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crafsmankiller Member
Age : 27 Join date : 2012-10-18 Points : 4893 Posts : 412 Location : livingston texas
| Subject: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 14th 2013, 8:44 am | |
| I llike hydros 'cause the drive smoother and you dont get a "slack" felling when you pop the clutch, i dont like them 'cause when trying to go fast out of mud they cut out because the pump doesnt pick up the fluid, forcing me to drive slowly. i think we all know why i love manuals........ | |
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AcreFarm Member
Age : 40 Join date : 2011-11-02 Points : 4936 Posts : 208 Location : Tennessee
| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 14th 2013, 9:19 am | |
| For an all-terrain toy I prefer a manual; re-gearing for speed is simple, no cooling issues to worry about, and the trans itself is simple to repair if something lets go.
Now in a garden tractor I prefer a hydrostatic over gear drive, especially if plowing or pulling in wet soil or mud. | |
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airbag New Member
Age : 27 Join date : 2012-07-20 Points : 4526 Posts : 11 Location : Pickett
| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 14th 2013, 10:03 am | |
| Hydros are also alot heavier than the other ones so that might sink you down faster in the mud | |
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Stretch44875 Administrator
Age : 49 Join date : 2012-04-05 Points : 5701 Posts : 959 Location : Mansfield, Ohio
| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 14th 2013, 10:33 am | |
| Racing or mudding, gear trannys.
Mowing, hydro. Way faster to back up and manuver. Also handy to move trailers(car/truck) around.
I have a zero turn with twin hydros, no deck. Need to find some tracks for it, make a kick ass mini tank. | |
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crafsmankiller Member
Age : 27 Join date : 2012-10-18 Points : 4893 Posts : 412 Location : livingston texas
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greener179 Member
Join date : 2012-05-31 Points : 4998 Posts : 398
| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 14th 2013, 3:42 pm | |
| i like hydros just dont like that you cant pulley swap but ya i had one did ok for mudding but you could barley back up a hill | |
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BlackMountian88 Member
Age : 25 Join date : 2012-09-08 Points : 4893 Posts : 399 Location : NH
| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 16th 2013, 6:19 pm | |
| Hate the hydro. Makes awful wining noises. I'm stuck with two I'm trying to sell! Anyone want one? | |
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dangeroustoys56 Veteran Member
Age : 54 Join date : 2010-02-10 Points : 7076 Posts : 1726 Location : Florida, USA
| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 16th 2013, 8:30 pm | |
| Save the hydro's for lawnmowing or light trail riding - they wont handle any climbing/mudding.
You have more control with a geared manual trans then a hydro in different situations - its the same as a automatic trans and a manual trans in a vehicle - i had an automatic trans in my car, it sucked terrible in snow/traction loss situations - next vehicle was a manual trans pickup, thing would go virutally anywhere , no matter how much there was and i had control of shifting, not the trans.
I have mostly manual transmissions in my tractors, cept for a lone '99 twin 17HP hydro murray - which i plan to get back to mowing shape soon - its interesting never owning one before , just like my 4 wheel steer MTD - its cool, just not sure how ill like to mow with it tho after years of shifting.
Manual trans dont have as many possible issues tho, as long as theyre not abused. | |
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BlackMountian88 Member
Age : 25 Join date : 2012-09-08 Points : 4893 Posts : 399 Location : NH
| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 17th 2013, 8:44 am | |
| Ho ya. I've got one if those funny snapper rear engine riders to mow with, so I'd still like yo sell them. One I got just for the purpose of selling. | |
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tractorboy567 Member
Age : 26 Join date : 2013-01-02 Points : 4457 Posts : 121 Location : PA
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| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 17th 2013, 11:41 am | |
| I love mowing with a hydro, especially when they utilize a pedal system instead of the stick. I wouldnt trail ride with one though, ive ruined a pump just mowing with a hydro on my lawn. Head Forum Administrator ** Chat Moderator ** Facebook Page AdminATLTF Facebook Page ** Chatbox ** How To Upload Pictures
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CornishMorgan Member
Join date : 2012-06-10 Points : 4869 Posts : 302
| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 17th 2013, 1:19 pm | |
| I personally would never used a Hydro, I only have a manual gearbox on my tractor, so I cant speak from experience but prefer having a physical connection between the wheels and the engine. Oil based gearboxes limit what you can do, eg, bump starting, towing heavy loads.
For this same reason, I would never buy or drive out of choice, a car or truck with an automatic gearbox. | |
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BlackMountian88 Member
Age : 25 Join date : 2012-09-08 Points : 4893 Posts : 399 Location : NH
| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 17th 2013, 1:33 pm | |
| Ya, the stick hydro is really just a pain. But I do use it for heavy work, hauling, and snow plowing. | |
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murrayman96 New Member
Join date : 2012-04-10 Points : 4625 Posts : 17
| Subject: Re: Do you love or hate hydro's? January 17th 2013, 1:38 pm | |
| Honestly i hate hydros for anything other then symple lawn mowing, cause you can't pulley swap them, and they suck in the mud. | |
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1999craftsman13hp New Member
Age : 36 Join date : 2013-03-17 Points : 4271 Posts : 5 Location : north hampton new Hampshire
| Subject: hydro March 23rd 2013, 8:15 pm | |
| I love hydros the only problem I had was the shaft that can off the back to the transaxle to put it in and out of gear in to neutral I took it apart and found that it had ground down just a little so I cleaned it up and put a nice thick weld on it and never had a problem it was on the dlt 3000 but I love them have one in my 99 craftsman 19.5 goes thru snow and mud no problem | |
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