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Thanks for writing back. The "wizards" at Kubota told my dealer to place a certain size restrictor (regretfully I cannot tell you the size of the orifice off the top of my head), with the intention of reducing the pressure and thereby slowing down the left to right movemement of the shute. Well, part of the solution worked. The movement slowed down by at least half. But, now two conditions that didn't exist before are now occuring. First I hear a constant high frequency whine from the hydraulic system and second, it appears that the restriction of the pressure is such that at times when I move the handle to turn the shute, the chute will suddenly stop and not continue to move. Then I have to wiggle the control handle to make the chute continue and to go where I want it to go. I know know two things and fear another.... first, I know that the whine I'm hearing is probably putting strain on the hydraulic system and probably causing over heating of the hydraulic motor. Secondly, I know that the control of the lateral movement of the chute is NOT supposed to stop intermittantly. And what I fear, is that a combination of these problems is going to cause damage to one or more components of the hyraulic system, and something will be damaged or destroyed. And of course, one wonders who will have to pay the bill. Will the damage occur while it is under warranty, or 3 days after warranty terminates. Plus, I use my tractor alot (particularly in the winter), and don't want to see it sitting in the dealer's shop. I say that Kubota's fix is a cheap bandaid repair and I want it fixed now - the right way! So, I hope that answers your question. Let me know what you think! Best regards...... dz

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