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dagr8tim Member
Age : 47 Join date : 2012-01-01 Points : 4896 Posts : 194 Location : Columbus, Oh
| Subject: Hydro or Manual January 10th 2012, 1:22 pm | |
| This sounds like a really dumb question, but here goes. How can I tell if I have a hydro or manual transmission? Both of my other tractors are manual, and this one like those seems to have a distinct click when changing gears. I would assume that it is manual, but wanted to check. | |
| | | AcreFarm Member
Age : 40 Join date : 2011-11-02 Points : 4891 Posts : 208 Location : Tennessee
| Subject: Re: Hydro or Manual January 10th 2012, 1:37 pm | |
| A few quick ways to tell.. .Hydro's won't have distinct clicks when moving the shifter like a gear drive will. With the shift lever in neutral, can you push the tractor around? Hydrostatics need to have a separate free-wheel valve engaged to roll. You could also get under the tractor and look at the transaxle. A hydro will have a cooling fan driven by the pulley. | |
| | | dagr8tim Member
Age : 47 Join date : 2012-01-01 Points : 4896 Posts : 194 Location : Columbus, Oh
| Subject: Re: Hydro or Manual January 10th 2012, 1:41 pm | |
| - AcreFarm wrote:
- A few quick ways to tell.. .Hydro's won't have distinct clicks when moving the shifter like a gear drive will.
With the shift lever in neutral, can you push the tractor around? Hydrostatics need to have a separate free-wheel valve engaged to roll. You could also get under the tractor and look at the transaxle. A hydro will have a cooling fan driven by the pulley. It's a manual. I've rolled this thing around many times in neutral. Thanks for the fast answer. | |
| | | dangeroustoys56 Veteran Member
Age : 53 Join date : 2010-02-10 Points : 7031 Posts : 1726 Location : Florida, USA
| Subject: Re: Hydro or Manual January 12th 2012, 1:58 pm | |
| I have a hydro murray - theres a slight 'hydraulic whine' noise when it moves , no 'gear' mesh noises. | |
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