Thanks for the replies. I've looked into the Trunion Repair Kit from xtrememotorworks here:
http://www.xtrememotorworks.com/Part.../CC-28-001.htm
and that may be the route I go. But as some may know, I haven't gotten the tractor running yet, stupid July 4th delaying my parts
I called today and the guy said they'll be in by Wednesday. So I'm curious to see how the hydro acts with this PO mod on it, but I'll be sure to let you guys know what it does either way.
In the mean time, I'm going to see if the guy that's going to fix my blade sub-frame would also weld the Trunion "fix" on for me if need be. I hope I don't need to do it but I have a feeling it'll get done sooner rather than later as I don't like that part of the machine not being the way it's supposed to be.