Dreq
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I have a Simplicity ZT Series 16 HP with a 44" Deck. It is a zero turn mower that is about 12 years old.
This season it started great, but something is different. When I go uphill in reverse, I have plenty of power and I zoom right up the slope. When I try to do that going forward I come to almost a complete stop. If I back off the controls, it feels like it is trying to catch. Then it catches and I can proceed very slowly.
I have topped off the fluid which was a little low, but I have cut three more times and it still doesn't call for more.
Last year my uncle, who is far more mechanically inclined than I, changed the rider drive belt.
What is totally weird to me is that when I go up the hill backwards, it is a smooth work horse. When I go up forward it slows and stops and then gets to a slow walking pace.
My friend suggested changing the transmission filter, but the manual I have doesn't list one on the parts list.
Any ideas? or is it time to replace after 11 seasons?
This season it started great, but something is different. When I go uphill in reverse, I have plenty of power and I zoom right up the slope. When I try to do that going forward I come to almost a complete stop. If I back off the controls, it feels like it is trying to catch. Then it catches and I can proceed very slowly.
I have topped off the fluid which was a little low, but I have cut three more times and it still doesn't call for more.
Last year my uncle, who is far more mechanically inclined than I, changed the rider drive belt.
What is totally weird to me is that when I go up the hill backwards, it is a smooth work horse. When I go up forward it slows and stops and then gets to a slow walking pace.
My friend suggested changing the transmission filter, but the manual I have doesn't list one on the parts list.
Any ideas? or is it time to replace after 11 seasons?