8-3/4 hard to turn the wheels

Green bearings? If so did you remove the thrust button?

I think you mean the thrust bearing. ?? Anyway, I checked with the guy I bought it from, he said that on the later green bearing models you don't need to remove the thrust bearing. But now I wonder if the guy who assembled it took it out thinking they were the earlier model green bearings???? Yikes!

Have to wait till Monday to find out.