On 12/22/2011 6:00 PM, Dimitrios Paskoudniakis wrote:
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FWIW, after six years my hydrostatic drive crapped out. I just paid
about $500 to replace it.

FWIW, after 15 at least, (I forget just when it was purchased) the
hydrostatic drive is just fine here... (It is, of course, Genuine Green
as opposed to a box store imitation.)

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