[AT] OT. Grasshopper mower

Cecil Bearden crbearden at copper.net
Sun May 24 18:10:28 PDT 2009


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
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>> 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
>> hundred hours . 
>>
>> Recommendations for service oil is all over the place some units using
>> straight or multi-weight engine oil, regular and synthetic 
>> depending on the
>> manufacturer.
>>
>> I have been told that the Grasshopper people did build the Woods 
>> units at
>> one time.
>>
>> The oil in the drive units now looks like the multi-weight JT-8 
>> engine oil
>> that I use in my diesel tractor.
>>
>> I have some 10-40 Amsoil synthetic that I may use.  I 
>> recently read that B&S
>> recommends the artificial oils in some of their engines.
>>
>> Any and all ideas considered.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> H. L. 
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/24/2009 4:32:13 PM, Larry Goss (rlgoss at insightbb.com) 
>> wrote: > That's
>> the one that has the chain for a final drive, right? > > >From 
>> what I know
>> of working with and maintaining those Eaton drives, I wouldn't > 
>> replace the
>> oil, H.L. I know the common wisdom is that you should replace > 
>> all such
>> fluids, but on some hydrostatic drives, you just don't do that. 
>> BTW, check
>> the condition of the U-joints in the mower drive unit. That may 
>> be a unit
>> that is identical to a Woods in everythng exept the name tag. > 
>>> JM2CW > >
>> Larry > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "H. L. Staples"
>> <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com> > Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009 
>> 17:04 > Subject:
>> [AT] OT. Grasshopper mower > To: Antique tractor 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor
>> com> > > > Last week I purchased an older model 616 Grasshopper 
>> mower. > > >
>>> After replacing belts, blades,fans and tires the unit seems to 
>>>> do a
>> good job > > and should work well for me. > > > > Thought it 
>> might be a good
>> idea to change the oil in the > > hydrostatic drive > > units, 
>> dealer gave
>> me a price of nearly $90.00 per gallon for genuine > > 
>> Grasshopper synthetic
>> drive unit oil. > > > > Any one know what would be a safe 
>> substitute oil to
>> use > > ???. > > > > H. L. Staples > > McLoud, Oklahoma > > USA 
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