Well, It has been a busy Spring for me. I have spent a good bit of the less windy days (not many of 'em around though) spraying pasture with the Kioti Dk40se. I have really enjoyed the work. It would be better if I wasn't under the gun though as the neighbor farmers are trying to plant earlier and earlier each year. That makes it hard to spray without concern. The rest of the times the RTV has been helping with the cow working or cleaning pastures. 12+ hr days for the past several weeks and I am tired - so almost didn't notice a "zippy" whinning noise when I was checking the fence today . I noticed the temperature gauge was close to the red zone on the RTV and was not going down. The noise had stopped but still the temperature was just not going down. I quickly raise the bed and see that the fan is still-. I am close to home but want to let it cool off so I walk that section of fence, Afterwards, I get it home to the barn while it is still in the safe zone and remove the fan. I checked the fuse before hand and it was good. I can see from inspecting the fan that the fan shaft has a bad bearing.(Got some wobble and very stiff.) The fan motor is $75 plus tax. What's really aggravating is that no one within 100 miles stocks the thing. !! Too late to order today so will end up paying $25 extra to overnite it on Monday.Nothing makes me appreciate the RTV more that not having it when checking on fence problems. In the truck and out the truck ,up and down, down and up open door ,close door, beat the cows to the gate in the truck open it pull through it , get out close it before the cows get out?? Ha!!! I will be glad to pay $25 for the overnite- those cows know how to beat me in the truck but not the RTV!! bordercollie