Based on what I've read about Grove and their reputation, I don't personally have any doubts that I'll get my gear...eventually. I have, however, given up on knowing exactly when they'll get here. I guess it's kind of like the second coming of Christ, no man can know the exact day...
I'm not especially bothered that this production run took far longer than expected, but I'm a little disappointed with the lack of proactive notification of the delay. I never knew there were any major delays in the first place until I read this thread, and since then I've only called a couple times.
The most recent call was last week, when Gail told me that my legs were back from heat treat and would "hopefully" be shipped out that Thursday (the 2nd). I assume that didn't happen, since a) I haven't been sent a tracking number and b) I haven't been asked to pay the balance on the legs. Now I'm a little concerned that they're going to ship at the perfect time to show up while I'm gone for a week for Oshkosh. If that's the case, I hope they contact me first so I can have them ship to my office and not my home.
So yeah, I'm a little disappointed too. I was considering wheels and brakes from Grove as well, but I'm second-guessing that now. It's now been over six months since I ordered the gear, four months since the original "you should have them by" date, three months since the second revised "you should have them by" date.
Again, I don't mind delays. I do mind having to keep asking for updates, only to get what seem to be continually inaccurate estimates.