[AT] Was Serious Restoration Now philosophy

[Easley, Greg]

>On the good part/bad part issue, not every replacement part that is
>available today is identical to the original parts that were on a
>tractor when it was new.  There can be a number of reasons for this
>including a change in vendors, a change in manufacturing techniques, the
>redesign of a part to correct original flaws, and a whole host of other
>reasons.  
 
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>Larry  

You said a mouthful there!
 
I'm elbow-deep in a transmission rebuild right now.  The local NAPA store
supplied a KOYO 3877 bearing to replace a Timken 3877.  The only similarity
between the new bearing and the original is that they're both tapered rollers.
 
Greg
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