Great thread and good advice did convince me to rebuilt mine:
A JD TRS180 10 years good service (estimate 2500hrs) but loss of traction.
Stripdown showed pistons were in good condition but the filter blocked with ferros black residue. JD workshop manuel notes that "Hydrostatic oil filter plugged" as reason of 5 different defects including lack of pulling power. The parts arrived from TuffTorq and the oilfilter was not the folded paper/carton type filter I had taken out but nylon mesh filter. Seeing that the filter had succesfully worked to keep metal shavings/debrit circulating I was not convinced also as the nylon did not have a metal base no where to put the magnet which also had collected a signficant volume of fine debrit. A call with TuffTorq gave the older (finer) type oil filter was no longer available and recommendation to leave the magnet out These were the items that got my K46 further then most......................
So my conclussions was that to get my next 4000hrs :thumbsup: I will need to change oil regulary and as filter changes require a total stripdown need install magnetic drain plugs to keep the oil clean between changes.
Drilled and taped the 2 drainholes to suit the magnetic drain plugs I got from my local motorfactor (Take care with the plug near the dif.: it will hit if the magnet is too tall). Then relocated the reservoir to the top of the rh wing. (Carrefull routing the tube from the transaxel to the wing to ensure free flow)
These modifications will allow regular oil changes and ensure (???) long life to the mecanics in that box.
Thanks to all for contributions hoping that's my last "deep tactor" surgery:thumbsup:
A JD TRS180 10 years good service (estimate 2500hrs) but loss of traction.
Stripdown showed pistons were in good condition but the filter blocked with ferros black residue. JD workshop manuel notes that "Hydrostatic oil filter plugged" as reason of 5 different defects including lack of pulling power. The parts arrived from TuffTorq and the oilfilter was not the folded paper/carton type filter I had taken out but nylon mesh filter. Seeing that the filter had succesfully worked to keep metal shavings/debrit circulating I was not convinced also as the nylon did not have a metal base no where to put the magnet which also had collected a signficant volume of fine debrit. A call with TuffTorq gave the older (finer) type oil filter was no longer available and recommendation to leave the magnet out These were the items that got my K46 further then most......................
So my conclussions was that to get my next 4000hrs :thumbsup: I will need to change oil regulary and as filter changes require a total stripdown need install magnetic drain plugs to keep the oil clean between changes.
Drilled and taped the 2 drainholes to suit the magnetic drain plugs I got from my local motorfactor (Take care with the plug near the dif.: it will hit if the magnet is too tall). Then relocated the reservoir to the top of the rh wing. (Carrefull routing the tube from the transaxel to the wing to ensure free flow)
These modifications will allow regular oil changes and ensure (???) long life to the mecanics in that box.
Thanks to all for contributions hoping that's my last "deep tactor" surgery:thumbsup: