[AT] OT: hydrostat mowers

[John Wilkens]

Hi Bill.  I can't answer your question but I can tell you my 
experience with my Cub Cadet mower.  I like it very much but one day 
I was working it hard in high grass and rough ground and it stopped 
all forward travel.  I always run it on full throttle while 
mowing.  The hydrostats were making an odd noise so I shut it off and 
let it cool off for an hour or so.  Figured it might be the 
hydrostats getting too hot and foaming up.  Sure enough when I went 
back to try it it was normal.  ..   John W.



At 11:47 AM 06/18/2010, you wrote:
>I have a Cub Cadet 1330 with the hydrostat transmission - that is, an
>integrated pump and motor unit.  Also, my zero-turn mower has 2 IZT
>integrated pump and motor units.  Neither is recommended for hard pulling
>jobs, yet both have drawbars and I see others using these type of mowers for
>pulling various implements.  The main possible damage seems to lie in
>overheating the hydro units.
>
>So, when pulling an implement is it better for the hydro units to use full
>engine/pump rpm and reduce ground speed with the hydro motor controls or
>slow the engine/pump and open up the hydro motors?  I hope I've stated this
>fairly clearly.
>
>Bill Bruer
>
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