[AT] Yanmar steering bearings - update

[Indiana Robinson]

	I finally got around to pulling the bearing races out of the Yanmar steering gear 
this morning and sure enough they had a number in the edge. They were NSK VBT17Z-2. 
We called National Automotive here in town first because there is little that I can 
not get there, usually for less than other places. They couldn't get it so we called 
NAPA but again no dice. Next we called Kaman's Indianapolis branch and they will 
have them in their Indianapolis branch office for me to pickup in one or two days 
and for a good bit less than the Texas dealer.
	I've really been chomping at the bit to get it going and see if it handles that 
finish mower well enough to suit me. The seller had used it for a number of years 
but he also kept his yard mowed quite frequently and he was not mowing nearly as 
much as we do. The tractor will gear down to quite low speeds so it should cut about 
anything but I don't like to mow at a crawl. If it will cut at an acceptable speed 
we should be able to cover ground pretty fast with it and the #$%& CUB both cutting 
at once. That will allow us to limit use of the lawn tractor to just the areas 
around the houses. I will still have some areas where I will use the 6' bush-hog.
	
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Francis Robinson
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