tgzzzz
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I got a couple of lawn jobs to do some old ladies a favor. I bought the cheapest JD. One thing lead to another and I now have a bunch of lawns to mow. I'd like to run the JD til the bitter end (have 370hrs) but am now replacing the steering gears for the fourth time. The factory gears lasted 300 hrs but replacement parts from JD dealer far less. I'm replacing the bushings as well. And all well-lubed. This is a very simple set up which is annoying as well. The sector gear teeth are getting sharpened or more pointed by the pinion which is getting hollowed out. The extreme end sector teeth appear to be getting bent over. The R side always wears out first. At this point I'm starting to consider having a mule pull me around but I don't know my "haw" from my "gee". Thanks