John, that's a sizeable yeild on the new stuff! I'm impressed!

Ed, I feel for you. Mother earth sometimes makes us feel insignificantly small when She feels like it. Your just helpless to do much but pray! Hope things improve for You.

I just drained the trans/rear end. Lots of water. The fluid is pretty thin and very milky. I didn't get a lot of metel.Some chunks the size of a 6 penny nail head, but mostly just the grindings on the magnets. The tractor sat for 6 days before I drained it and the water/oil was mixed so well that it looked like it was made that way. I think the oil was cheap stuff. 
I'm going to fill it with 80/90 and see what happens. Oh yeah, I haven't pulled the trans filter off yet either. If it keeps pounding then I'll park it until at least after this first cutting is in the barn. <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->