john deere clutch problem

[chrisdvorak]

I have a john deere lx176 garden tractor that i bought used last summer and recently the hydrostatic transmission has been slipping when i increase speed or go up a small hill, my question is do i have to replace the whole transmission? or is there anything else that i can do

 

[kennyd]

If it has a hydrostatic transmission, then there is no clutch...Have you ever serviced the fluid?

 

[kebo]

Does it have a belt that runs the hydraulic pump?? If it does, maybe the belt itself is slipping????

 

[chrisdvorak]

i have not changed the fluids since i have had it but i will try changing them and see what i find., i will also check if the belt is slipping, hopefully it will be that easy