snoiger01
Bronze Member
I have a L3800 HST with 174 hours. I tried to mow grass yesterday but as soon as I engaged the PTO I heard this awful knocking noise, so I immediately shut down. I dropped the mower and started looking around and noticed the sight glass showed no oil!! OH NO, well I freaked out and added more hydro oil, after 2 gallons I STILL couldn't see any in the sight glass, but it started over flowing out of the fill hole, so I assumed it was full.
I cranked the tractor and oil starts pouring out of this hook shaped hose. When I engaged the pto, the horrible knocking was gone, replaced by a clicking noise. I can't remember hearing a clicking noise before, so is that normal? Oh and oil continued from this hook thing.
I shut down the engine and noticed the oil continued to drip from this mystery hose, but none is showing in the sight glass.

Any thoughts? Have I broken something major?
I cranked the tractor and oil starts pouring out of this hook shaped hose. When I engaged the pto, the horrible knocking was gone, replaced by a clicking noise. I can't remember hearing a clicking noise before, so is that normal? Oh and oil continued from this hook thing.
I shut down the engine and noticed the oil continued to drip from this mystery hose, but none is showing in the sight glass.

Any thoughts? Have I broken something major?