CoolBreeze
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Hey Guys, I am hoping someone here might be able to give me some helpful advice about my problem.
It is a fairly long story so I will do my best to get to the point
Roughly 2 years ago now I bought a Husqvarna YTH2754T brand new with the intention of cutting a 5 acre block, it was my first mower so I went in with just the research I could do online.
The 5 acre block is on a hill side which is quite steep, about 20 degrees for most of it. For safety I only drive the mower up and down the hill and at first that worked great. Initially I was wrapped with the mower and didn't mind that fact that it takes a little over 3 hours to mow the property.
However before long (6 months) the mower started slowing down when going uphill and before long would start to stop. If I let it sit for about 30mins it would drive up the hill at a decent pace for about 15mins before slowing right down again and failing shortly after.
At first I thought the belt was slipping so I replaced that, the problem still persisted. I checked numerous other things and spoke to the dealer, no one had any useful information for me.
In the end I forced them to replace the hydrostatic drive under warranty. Upon getting the mower back I was wrapped as it flew up the hill once again. This lead me to believe that the original hydrostatic drive was either defective or in another 6 months time the replacement would also suffer the same fate.
So here we are 6 months later and the mower is slowing down again going up the hill and showing all the same symptoms as last time. On level surfaces the thing fly's around without a problem but as soon as you aim it up even a slight incline it slows right down to a crawl. That's the other thing it doesn't matter if it is a 5 degree rise or a 15 degree rise it just slows right down.
Having read quite a few threads on these forums users are suggesting changing the oil but I have been told by numerous dealers that this is a non-serviceable part.
It is a fairly long story so I will do my best to get to the point
Roughly 2 years ago now I bought a Husqvarna YTH2754T brand new with the intention of cutting a 5 acre block, it was my first mower so I went in with just the research I could do online.
The 5 acre block is on a hill side which is quite steep, about 20 degrees for most of it. For safety I only drive the mower up and down the hill and at first that worked great. Initially I was wrapped with the mower and didn't mind that fact that it takes a little over 3 hours to mow the property.
However before long (6 months) the mower started slowing down when going uphill and before long would start to stop. If I let it sit for about 30mins it would drive up the hill at a decent pace for about 15mins before slowing right down again and failing shortly after.
At first I thought the belt was slipping so I replaced that, the problem still persisted. I checked numerous other things and spoke to the dealer, no one had any useful information for me.
In the end I forced them to replace the hydrostatic drive under warranty. Upon getting the mower back I was wrapped as it flew up the hill once again. This lead me to believe that the original hydrostatic drive was either defective or in another 6 months time the replacement would also suffer the same fate.
So here we are 6 months later and the mower is slowing down again going up the hill and showing all the same symptoms as last time. On level surfaces the thing fly's around without a problem but as soon as you aim it up even a slight incline it slows right down to a crawl. That's the other thing it doesn't matter if it is a 5 degree rise or a 15 degree rise it just slows right down.
Having read quite a few threads on these forums users are suggesting changing the oil but I have been told by numerous dealers that this is a non-serviceable part.