B7500 HSD bogging down & overheating

[enonhall]

Hi Henry -

Yes, I always operate the tractor in the 540 RPM (rear) position. Have never even moved that lever forward. Like I posted, what the mechanic said really isn't making sense to me.

Bill

 

[enonhall]

I heard back from the dealer today (dealer #2). They said nothing was wrong with the transmission (no surprise), but that they surely saw what was going on and, at first, couldn't figure out why it was happening. "It just didn't have any power."

Then they changed my brand new high lift blades out with standard blades and say that it was like adding 10HP. So they're now pointing the finger at the blades that dealer #1 recommended that I get after asking me if I have tall or thick grass. (Well, YEAH...it's been raining non-stop this summer!)

Dealer #2 went on about these blades creating a high vacuum or something. And also said that I should be using the standard or low lift blades anyway because I have sandy soil which tears up the blades. (The original blades lasted 100 hours.)

Does any of this make sense to anybody? They swear it's running great now and they can't make it overheat or bog down.

Bill

 

[jbcat2]

Does not sound right to me. The only time I had a temp problem was when my grill was filled with grass. (I was brush hogging w/ a 7500) If thats their official opinion, dont let them leave your house until after you cut your tall grass without any problems...I dont buy it.

 

[enonhall]

Well, it looks like "case closed" as regards to my overheating/power loss problem.

The tractor is running great and all they did was remove the brand new "high lift" blades, and replace them with standard blades. They say that the 21HP Kubota just couldn't handle the suction created by the high-lift blades. He also suggested that I really should be using low-suction blades because of my sandy soil...that they will last longer.

So this may be something new for folks to consider if they are experiencing severe overheating problems...and if they have recently changed their mower deck blades.

 

[JFight]

I know this is a old thread, but I really need this ... I have the same problem with my Kubota 2910B ... I'm very happy to hear that blades ( in this case ) were causing this issue, much cheaper than what it might / could have beenb... I hope that is all it is on mine !!! ... Thank you for updating and thanks to everyone for their suggestions and comments.