616 hydros weak when cold??

Just an update to my old post, I finally got around to working on the old grasshopper and changed all three pullyes on the hydros for about $30 each and what do ya know its all better. I also installed a new briggs and stratton short block ($629) due to oil consumption and lack of power becoming an issue and she's cutting and driving pretty good.

1dmbhonkey said:

Just an update to my old post, I finally got around to working on the old grasshopper and changed all three pullyes on the hydros for about $30 each and what do ya know its all better. I also installed a new briggs and stratton short block ($629) due to oil consumption and lack of power becoming an issue and she's cutting and driving pretty good.

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The good news is your hydro's must be strong to slip the drive belt, I had run into a similar situation where under steep inclines I could slip the belt and even the new belt. My dealer suggested changing the pulleys and sure enough ran like a new one. (2,500 hrs. on the pulleys at that point) The interesting thing was how much higher in the pulley the belt rode Day/Night difference.

Good Luck