[AT] OT. Grasshopper mower

[H. L. Staples]

Terry you probably made the right decision to use the factory recommended
oil. Think I will do the same.

Thanks 

H. L. 


On 5/25/2009 6:52:23 AM, Terry Welch (terry1955 at sbcglobal.net) wrote: >
Grasshopper recommends their oil. I just did mine at 500 hours and it cost >
from them with filterjust under $100. Mine took 3 qts , but I bought a gal.
> So I expect it would be cheaper to buy by the qt > Terry > > > > >
________________________________ > From: H. L. Staples
<hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com> > To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com > Sent:
Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:00:22 PM > Subject: Re: [AT] OT. Grasshopper mower >
> > Thanks Cecil > > On 5/24/2009 8:10:28 PM, Cecil Bearden
(crbearden at copper.net) wrote: > H.L. > : > > I use Dexron II in my Woods and
have not had a problem. > Cecil in OKla > > > > Larry Goss wrote: > > If it
s direct drive, then it's a newer unit than > I > was thinking. You > might
want to try Hy-Tran. As you said -- oil > recommendations are all > over the
map for hydrostatic units. > > > > > I'm > about 500 miles from home for the
next few days, so I don't have > > immediate > access to my normal sources
-- but when I get time next week, > > I'll check > with the Grasshopper
dealer I used to work for and find out what is > recommended. Have you
checked on-line for an owner's > > manual? > > > > Larry > > > > > > > -----
Original Message ----- > > From: "H. L. Staples" > <hlstaples at mcloudteleco
com> > > Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009 19:06 > > > Subject: Re: [AT] OT.
Grasshopper mower > > To: at at lists.antique-tractor. > com > > > > >> Hi
Larry thanks for the come back. This grasshopper has direct > > >> > drive
to the > >> wheels two nearly exactly the same except L R. These > units >
are > >> belt driven > >> from the front flywheel side of the engine. The >
mower is driven > >> from the > >> normal PTO with a shaft to the U-joint >
shaft to the mower deck. > >> I think I > >> read somewhere that the > fluid
> should be changed at something > >> like five > >> Hun
H. L. Staples
McLoud, Oklahoma
USA