Posted by Jonathan in MA on September 27, 2008 at 11:36:17 from (64.12.117.76):
In Reply to: John Deere 555 posted by Kirkman on September 27, 2008 at 06:30:00:
Try running it until its hot. Hold the foot brake on in 2nd and 3rd and shift back and forth to help heat it up..Also run it back and forth to warm up the stteering clutches.Then check for slipping or odd behavior in all speeds forward and reverse..It should want to overpower the foot brake in 1st forward and reverse at high RPM. I'd even go so far as to buy a transmission filter and swap it out with whats in there. Inspect the oil in the bottom of the filter canister and then cut open the filter element when u get home and look for anything that shouldn't be in there..Even if you can do the work yourself, the transmission parts are very expensive and getting to them is a job you won't soon forget. Undercarriage and engine are OK???
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