Well I've been down for a few weeks front bearings went, blew seals. I tore all apart the kubota dealer screwed me over bought all new bearings and seals for whole front axle. Still missing 2 bearings that they told me they gave me but it was all in the box they handed me except 2 bearings that are 65 bucks each and that they never put in box. 2 of the 85 dollar seals were ripped in package and they told me that all sales are final that they wouldn't replace them. Grr very irritated so I sent my wife Amazon hunting for parts. She cam through the 85 dollar seals that took kubota 2 weeks to get were 23 dollars and received in kubota packaging in 2 days. The bearings she went to local auto parts store for. And saved there too. But my knee which is getting reconstruction surgery in a little over a week is killing me, she found a mechanic to come put back together on site. He got it all together changed oil and filter, removed snowblower frame, changed hydraulic oil and filters, air filter fan belt, filled front axle with fluid we used kubota udt2 and got me all up and running. So I'm there thinking on site mechanic big $. Oh boy so how much do we owe ya? He said well would you do a trade? Um yea I like trades, knowing I'm going to be down with knee a while, he said yes you got a ton of fire wood I need 2 cords for deer camp, up I'll even deliver it for ya so 2 happy people. I wish this world would do more trades, bet your fair trade agreement pollotitions couldn't do a trade like that and be happy they would be to butt hurt over the few less trees to tax.thsnks