[AT] OT(?) Cub Cadet 1812 Hydro question

[Stephen Offiler]

Roy:

Looks like the CC 2084 was built 1993-1994, according to the Binder
Books web site listings for manuals on that model.  The Cub Cadet
Corp. and MTD are the same thing.  After April 1981, it's MTD.
Regarding your questions, I'd say any fluid that claims to meet the
specs would be fine.  My manual has this note:  "Cub Cadet hydraulic
transmission fluid meets IH B-6 specifications".  I believe I'd follow
the manual and change at 500 hrs, not because I understand what will
happen if I do not, but because I believe THEY do.

Best regards,
Steve O.

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Roy Morgan <k1lky at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> On May 31, 2009, at 8:16 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
>
>> ... a 1988 Cub Cadet (MTD built, a.k.a. "Cub Cadet Corp.") and it is
>> a Model
>> 1812, ... check valve is leaking
>
> Steve,
>
> I can't help on the hydraulic valve, but do look forward to the
> answers of others.
>
> I have here a Model 2084 Super Cub cadet.  I think this one is old
> enough to have been made by Cub Cadet, not by MTD.
>
> I recently took off the snow blower and put on the rear mount brush
> cutter.  (The lawn here had gotten out of control!)  Next, I'll mount
> up the under belly lawn mower deck.  The thing seems to be a good
> worker, except for weak interlock switches in the starting system.  I
> expect to keep it a long time.
>
> MY questions are about the hydraulic fluid:
>
> 1) Is there a suitable, less expensive substitute?  I understand that
> the genuine stuff from the factory is expensive.  I did top it up last
> winter with generic hydraulic fluid from TSC (maybe a cup and a half)
> and hope I did no harm.
>
> 2) Do you really have to replace it at 500 hours or so as the book
> says to?
>
>
> Roy
>
>
> Roy Morgan
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