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

[Stephen Offiler]

Hi John:

What model is your Cub Cadet Zero-Turn?  Reason I ask is because I'm
thinking about one right now, specifically, a CC Enforcer 44.   One of
my reasons for starting this thread originally was because I was
needing to fix up my old CC garden tractor to decide if it cuts fast
enough to keep, or if I need to let it go and spend some bucks on the
ZTR.  Now I'm a bit wary of the hydro...

Steve O.

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:55 PM, John Wilkens <jwilkens at eoni.com> wrote:
> I got in on this string late but thought i'd throw in a little tidbit
> on hydrostatic drives.  My cub cadet has dual hydro motors on each
> rear wheel for the zero-radius turning (really like it!), but I have
> experienced one problem.  I got to working it pretty hard last week
> and experienced an increasingly loud growl (not the blades).  It got
> worse and finally just wouldn't go.  The motors are sealed.  The
> problem was the hydraulic oil in the sealed units got so hat it
> started cavitating--fomed up).  I let it sit for a day to cool off
> and it was fine.  The mechanics had never experienced it before.  I
> like the concept of zero-turn but if I had it to do over I'd by a
> Toro zero mower.   JOhn W.
>