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Posted by Allan In NE on May 28, 2007 at 11:58:28 from (148.78.243.24):
Whew! I'm not a religious person; just am not. A realist who firmly believes in nature and all things pertaining to it. But, I gotta tell ya, sometimes things occur that makes a guy just want to sit down and ponder all things great and small and the alignment of the stars to the planets. At the age of 62 I've over the past decade or so, come to the realization that I'm not bullet-proof like I once thought I was and that I do not control any and all things around me. Instead of coming loose in the yard at a dead stop, this steering cylinder could have very easily given way while I was in road gear at full throttle. Could have ended up upsidedown in a ditch and wearing a 10-ton tractor/baler for a belt buckle. Was an absolute and instant no steer condition. :>( Allan 
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