Snapper mower

grandpa Love · Jun 14, 2023

Just bought this for our son Joe..... Rear
end sounds dry. What fluid and where do I
add it? Apparently 25+ year old manuals
are not readily available

Richard G. · Jun 14, 2023

Are yall giving Joe a free lifetime service warranty?

grandpa Love · Jun 14, 2023

Geo-TH,In · Jun 14, 2023

gp
not familiar with a snapper rider.
If the rear end sounds dry, I'm guessing it is a hydrostatic rear end which the cheapies don't have a way to drain and add oil.

Go to U tube. They may show how to turn the mower upside down to drain fluids.
If left outside, water may be inside the rear end, not good.

Rodney51Cub · Jun 14, 2023

(quoted from post at 12:07:40 06/14/23) Apparently 25+ year old manuals are not readily available

If you have a model number I will see what I can find.

kcm.MN · Jun 14, 2023

You can download the manual here for free, or view it online:
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/156668/Snapper-Lt160h42hbv.html

I know this link shows a different model, but the same manual covers multiple models.

This post was edited by kcm.MN on 06/14/2023 at 11:41 am.

grandpa Love · Jun 14, 2023

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john in la · Jun 14, 2023

Come on dad. Be nice.

Rodney51Cub · Jun 14, 2023

I have a pdf of the manual if you send me your e-mail I will try to send it to you.

Found your e-mail in an older post, sent pdf at 7:45 pm central time.

This post was edited by Rodney51Cub on 06/14/2023 at 06:05 pm.

marloweg · Jun 14, 2023

no oil they run grease and over time it drys out i drilled and taped for a grease zerk

kcm.MN · Jun 14, 2023

(quoted from post at 11:54:55 06/14/23) .
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What would help more is a pic of the info placard on the transaxle. Is it Tuff Torq? Peerless? Hydrogear?

I'm familiar with Tuff Torq, but not with the others, so I don't know if any use grease, but Tuff Torq uses oil. In fact, Tuff Torq commonly sends out their K46 transaxles (most popular transaxle on the planet) with 10w-30, although they now recommend using 0w-50 synthetic. I lost most of the oil in my transaxle due to seals going bad, so replaced seals, drained remaining oil, then added 5w-40 (maybe 5w-50, can't remember). I popped the breather off. Super simple!! It HAS to be simple if I did it! *lol*

Anyway, your transaxle has a tag that tells the make and model of the transaxle. THAT is what you need to know in order to service your transaxle properly.

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