Hustler 2500 Won't drive, no power to wheels

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• Jul 14, 2017 / Hustler 2500 Won't drive, no power to wheels

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I have a 2500 Compact Hustler. It has about 1500 Hours on it. The last time I mowed it kept loosing speed, I parked it in the garaged and finished up mowing with my other mower. I went to use it today to see if I could figure out the problem. The drive belt for the pumps I replaced last year and is tight and clean, no oil or dirt on belt. The mower won't move. If I jack up the rear and have the drive wheels off the ground they will rotate slowly but I can stop them with my hands. If the engine is turned off I can freely rotate the wheels which I thought was odd because it never rolled before. Is there a bypass valve stuck open or what should I be looking for?? Thanks in advance.

 

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• Jul 14, 2017 / Hustler 2500 Won't drive, no power to wheels

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Yes the oil reservoir is full and the filter was changed in the last 100 hours

 

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• Jul 15, 2017 / Hustler 2500 Won't drive, no power to wheels

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almost every hyrdro drive mower i've seen has a lever(usually in rear) to disconnect the drive to allow machine to be pushed or towed.

 

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• Jul 15, 2017 / Hustler 2500 Won't drive, no power to wheels

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turboawd said:

almost every hyrdro drive mower i've seen has a lever(usually in rear) to disconnect the drive to allow machine to be pushed or towed.

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Try what Turbo says. It was the first thing that popped in my head.
The little disconnect leavers in the rear may be pulled out, one on each side -
They release the hydro gear so it will free wheel.

 

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• Jul 15, 2017 / Hustler 2500 Won't drive, no power to wheels

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I have looked and don't see anything. It happened while I was mowing.

 

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• Jul 15, 2017 / Hustler 2500 Won't drive, no power to wheels

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The mower has two pumps and two drive motors. The bypass has to be turned with a wrench on each pump, so I'm not sure how that would of happened. I've had the mower for 7-8 years and have put about 700 hours on it.

 

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• Jul 15, 2017 / Hustler 2500 Won't drive, no power to wheels

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classy_gene said:

Yes the oil reservoir is full and the filter was changed in the last 100 hours

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The only times I've completely lost pressure on a hydraulic system without a pump failure it was a plugged filter, or air in the system. I'd change the filter again and reprime the pumps and see where that puts you.

 

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c_monster said:

The only times I've completely lost pressure on a hydraulic system without a pump failure it was a plugged filter, or air in the system. I'd change the filter again and reprime the pumps and see where that puts you.

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I might try the filter it is a quick and easy solution. Yeah it just has me puzzled. Thanks for your input.

 

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• Jul 15, 2017 / Hustler 2500 Won't drive, no power to wheels

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Strange it happened to both sides at the same time

 

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• Jul 16, 2017 / Hustler 2500 Won't drive, no power to wheels

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c_monster said:

The only times I've completely lost pressure on a hydraulic system without a pump failure it was a plugged filter, or air in the system. I'd change the filter again and reprime the pumps and see where that puts you.

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A new filter fixed the problem! I'm not sure if the old filter collapsed inside or what happened. Thanks for the advice!!