Hello!
I recently picked up a B7100 HST 4x4 with loader that has only 400 hours on it. The big issue with it is it was used by a local mall to load salt for the parking lots and the sheet metal is all rusted pretty badly. I can't really complain cause the price was too good to pass up. Since new parts almost sent me into shock I started looking for a nice parts machine and I finally found one.
It's a nice B7100 2WD with just over 2000 hours on it. The guy traded me on a car dolley I had and I'm supposed to go get it this Saturday. The motor runs great but it has a problem with the hydrostatic tranny.
It will run great with plenty of power but only until the fluid warms up. Then it still moves but won't climb any hills and has no power.
I got this tractor for parts but now that I think about it, it would be nice to fix it and use it. Can't have too many tractors .
The PO was very honest about the issue. He just traded for the tractor and changed the filter but that's about all he did and it didn't help. The tractor was used on a golf course to pull a reel mower and that's it.
I don't know a lot about hydrostatic trannys. Is it possible it just has the wrong fluid in it? Could it be a clogged pickup tube or screen?
2000 hours doesn't seem like a lot to me. Would the hydro be toast after only 2000 hours?
My thought was to drain the fluid, clean all the screens and filters and put all new fluid in with some Seafoam tranny flush and see if that might fix it.
What say the experts?
I recently picked up a B7100 HST 4x4 with loader that has only 400 hours on it. The big issue with it is it was used by a local mall to load salt for the parking lots and the sheet metal is all rusted pretty badly. I can't really complain cause the price was too good to pass up. Since new parts almost sent me into shock I started looking for a nice parts machine and I finally found one.
It's a nice B7100 2WD with just over 2000 hours on it. The guy traded me on a car dolley I had and I'm supposed to go get it this Saturday. The motor runs great but it has a problem with the hydrostatic tranny.
It will run great with plenty of power but only until the fluid warms up. Then it still moves but won't climb any hills and has no power.
I got this tractor for parts but now that I think about it, it would be nice to fix it and use it. Can't have too many tractors .
The PO was very honest about the issue. He just traded for the tractor and changed the filter but that's about all he did and it didn't help. The tractor was used on a golf course to pull a reel mower and that's it.
I don't know a lot about hydrostatic trannys. Is it possible it just has the wrong fluid in it? Could it be a clogged pickup tube or screen?
2000 hours doesn't seem like a lot to me. Would the hydro be toast after only 2000 hours?
My thought was to drain the fluid, clean all the screens and filters and put all new fluid in with some Seafoam tranny flush and see if that might fix it.
What say the experts?