compostcowmanure
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Case 1835B Uniloader. Several months back I diagnosed a leaking wheel drive motor. Ordered & installed new seals from Coleman & reinstalled, still leaking. Removed & took to hydro shop- $900 estimate to repair. After hesitation the price dropped to $600. I said no thanks & reluctantly took it to another Hydro shop who's office looks like the county dump. This guy does great hose work for my brother so I gave him a try. He said the shaft needs machining, ok let's do it, should be less than $400. 3 weeks later & it's ready to pick-up. 2.5 hours to install & it's back in the machine. You guessed it, still leaks from the same place at the shaft filling up the chain reservoir. $350 later & the leaky motor is back in the machine. What would you do? Only consolation is I'm getting faster at removal but the big hose fittings are always a slow process.