Yup,, there's my point,, 2000 hours and pukes a rearend.

Manufacturers will keep buying Krap as long as there are those of us foolish enough to buy it.

Wonder,,???? 

If there was a website with every color and model listed where guys could evaluate those machine's they've owned, exactly what was good or bad about the machine,, how long it would take for Build quality to increase. Or at minimum,, listings of machines NOT to buy either New or Used.

There is NO way a carrier bearing on the planatary drive should take a Krap in 2000 hours.

Only exception would be if the tractor was on a scraper from hour 1.