Matt you are saying the right things regarding the new gears! I thought Albin's was still cutting your gears...nice to know there is a domestic producer. Can you shed light on the OEM steel alloy and if not proprietary info, the alloy and heat treatment you use on your gears and R&P? Moly steel I assume? What grain structure do you find wears the best? Again if proprietary info, I'll shut up, but I'm a materials geek, enough so that I minored in materials science many moons ago.
That 8:35 is the bees knees: 8:31 durability with the quick take off of the 7:31. Sweet!