Hydro mower?
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Topic: Hydro mower?
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Subject: Hydro mower?
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 8:00pm
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My Jacobsen mower when going up a hard grade makes a noise. Doesn't do it on the flat, just up a hard grade. Doesn't lose any speed , just a high pitched chirpy noise.Deck is hydro and doesn't lose speed either. What would cause this? Thanks Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 8:09pm
| combines are the same way, it's just working/pulling harder than usual, shouldn't worry about it. |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 9:51pm
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I was wondering what causes the noise and where it comes from? Could it be air in system or restriction? Just wondering. Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2018 at 3:27am
| the further you push that lever ahead, the more fluid it takes, might be sucking sum air with the fluid |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2018 at 6:01am
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ONLY going uphill ?? If it doesn't do it going DOWN the same hill, it's probably a little low on oil ,cause it's all at the back of the hydro unit. Hopefully you can check and add oil if needed. A LOT of JD riders 'self destructed' the hydro units..cause was 'built in' from the factory too ! ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2018 at 8:49am
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I replaced filter and checked oil. Didn't stop the whining noise.It has high and low stick, then uses a pedal for direction and speed. Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2018 at 11:40pm
| we rebuild quit a few tuff torq trans axles each year if you change the oil right now the noise might go away and it will live a long time and it might allready need to have the pump gone through if this is a tuff torq use 5-50 mobil 1 full synthetic . john deere , husqvarna and most of the others brands use this brand of trans axle |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2018 at 11:41pm
| missed the last post |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 12:41am
| Hud...mine ain't making no noise, but what would a Dixon ZTR have for a trans axle? does it say on them anywhere? |
Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 8:06am
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My toro Z makes more squawking noise and jerks more each year. I think it i the sign of things to come.  BTW, it loves to go down hill and is quiet as a mouse while doing so.
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Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 8:51am
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This mower only has 625 hours on it. Oil looks clean as new. Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 9:10am
| the ero turns usesa lot of hydro gear brand componants if the dixon is a litttle old it may still use the cone clutches |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 11:38pm
| naw...it's only 3 years old this year. bought it new. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2018 at 4:52am
| Might also be belt squeal, as load increases... |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2018 at 11:38am
| some silly city bot moved to the country, and yesterday he was working under his mower, and somehow it kicked into gear and ran over him, killing him! be careful with your mowers! |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2018 at 10:33am
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No belts on this mower. Deck is hydro too. Just wondering what would cause the noise? My AC mowers don't whine at all. My Wheelhorse mowers do whine some. Thanks Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2018 at 5:58pm
| Some are just noisier than others, what's the brand, model, just to see Iffn I've heard anything... |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2018 at 6:18pm
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Jacobsen 445G Turfcat, 72 inch cut, 28 hp Ford gas engine. Thanks Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2018 at 8:16pm
| commercail grade mower totaly diffferant stuff , might put a gauge on the pump tee in the line and a flow control in line inthe return to tank and look at the preasures and then tighten down the flow control to bump the preasure up if its low and see what it does doing that use caution it will heat the oil fast and you dont whant to over presure something but you should be able to figure out if the pump is going down or a drive motor |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2018 at 9:17pm
Might also take a tour around the mower with a laser thermometer, and see if any one component is putting out more heat, than the others are...
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