Recent content by wendelin

For future refference it was air locked. I removed the fenders and took the bleeder out ot the top of the hydro. I rotated it by hand and put oil straigh in the bleeder. It works great now.

I did use sae30 oil. That's what my manual said. Is that correct?

I do not think I took the tranny lock out rod off. Is it possible that it could be air locked? thanks

picture I found this. I think I have it right.

moore pic

I took a few pictures. Hope the turn out. One werd thing is I drove it and worked good. Now I can push it with out turn the lever to put the motor in neurtal. That lever is free and works like it did before. It's not stuck over.

I changed the pullies and idler and belt and drained the oil in the trans. Put oil back in and know it wont move. No forward or reverse. oil on the dip stick. What did I do wrong?

says sae30 engine oil with an API classifacation of SE, CC or CD is reccommend in the hydrostatic transmition. I ll got to the autoparts store and see if they have oil like that. thanks

LOL It looks like a 1987 and a Sundstrand trans. 3/4 qt of oil. Is this a good trans?

I chated with a mechanic and he said the engine oil should be ok. But should draing the trans and put correct oil in it. I got a product number off the frame. I did not see the serial number. MOO185A443182 Would this number tell me the year? I would like to figure out which trans and...

I have a new to me JD 185 hydro. I do not know the year. I was doing a full service on it today. I mistakenly put 10w30 instead of sae30 in the engine. Do you think that ll be ok? Also tried to change the trans oil. Not much came out and not much went back in. Maby a fourth of a quart. Does...

I just bought a john deere 1967 4020 with a farmhand 258 loader. I would like to have my bucket quick a tach. do you know where I can get the parts to do this? also it looks like the loader is a quick a tach loader but the legs you fold down are missing. If anyone can help me find the part...

I have a hustler excell 4200 mower. It has a kubota D950 3 cyclender diesel engine. I need a silenoid for the starter. Does anyone know where I can get one? Aftermarket parts would be ok too. thanks wendelin

Probably not the right place to ask, but if anyone could point me in the right direction that would be great. OK my dads boss just bought a cat 252b2 skid loader. My question is how can you make the loader float in forwards???? He bought a mower for the skid loader and I would like to make it...

I was starting my tractor the other day. It was cold so I cycled the glowplugs a couple time back to back. Turned the key and a pop sound and nothing. no dash lights, nothing tractor was dead. Well the positive cable was loose. Tightened it and tractor starts, blinker work, guages seem to...