Poll: Your satisfaction with your HST transmission

[SPYDERLK]

Up thru Jeffnew's post #55, I count 31 total ratings with an average rating of 9.25

Rating creep. A product of unrealistically low expectations no doubt.
larry

 

[beppington]

My (4) field tractors are all gear, and I wouldnt want a hydro for field use. For on the lawn, I have one hydro and one gear. These two machines really demonstrate the strengths/weaknesses of both transmission types. They are both the exactly the same hp, but the mower is about 20% wider on the gear tractor. In spite of that narrower mower, I can usually get the lawn cut faster with the hydro because that lets me perfectly match the ground speed to any conditions. The gear is always a little too fast or a little too slow for conditions. This time of year however, when the lawn needs cutting every 3-4 days, I prefer the gear even on the lawn, because it lets me get more of the engine's hp into the grass. Cutting thick spring grass takes a lot of hp. So right now, on a scale of 1-10, for cutting my lawn, the hydro gets a 5 and the gear gets a 7. When the grass slows down in the summer, the hydro gets a 9 and the gear gets a 5. Where a hydro excells, just think of the letter "L" : Lawnmowing, Loader use, and Landscaping.

Same response to von-mil: I don't know how to count that. Can you boil it down to a single number?

 

[beppington]

Up thru texasjohn's post #80, I count 46 total ratings with an average rating of 9.17

 

[EE_Bota]

Well....I see no one has voted a 10 yet. I can kind of see why, since most replies are people with Kubotas,Kiote's,New Hollands, etc. So ....I vote the Deere HST a 10.

Yes, folks buying serious tractors are not given to "irrational exuberance."
(JUST KIDDING...a "right back at ya" is all.)

 

[von-mil]

I don't know how to count that. Can you boil it down to a single number?

Sure - 9.0

 

[grsthegreat]

nothing in life is a perfect 10......thats life.

Theres always a little something that will bug you. If you win 35 million in the lotto....after you celebrate, you'll be saying, why didn't i win the 50 million pot hehe. Its human nature

 

[Dozernut]

I would like to know the durability of HST. Let's hear from owners with , say, 5 years/500 hours on one.

I have a L4610 HST that is 11 years old. Never had problem one with it other than routine maintenance. I have owned Gear, GST and HST. The HST is by far the easiest and handiest though the other two have their place. I would have to give the HST a 9.9

 

[Gem99ultra]

I'll give the HST a 9.0 on a 10.0 scale for my L3400.

As previous posts have mentioned, I don't like the whine, and I don't like the brake pedals on the same side as the pedal.

 

[texasjohn]

Me and my HST....we must be the perfect match since I'm a 10 satisfied with it. :thumbsup:

 

[rider9403]

I have a Case DX 45. I give my HST a 10. I know the cost to service it is on the high side but for me all the good(s) of the HST make up for that.