tsteahr Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Hello, I have a 1995 vintage Broadmoor with a Briggs Vtwin and a Hydro-Gear hydrostatic tranny. The tractor has between 400-500 hours of hard use (mowing with grass catcher on slopes, pulling heavy loaded cart, pulling a york rake, etc). The past 50 hours or so the tractor ground speed has been getting slower and slower. It has got to the point where the tractor can barely climb a 20% slope (a steep driveway) after 45 minutes of mowing. The tranny seems to get much hotter than it used to. You can not put your hand on the unit for more than a brief moment after it has been running. The Hydro-Gear tranny is a sealed unit and does not have a recommended change interval according to the Simplicity service manual. The control and brake linkages have been lubed and are free. I am wondering what the life of these trannies is and if there is anything I can do to get a little more life from mine. Thanks for any help, Tom
RayS Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Not sure of how long of a life they have. But here is a lnk to some rearends. Not sure what your model number is for your tranny. http://www.smallenginesuppliers.com/shop/html/pages/transaxles.html
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