Good Morning fellow members,
I fired up the LA115 for the first time to mow a bit on Sunday and
I had a few questions.
Is the reverse always so difficult to engage on these units? The reason I ask is
that I let it warm up while at high idle for a minute or two prior to use, and I thought
it was warm enough to run. I always warmed everything up with my kerosene fired
salamander as a matter of principle to aid in operating my machinery anyway.
Should I plan on using the salamander to heat it up before use?, I dont mind doing it
for sure and if it adds to the service life of the transmission all the better.
I wil say that after mowing briefly with the rear wieghts and all on my small slopes that
it was a breeze to use and it had no trouble with the tall grass as the 20 horse engine
barely wimpered while mowing, and I have had none of the traction issues such as I have
with my old Wheel horse 244 hydro riding lawn mower.
This will be the first year for me with a high horse power tractor and its two stage 44 inch
snow blower as well.
I will be replacing the Factory supplied belts with the Kevlar type before winter comes as
they are better belts in general anyway and handle the shock loads so much easier with
less stress.
Thanks much,:wink:
Leon
I fired up the LA115 for the first time to mow a bit on Sunday and
I had a few questions.
Is the reverse always so difficult to engage on these units? The reason I ask is
that I let it warm up while at high idle for a minute or two prior to use, and I thought
it was warm enough to run. I always warmed everything up with my kerosene fired
salamander as a matter of principle to aid in operating my machinery anyway.
Should I plan on using the salamander to heat it up before use?, I dont mind doing it
for sure and if it adds to the service life of the transmission all the better.
I wil say that after mowing briefly with the rear wieghts and all on my small slopes that
it was a breeze to use and it had no trouble with the tall grass as the 20 horse engine
barely wimpered while mowing, and I have had none of the traction issues such as I have
with my old Wheel horse 244 hydro riding lawn mower.
This will be the first year for me with a high horse power tractor and its two stage 44 inch
snow blower as well.
I will be replacing the Factory supplied belts with the Kevlar type before winter comes as
they are better belts in general anyway and handle the shock loads so much easier with
less stress.
Thanks much,:wink:
Leon