snmhanson
Bronze Member
I have a B7800 that I bought new about six years ago. Moderate home use over the years and though I have pushed it at times, I have generally kept up on maintenance. Last year I noticed when I used the mower deck it will struggle and bog down when going even slightly uphill or cutting longer length grass. It generally happened only until the tractor warmed up and then it seemed to run fine.
Today I was using my landscape rake to grade our gravel drive. I had the same thing happen where the power just seemed to fade. If I took my foot off the throttle a bit the power would run back up. Basically, it just seemed like I was working the engine too hard, but I have used the tractor for this before and it handled it just fine. In other words, my tractor just doesn't seem to be able to handle the load that it used to. The engine temp reading never got above the "C" on the gauge, but the tractor did seem to get a bit warm under the seat area and I think I was able to make out a slight smell of burning rubber. The tractor also seemed to not want to roll very easily unless I was pressing the throttle with my foot. I am wondering if the brakes are stuck or something causing the engine to work overtime. I have in the past accidently driven the tractor a bit with the brake locked.
I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction, whether this relates to the brakes or something else. It is likely I will have to bring it into the shop, but I would at least like to get an idea of what I am looking at before bringing it in. And it is always possible I could fix it myself. Any idea?
Thanks,
Matt
Today I was using my landscape rake to grade our gravel drive. I had the same thing happen where the power just seemed to fade. If I took my foot off the throttle a bit the power would run back up. Basically, it just seemed like I was working the engine too hard, but I have used the tractor for this before and it handled it just fine. In other words, my tractor just doesn't seem to be able to handle the load that it used to. The engine temp reading never got above the "C" on the gauge, but the tractor did seem to get a bit warm under the seat area and I think I was able to make out a slight smell of burning rubber. The tractor also seemed to not want to roll very easily unless I was pressing the throttle with my foot. I am wondering if the brakes are stuck or something causing the engine to work overtime. I have in the past accidently driven the tractor a bit with the brake locked.
I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction, whether this relates to the brakes or something else. It is likely I will have to bring it into the shop, but I would at least like to get an idea of what I am looking at before bringing it in. And it is always possible I could fix it myself. Any idea?
Thanks,
Matt