New tanny or no?

i have a craftsmanlt1000 with hydro trans. a while ago the wheels stopped turning but the axle would turn slow or if you jacked it up off the ground the wheels ould spin but if you touched them they slowed to a stop. any ideas? havnt cracked it open but im using this mower for deep water and need speed and power. should i just put a 820 peerless in it???

could just be low on oil...could be a busted pump

Belt worn out? When the wheels stop look and see if the fan/pulley on the top of the transmission is still spinning fast. If it is you have pump trouble. If it slows down considerably or stops the belt is slipping.

ok ill check in a little bit

hydro trannys are bad for speed. they like to blow lines and stuff because they cant handle the extra speed. i dont remeber exactly why cuz iv never had a hydro but im sure someone on here will explain it better for you.

if the aaxle is turning and not the wheel i would check the sguare key for the wheel

im getting a 18hp 6sp peerless 820 tranny. is that good?

820s are the ones with one inch axles. so yea prolly the toughest u can find. make sure ur rims arent for 5/8 or 3/4 what ever the smaller size axle that most other trannys are

and i agree with carrow sounds like ur just missing the axle key. if youve ever taken your tires on and off and didnt know they where there they would easly fall out and go in the grass or somethin

i took them off and i looked for keys or anything but there wasnt any. theres not even holes for keys. im pretty sure lt1000 the same year as your has a 1nch

CityRedneck wrote:

i took them off and i looked for keys or anything but there wasnt any. theres not even holes for keys. im pretty sure lt1000 the same year as your has a 1nch

It won't be a hole, it will be a long slit down the axle shaft( i think it's about 1/4" wide).
I've worked on many new and old craftsmands and they all have had them.
Can you take pictures of the shaft?

sure ill jack it up tomorrow and take the tires off and take pics for ya

the only thing i remembered was that C clip. i could be wrong but ill loook around my garage for the keys i might have taken them off and forgot about them. Always possible

CityRedneck wrote:

sure ill jack it up tomorrow and take the tires off and take pics for ya

Yeah.., I see the keyway clear as day.
The keys are very easy to lose, I've done it lots of times.

sometimes they stick in the wheel, sometimes they squirt out when you put the wheel back on. usually the pop out the end and the wheel sticks half way on. easy to forget to put back in too

yea. im gonna buy some keys or something from a hardware store then swap transmissions from my 21hp 820peerless to the hydro that way i dont have to buy a new tranny

ya the keyway is that grove down the axle. your rim will also have a keyway. you line up the 2 keyways and slide the rim on. thats keystock you just cut it to fit if u cant get precut pieces. normally come in one foot pieces but a hardware store or mower repair store will prolly have them the right size

sounds like a plan. thanks all!

i got bored so i went out and took some pictures to better explain it for ya:)


The groove down the middle is the keyway


this is the key


you put the key in the keyway


There is also a keyway in the rim


you line the two keyways up and slide the tire on

Hope that helps:)

haha thanks i think i remember taking the tires off to pump them up and not realizing that the keys are not attached haha. i was new to mowers at the time so :/

haha yea i did the same thing. made me look around in the grass for 30 min when i finally realized i needed em. and i figured with pics there no way you dont understand now. lol bit overkill i guess

i went to ace and got the keys but i got 1 size to big because i was in a rush because once i get the keys ima go mudding for a while