Lawn Tractor (Hydro Gear) Hydrostatic Drives

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mmfarish

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Kings Mountain, NC USA
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Cub Cadet 1320, Sears Garden Tractor 917
Has anyone out there done any work on one of the Hydro-Gear type hydrostatic drives used in some of the "era 1990", Cub Cadet Lawn Tractors?? Does anyone have a hydrostatic service manual to refer to for one of these units??
The hydrostatic fluid in my resevoir is "brown" in color, is this the correct color for normal fluid on this unit? Also looking for information on how the reverse circuit works on this hydro-drive. Would appreciate any help! Thanks........... /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
 
   / Lawn Tractor (Hydro Gear) Hydrostatic Drives #2  
Try emailing hydro-gear.com, but most all hydro-gear units run 15w-50 / 20w-50 (basically the same oil).
G/luck
Joel
 
   / Lawn Tractor (Hydro Gear) Hydrostatic Drives
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Is that regular 15-50 or 20-50 engine oil that you refer to?
 
   / Lawn Tractor (Hydro Gear) Hydrostatic Drives #4  
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Is that regular 15-50 or 20-50 engine oil that you refer to? )</font>

Yes. Mobil-1 20w-50 is usually the easiest to get / most readily available.
G/luck
Joel
 

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