 01/19. I have spoken with multiple people from the company, every week since. Every week I am told the unit has shipped, or will ship next week. I was told they were waiting on motors, asked to switch to a kohler motor, I accepted, then they insisted the motor I ordered was received, the next week said it wasnt received. They stated they would pay for rental equipment but do not discuss it when asked. I have repeatedly asked to have the unit shipped or to refund my money. When I request my money back they refuse to discuss it. I spoke with the manufacturing manager on 06/04 and was told I would have a shipping confirmation by the end of the day. I never received confirmation. I have lost a lot of time & money due to this delay. I told them I do not want the unit, I want my money back. I plan to seek legal action if money is not refunded.

I ordered a model 5000 dozer blade for my 4wd tractor in March . $30,000 was wired to Leon mfg the same day. I was told the blade would ship and an installation team would arrive within 2-3 weeks. After a month I was told they were having trouble clearing customs. After 2 months I was told my invoice was misplaced and paperwork had newly been submitted for clearing customs. Began calling in august and was told my blade had not even been built yet. Corn chopping season came and went and I was forced to find a different blade to use this season. September through October over many phone calls i was told my blade order cannot be canceled or fully refunded. However i could receive a $5000 refund for interest incurred and rental fees for using a different blade this season. As of November I have been told my blade is finally finished and just waiting on shipping. It has been 8 months and I have not received my blade or my $5000 refund.

I purchased a ram rod on 07.29.21 from *** & was told it would be delivered to me the week of 08.09.21. (INVOICE # ***). I had not heard any updates throughout the week so I reached out & they said on 08.18.21 it had not shipped yet & that they were going to piggyback it with another load & I should receive it within 5 days. 5 days passed & no machine. I reached out AGAIN & was told it was sitting at the US border waiting to cross. 6 days later STILL NO MACHINE. I reached out again & was told that the carrier returned it to their shipping yard? *** told me it would be shipping out the following week with ***. I had asked several times for them to provide me with a tracking number & I did not receive one until 09.22.21. 10 days later no machine. I contacted *** to see if they could track it down. THEY HAVE NO SIGN OF IT! Nobody will answer me. I call & get disconnected. I'm paying for a machine I dont even have. I'm loosing money & patience!

No payment on work authorized with a PO. We received PO#*** from *** on Sept. 5, 2019, in the amount of $4966.77 before tax. It was agreed that we would schedule this when we were next working in Yorkton, so expenses could be divided with another customer/service. We were able to complete work at this facility Jan. 7, 2020, and issued the invoice for this service on Jan. 10, 2020. The invoice was originally sent out by mail. Our accounts payable contacted them regarding the outstanding invoice and emailed a copy to *** on Mar. 24, 2020, with no response. She then contacted Leon's again on Apr. 7, 2020, and was asked to resend the invoice to ***, which she did. Our A/P called them again on May 5 and spoke to the receptionist, who was to pass along the message that we were following up. May 29, our A/P called and spoke to ***, and was asked to send the invoice to his email, which she did. As we did not receive any response from them again, she called on June 4, and left a message again for ***. We still have not been contacted by them to confirm that this invoice has been received, and that they intend to pay on this. We have issued an additional finance charge on this invoice, emailed to *** on June 9.

On 8/27 I wire transferred $25,000 to Leon's Manufacturing. Paying in full up front for a mini skidsteer and some small miscellaneous parts. I did this as a direct result of the parts department explaining the extended expected delay of the parts I ordered, and after speaking to a salesman there named ***, and promised that a new unit and the part would be at my doorstep the following week. I only inquired about a new unit because of the parts issue. This salesman was promising to solve my problems by the following week and I needed my equipment to get jobs done. Knowing this, *** said what he said in order to get my money wired to the company, make another sale, and get his commission. The only problem was the parts and unit never showed up as promised. They never showed up the week after, or another week after that. After trying a multitude of times to inquire as to when I would receive my unit, and continually getting the run around from sales, parts, the production manager, and accounting, I finally decided after the fourth week that I wanted a refund of my money. Since then, it has been nothing different from every person I have talked to. They comfort you on the phone, they say what you want to hear, but never follow through. We are now 5 days shy of two whole months of this episode of "How To Defraud Potential Customers", and I am now considering legal action, and am thoroughly convinced this company is now stolen my money and refusing to give it back. There are laws here in the United States that side with consumers in these type of instances. I have all of my correspondence with the salesman, and the Accounting Mgr. with text messages, emails, receipts, wire transfers, and all dated pertinent evidence to prove beyond any doubt that exactly what I am saying here is 100% true and correct.

Purchased implement in 2018, have not taken delivery of purchase nor refund. 8/8 - attended Farm Fest in Redwood Falls, MN Talked to *** from Leon and *** at the Leon demo. *** was set up as a *** dealer in Morton, MN, *** gave a price on a 425 *** Later that same day *** called ***'s son/farm partner) to sell a spreader because they wanted to get one in use in this area. They would trade in our 195 *** and to make him an offer. *** offered $20,000. *** called the factory and called back later to say they would do it. He said he would drive up from Farm Fest that night to make the deal. 8pm he wrote up the order and was given a check for $20,000. They were to deliver the spreader in 2 weeks. They were going to bring one to *** to have for a demo. *** took photos of the 195 *** for trade to share with the president of Leon. 3 weeks passed. Called Leon and was told they were unable to get steel to make the implement. Every 2 weeks for the rest of the year we called to find out the status on the sale. Was told each time that it would be ready in 2 weeks. 1/7 - drove to Leon Factory in Yorkton, SK. The president refused to see us. *** the plant manager and *** the production manager met us and discussed the issue. We informed them if they couldn't provide the purchased product then we needed our money back. They left to speak with the president and returned 20 minutes later and told us they would have the spreader built and that it "would be in your driveway on Jan 21". 1/21 - no delivery attempt was made We proceeded to call Leon every week for 2 months and was continually told it would be here in 2 more weeks. 4 - The first week in April *** called and said that the President was taking charge and was arranging shipping. There has been no other contact since and no one answers the phone when we call.