Bob Rooks
Elite Member
bob I found the problem I am pretty sure, I pulled the hyd filter it has a big one about 9in long and 2.5in wide under the drivers right foot and it was collapsed and slam full of junk (dirt, rocks, parts of jimmy hoffa , hahaha) really it was horrable and collapsed down to about a half in and it poped off both of the end caps, also there was a bunch of garbage still up in the filter holder, kind of looked like it was full of sand and pebbles i took some pics, so I think the hyd system was dead heading but it would take a few turns of the steering wheel or me using the pto and mower for it to go off, rem I would turn to up a small grade and it would happen
Nope. Not deadheading the pump. Starving it maybe, I think that is a suction filter. At those engine speeds, if the pump suddenly deadheaded, it would either blow the pump apart or twist off the pump drive. That's pretty gnarly looking hydraulic oil too, where'd you get it?