Refilling a sealed hydrostatic lawnmower transmission 

This video showed us all on RU-vid how to fix something NONE FIXABLE. I really like the short cut.

I wanted to try your way, but I also had to do the seals too. I dropped the unit out and rotated the pully to get every drop out. Then upon refilling it I used my drill driver to rotate the pully and move the f/r lever back and forth to get all the air out. Hey great video thanks for posting it.

Really wanted to change the fluid on my L110. I knew I was going to have to take damn near everything apart, but my goodness man! Hats off to you for doing that!

A HUGE Thank You in demoing how I can repeat your repair! Just what I thought was possible but now , after seeing your example, I know I can do the same. My 3- hr push mower lawn I can now cut it in 1 hr and trim it in 30 mins..Thanks Again Man!!

Thank you for this video, it helped me out a lot. I also raised the deck rear end to access the transmission fill plug, since it had leaked a lot of transmission oil from a bad seal. I had done this before to get the gas tank out to clean it. I know its not the correct way, but you cant even see any creases from lifting up the rear end and its much easier. The fill cap was the hardest part, a real pain to get off. I used a small screwdriver that I ground down to make it sharp as knife, then got a tiny but lifted on the cap. I switched to a hook screwdriver (basically has a really sharp mini hook on the end like a pirate's hand hook). I used a 12V pump to suck about 1 quart out of the transmission. Next year I will drop the rear end to get to the transmission, open it up and clean the filter and the lower magnet. I was under time pressure this time around. To check the oil level from the top, I used a small palm screwdriver with permanent marker line at exactly 7/8ths of an inch which is the level to fill to from the top. You DON'T want to over fill it. just place the palm screw driver in the fill hole and note where the oil comes. to. I used the cap from the trans oil to add slowing till I got exactly to the marked spot. Make sure the spin the wheels backwards and forwards a few times as you are filling.

Was trying to find videos of how to get to hydro trans on a Cub Cadet.

The guy that made this video thank you so much it worked for me I siphon the old oil wasn't much and I filled it with 2050 and it works perfect thank you for making this video and giving me the idea to do it

That is how I changed my gas tank a few seasons ago. I am going to pull the unit for the oil change. Nice video.

Thanks for the Tip, I have a Scott’s S1642 And I was able to drill a hole through the body with a hole saw where the battery is and pop the plug spring and filter out from the top and bottom. Then refilled it with 1.5 quarts of 20W50 , I did not take the belt off Works great now. The transmission was really whining before and would barely move under load.

Great Video Beautiful Landscape Like Night and Day.

Did mine that way a few years ago, works good.

My L111 was doing the same thing I didn't know if changing the oil would fix it or not, thank you so much for sharing this, I will have to see if it will fix my L111

Legend.

I'm always in charge of the bad words when we are doing motor work. LOL Just helped our daughter pull a motor out of a Toyota pick up. She's torn it down and rebuilt it almost all by herself. But, I've always got the bad words to add in.

I noticed that the cap is cracked on that transmission. I have two JD's and I've replaced both of them.The cap cost a few bucks at the JD store.

I yanked my Hydra Gear out the bottom, but it's easier said than done. The linkages are the most impossible puzzle to disconnect and reconnect because they obviously don't care about ease of access. After 15 years the oil was many shades of metallic grey and the expansion tank had sludge in it. Maintenance-free, my ass. Luckily the transmission was still working perfectly fine. The transmission manual called for a 20W-50 engine oil and I used five quarts of 10W-50 full synthetic to do a complete flush and refill.

That is so awesome about motor oil cause I do have that laying around. I bet you spend $100 filter new oil. You did good brother. Now I need to find ideas how I can reuse the oil filter. Oil in the transmission. Proud of them thinks.

Nice, I made a video on replacing gas tank and I showed the removal of tank using your same technique on lifting the rear of body off the frame and I soon realized the butt hurt it caused. Some folks just don’t get it. Removing the dash is just not the reasonable option.

Great video! Glad I.dont have to pull the trans!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

My wifes kubota had its hydrostat covered in dirt and grass when I got it. power washing it was step one. The unit looked like a round muddy basket ball with the fins filled right in. Just that alone makes them work better. Its a lot easier to access on the kubota though, eight bolts, and the back body is off.