jcmseven
Veteran Member
Tractor Pro's:
I have a question regarding the ehydro tranny on my 3720. My tractor now has about 35 hours on it. It has given good service so far. Last week, after box blading my drive in B range for about one hour, I noticed a small series of transmission oil spots on the garage floor. not much, but not seen before. The next day, I drove my tractor down to the local school, where I sometimes volunteer to mow the athletic field for community events. After two hours of mowing, I drove my tractor the two miles back on our two-lane road, uphill. The tractor ran fine, but immediately after parking, I noticed a slow but steady dripping from the area under the transaxle. I wiped it up within thirty minutes, and a six-inch diameter puddle had formed. Once the tractor had cooled a bit, it only leaked one or two more drops. Then, last night, the same, except worse. This time, a good 12" puddle under the tractor and a second, smaller puddle now also appeared under the transaxle. I crawled underneath, and found a large concentration of trans oil at the forward oil seal, just behind the "suction filter" housing. I wiped it up and found no more there this AM. Also, I checked the transmission oil level and found it was above (slightly--but certainly above) the full line, even after leaking as noted and after cooling overnight. My questions are: Is this just an overflow issue? If so, is the site of leakage the correct spot for overflow? Is this occurring just because things are getting hot under these high load conditions? Should I drain any oil? Should I think the seal is bad instead? Should I drive this machine two hours to the dealer or should I just watch it? Your thoughts are appreciated. This may be a simple issue; it does not affect the operation in the least (so far), but I do not like when my expensive tractor leaks like this. I may need counseling.
Thanks,
John M
I have a question regarding the ehydro tranny on my 3720. My tractor now has about 35 hours on it. It has given good service so far. Last week, after box blading my drive in B range for about one hour, I noticed a small series of transmission oil spots on the garage floor. not much, but not seen before. The next day, I drove my tractor down to the local school, where I sometimes volunteer to mow the athletic field for community events. After two hours of mowing, I drove my tractor the two miles back on our two-lane road, uphill. The tractor ran fine, but immediately after parking, I noticed a slow but steady dripping from the area under the transaxle. I wiped it up within thirty minutes, and a six-inch diameter puddle had formed. Once the tractor had cooled a bit, it only leaked one or two more drops. Then, last night, the same, except worse. This time, a good 12" puddle under the tractor and a second, smaller puddle now also appeared under the transaxle. I crawled underneath, and found a large concentration of trans oil at the forward oil seal, just behind the "suction filter" housing. I wiped it up and found no more there this AM. Also, I checked the transmission oil level and found it was above (slightly--but certainly above) the full line, even after leaking as noted and after cooling overnight. My questions are: Is this just an overflow issue? If so, is the site of leakage the correct spot for overflow? Is this occurring just because things are getting hot under these high load conditions? Should I drain any oil? Should I think the seal is bad instead? Should I drive this machine two hours to the dealer or should I just watch it? Your thoughts are appreciated. This may be a simple issue; it does not affect the operation in the least (so far), but I do not like when my expensive tractor leaks like this. I may need counseling.
Thanks,
John M
