KYDan
Platinum Member
I purchased an new MX5100 HST, 4WD, with loader from my local dealer August 16th of this year. I love the tractor and the way it performs, but it is so noisy I am forced to wear ear plugs when I use it. There are a couple of concerns that I have about what is producing the noise. The fan is really noisy at higher RPM's as is the turbocharger (2200 +), but these don't really bother me that much. However, the HST is very noisy producing a growl/howl when it is under a load (pulling a hill, or when the loader bucket is full) and at higher RPM's. Is this normal? I know very little about hydraulics and this is my first HST, I had an L2900 prior to this and it had the syncro-shuttle transmission. It was great until I used the HST and it is nothing short of marvelous. That said, the noise issue concerns me as I have suspicions that it might be valve issues within the transmission. Any knowledge that anyone may have about this issue, particularly MX5100 owners/users would be greatly appreciated. This concerns me sufficiently that I am debating purchasing the extended warranty which is quite expensive.