I知 trying to help a friend get his Craftsman Tractor back in operation. Here痴 the details:
1.Tractor Model # 917288280
24 HP, 46 Deck
HydroGear Transaxle T2-AABC-1X2B-1GXX
3 Years Old
2. Problem Ground speed has been deduced to a slow crawl, especially up hills. Tractor engine has been tuned and is running strong. After reading other posts, we checked the brake petal function and that is not the issue. Also checked the belt which appears tight and in good shape. Next step was to purge the transmission. However, while cutting the lawn at slow speed, the control arm on the transmission snapped in half. It's possible that the control arm was the problem, but we can稚 be sure. The part is on order, after replacing we still plan to purge the transmission. There does not appear to be any adjustment on the rod connecting the control arm to the pedal at least on the transmission end.
Does anyone know how to convert what appears to be a Sear Part # for the Transaxle into the real HydroGear Model # ? The number I included above is from the label on the transmission.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated. The transaxle is still in the tractor, we got access to the broken control arm by removing the right rear wheel. Access on this tractor has been a challenge.
1.Tractor Model # 917288280
24 HP, 46 Deck
HydroGear Transaxle T2-AABC-1X2B-1GXX
3 Years Old
2. Problem Ground speed has been deduced to a slow crawl, especially up hills. Tractor engine has been tuned and is running strong. After reading other posts, we checked the brake petal function and that is not the issue. Also checked the belt which appears tight and in good shape. Next step was to purge the transmission. However, while cutting the lawn at slow speed, the control arm on the transmission snapped in half. It's possible that the control arm was the problem, but we can稚 be sure. The part is on order, after replacing we still plan to purge the transmission. There does not appear to be any adjustment on the rod connecting the control arm to the pedal at least on the transmission end.
Does anyone know how to convert what appears to be a Sear Part # for the Transaxle into the real HydroGear Model # ? The number I included above is from the label on the transmission.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated. The transaxle is still in the tractor, we got access to the broken control arm by removing the right rear wheel. Access on this tractor has been a challenge.