Just purchased this lawn tractor yesterday. 48 inchdeck and 36 inch blower. Got it home, started it, let the hydro warm up and blew snow for two hours. Stopped to go get extra gas. Parked it in my heated garage 52 degrees or so. Came back an hour later and went to blow more snow. It drove fine around the block to my back yard, then when I put it under load to blow the snow it would die sometimes, sometimes it would just groan to a stop. Then it died in the middle of North Dakota Winter. I new it wouldn't start again but I went ahead and ran the battery dead trying. Finally I got my pickup into it. Got it jump started and got it back into my garage. I changed the fluid and filter. The previous owner said he ran Dextron in it. Dextron is very red, it was dark brown so I thought maybe it would help to change it. So I put a new filter on and filled it with mobil 424. I also tightened all of the belts which were fairly lose. Finally got it all back together and started and took it out side to see if it had any power. It now has decent power in reverse but very little in forward, it is a single speed with forward reverse and neutral.
I have no idea what to do. This us my first lawn tractor and my first hydrostatic anything.
Any help or advise would be great. I personally have a feeling that something in the transaxle is clogged or stuck, and that the lack of fluid from that is causing the groan and lack of power.
I have no idea what to do. This us my first lawn tractor and my first hydrostatic anything.
Any help or advise would be great. I personally have a feeling that something in the transaxle is clogged or stuck, and that the lack of fluid from that is causing the groan and lack of power.