My T1760 lawn tractor goes slow in forward. It is fine in reverse. The fluid level is good. The drive belt seems plenty tight. What else should I check? Thanks.
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Lawn Tractor slow in Forward
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I checked that and it moves the transmission lever fine and doesn't hit stop at the pedal. I drained and refilled the xmsn. The tensioner appears to be maxed out. I am going to get a new belt then I will update. Thanks.
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First things first. Need to verify that the transmission linkage, on the side of the transmission, is CLEAN. Seen more than one get dirt in/around it and hold the links from going to full forward. Once that is clean and working properly, then check your pedal linkages. If there is ANY slack in the joints, it will affect your travel speeds. If that is all in good condition, look on the transmission. There is a large hex, about 27mm IIRC, with a nut in the center. This is the transmission swash plate linkage adjustment. Sometimes one can adjust this and get a better top speed; but be warned that this adjustment is a last resort as it will also affect reverse speed and sometimes neutral creep.
Thanks. Linkage is clean. I have been all over it. I put on new drive belt. Still slow. I will look for that adjustment.
Not trying to be smart here... but on my BX, I would look to see if the lever is pointed at the rabbit or the turtle. That is my fast or slow indicator.
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Thanks. But mine wont even go to turtle. I've messed with that linkage for years and had no luck.
It appears I have bought some time at least. Transmission really whined after changing fluid but after some run time it sounds fine. Not as fast in forward as it should be but it's adequate. New drive belt didn't seem to help any. Thanks for your input!
Well, after a few months it appears the xmsn has gotten worse. I had to push it out of the shed but after a while it worked but was very slow. The tractor has 1300 hrs. on it. Anone ever rebuilt one of these?