Zero Turn Hydrostatic Transmission Oil Change & Bleeding!

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Zero turn hydrostatic transmission oil change on a Cub Cadet zero turn hydro gear trans. Includes full service and bleeding.
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@thatguy199212 9 ай бұрын

I got this mower specifically to be able to drive it through a 36 inch door kzfaq.infoUgkx1VWTrayKBdCKAjzAcZ_Eg4dhHTae3LkN also recommend or gate It is a little tight with the grass deflector installed but has more clearance with the deflector replaced by the recycler/mulcher. This model appears to be popular and a little harder to find for that reason. I can't judge the dependability as I have only mowed the yard twice but everything else on the mower is very nice and working fine so far. I added options for the run hour timer, arm backrests, recycler/mulcher, towing bracket, deck lift assist and cover.

@MowerMike 9 ай бұрын

Damn she must have been dirty in there

@garrisong 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I need to do this to my cub cadet and this was very useful.

@MowerMike 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I can help, bleeding these correctly is key.

@graredtrading3121 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video. Really helped out

@MowerMike Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@sabineb.84 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, fyi our mowers have a transmission disable, so you can run the levers forwards and backwards without the wheels turning. Also, M1-103A and Fram FD4386 work as alternative filters, which you can get at any local auto parts shop.

@MowerMike 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the filter numbers, those dang hydro filters are $20 a piece!

@jordanhargis795 Ай бұрын

Also, these filters - Wix WL10102 Stens 120-738 Rotary (19-) 12374 Exmark 109-3321 Make sure it’s a transmission/hydraulic filter with no bypass valve/or anti-drain back valve.

@richardwharton8235 2 ай бұрын

@MowerMike, Thanks for the help, I changed a charge kit, o-rings and filters along with oil change, all very easy with your tutorial! My transmission leaks some hydro oil where the drive rod comes out of the transmission, Do you have any experience with fixing leaks from that area? I have the same cub cadet Z-force 60" as you. T.I.A

@MowerMike 2 ай бұрын

No I don’t. But my guess is to replace that gasket you may have to pull the whole transmission and split it open. Which is a bear of a task. Glad the video helped

@richardwharton8235 2 ай бұрын

@@MowerMike thank you. I’ll have to call a shop and see if they can help and hope it doesn’t cost a small fortune!

@richardwharton8235 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video Mower Mike!! I will be doing an oil change on my Z-force 60 after you showed how to do it! I already have 1.5 quarts of Cub Cadet Drive Fluid, do you see any reason why I should not mix it with Kawasaki 20W50 oil?

@MowerMike Жыл бұрын

Wow no one has ever called me Brilliant haha. No idea about the mixing but my guess is it would be fine.

@richardwharton8235 Жыл бұрын

Mower Mike, Thanks for the help, I changed a charge kit, o-rings and filters along with oil change, all very easy with your tutorial! My transmission leaks some hydro oil where the drive rod comes out of the transmission, Do you have any experience with fixing leaks from that area? I have the same cub cadet Z-force 60" as you. T.I.A

@johnnygonzalez7874 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Do you have a video on how to change the hydrostatic v belt ?

@MowerMike 2 жыл бұрын

I do on regular riders but not on a zero turn. That is a good idea for a video, I will put it on my list. Thanks. They are pretty easy on the zero turns though just pull on the lever with the idler pullie to release the tension and it should slip right off.

@dougbas3980 9 ай бұрын

@@MowerMike Not on my Exmark Phazer. No clearance to remove belts anywhere. Must remove fans from sheaves, idler arm (no belt clearance), and bracket to clutcu between belts. Just damn nasty. I am an engineer, but damn the engineer that did this design!😒

@gregorycarswell8545 2 жыл бұрын

More Mike my zero turn cub cadet has a steering wheel it's a z460 and when I cut grass it leaves a little bit of transmission fluid I pour some in there to keep it along the bottom of the reservoirs what they say when I bought it and when I get done it pours out and I have to put that small amount in there so I'm not losing a lot what do you think that could be

@MowerMike 2 жыл бұрын

I have no idea look around and find where it is leaking and fix it.

@lh98 2 жыл бұрын

Any input on a JD 265 riding mower that has weak forward and weak reverse? Dealer tried replacing the hygard fluid and filter but it’s still so weak even the slightest hill stops it. I checked the linkage and it’s functioning fine all the way forward and back. I jacked up the rear wheels put it in forward/reverse and I can stop both wheels with my hands 😳

@MowerMike 2 жыл бұрын

Man all I know about these I put in the video. Good luck

@georgesimpson3113 Жыл бұрын

you can run straight 50 weight also. you can use any 20w50. remove both vents at same time... both fill at same time... IIRC left side fills sooner than right. pull tabs in rear to disengage wheels first, bleed air, then push tabs back in and bleed air again.

@MowerMike Жыл бұрын

Nice trick, never thought of that one

@waylonmccrae3546 Жыл бұрын

Ever dealt with the Craftsman Revolution Mower ? The transmission called an Infinitrak ?? What fluid or oil do they take ... the fluid reservoir is almost dry & not sure what to use , 20w-50 maybe ?? Thanks !!

@MowerMike Жыл бұрын

No never heard of one. That or straight 30 weight would probably be work.

@waylonmccrae3546 Жыл бұрын

@@MowerMike I'll give it a go , thank you for replying back !! 🙂👍

@robbiecryer Жыл бұрын

Mate, I'm in need of help. Cub cadet 2004 rtz17. It doesn't have oil filter, but it does have a breather, I'm figure that I gotta take out both transmition's, Flip upside down, drain oil out, How much oil do I put back in, carn't find out nothing about it, And unfortunately I carn't access the filler hole from up top when i put it back to get her, so i need to do all this and the bench, before reassembling it back together. Can you give me any idea, how to, Sorry for being a pain in the bum. Thanks in advance. Cheers from down under

@MowerMike Жыл бұрын

Howdy Mate, no worries I have ya covered check out this video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/opuTaN2imtfeaIU.html Then move onto my playlist and let me know what questions you have after watching what I have out there. kzfaq.info/sun/PLo4VDcnI4eog75ESAm7eClMTZ50vTwQEu

@julianmcalister6865 7 ай бұрын

Got a question for ya brotha. My fluid looks totally fine and clear, but I noticed some grass pieces in my expansion tank. Not a whole lot, but enough to make me concerned. What’s your thoughts? I just bought the lawnmower from a guy that I did some HVAC work for so I’m unaware of who did what. It did come with books and records, but not sure how the grass got in.

@MowerMike 7 ай бұрын

Hmmm, maybe put the lid back on the tank?? Haha, no idea I would just keep running it. Little grass won’t hurt anything

@user-rk2ze6kb9x 10 ай бұрын

Hey man working on a toro zero turn with the steering wheel not sure the exact model it has the hydro gear transmissions kind of wondering if there the same and i could use the same parts ZH-MCBB-3BRA-2PL3 thanks

@MowerMike 10 ай бұрын

No idea will have to ask Google that

@philczornij Жыл бұрын

Mower mike, i have bobcat fast cat that has the zt3100 in it and i have changed fluids and filters all to direction. bled air and tested mower~ it does great but after parking and checking next day, i have to repurge again before hydro left side starts working again. what can it be. thx phil

@MowerMike Жыл бұрын

No idea maybe it has a little leak up top somewhere near the filler

@mkolosha Жыл бұрын

When pouring new hydro oil in do you have both allens out or do you do them one at a time?

@MowerMike Жыл бұрын

Both one is so it will bleed air out as you fill.

@thatonecarguy5999 2 ай бұрын

I have a rzt50 and it has a tank for fluid for the trans axles. Does that mean it isn’t or is serviceable

@MowerMike 2 ай бұрын

Yes it should be serviceable, check under it and see if it has screw on filters.

@M70ACARRY 8 ай бұрын

The newer Hydr-Gear ET hydros have drain plugs now.

@MowerMike 8 ай бұрын

Really that is good news. I never get to play with anything newer than 10 years old

@hroboys3817 Жыл бұрын

So I have the same mower you do almost. I did this whole oil change and upgraded the seals and covers. I had oil coming out of both vent holes and the reservoir filled just over half. I jacked it up and the right wheel will not move at all. I am thinking vapor lock but the oil is coming out of the vent so what do I do now? Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks

@MowerMike Жыл бұрын

I suggest unhooking the full tube, put your vent plugs back in and just manually add fluid as your bleed the hydro with a funnel. They are tricky to get all the air out.

@hroboys3817 Жыл бұрын

@@MowerMike I will give that a try thank you!

@MowerMike Жыл бұрын

@@hroboys3817 You unscrew the fitting the fill line fills through and just hold the funnel right above it where you can see it pouring in . That way you know it is bleeding

@danwrench7041 Жыл бұрын

make sure reservoir and frame are level when you fill, made a huge difference for me

@mikemoore7245 9 ай бұрын

I have a 2015 Cub RTZ-L that has been down for a year because of the left drive. New to these drives. I bought a new drive ZC-DMBB-4MDC-24PX. Haven’t put it on though I am getting ready to. It doesn’t appear serviceable, does this mean it’s already filled?

@MowerMike 9 ай бұрын

Yes they are sealed. Check out my zero turn playlist, have a few videos on those

@mikemoore7245 9 ай бұрын

@@MowerMike Sure will. Thank you!!

@mikemoore7245 9 ай бұрын

@@MowerMike Did watch some more of your videos. After roughly 2 hours my Cub 54" zero turn was mowing grass! Thanks for the videos!!

@dginta7932 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Sorry, so when you say ‘bleed’, do you have the cap off the resevoir, or the allen vent bolts slightly cracked? If it bleeds through the resevoir, then you would notice the fluid level drop as you do it, right?

@MowerMike 2 жыл бұрын

Loosening the bolt helps it bleed. It won’t bleed through the oil reservoir since that is where you are filling it. When you fill it there it has no where for the air to go since the tube from the reservoir to the trans is filled with fluid, that is the reason for the little vent/Allen head bolt. Good luck, getting the air out of the system is the trickiest part of changing the fluid.

@Darrenbrown09 2 жыл бұрын

@@MowerMike do the bolts need to come all the way out? Mine isn’t a Allen but a 19mm socket and on the right side there is a pulley in the way and I can’t get a wrench on it and if I did it still wouldn’t back out all the way I don’t think. The pulley is so close to it

@MowerMike 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darrenbrown09 It just needs to loosen enough so air comes through the threads so no it doesn’t have to come all the way out

@Darrenbrown09 2 жыл бұрын

@@MowerMike thank you sir!

@holleyciggy 9 ай бұрын

Some of them bleed through the reservoir via a small hole in the cap...just like on a gas tank or such....they all ABSOLUTELY have a vent of some kind somewhere and I'm not talking about the Allen head plug etc.....if they didn't have some means o ventilation than the pressure that build up as result of heat and volume displacement would blow the seals out or blow the housing apart.....pressure is just like electricity....it travels the path of least resistance.....

@travisfultz Ай бұрын

I noticed that your left wheel wasn’t moving when you was bleeding the line is that normal till you get the air out mine is doing the same thing

@MowerMike Ай бұрын

Yep totally normal. They have to be bleed to work

@travisfultz Ай бұрын

@@MowerMike how long does it normally take to bleed them I tried to bleed mine for a hour and it’s still bubbling and the tire still don’t spin

@MowerMike Ай бұрын

@@travisfultz Usually just a couple of minutes.

@Kailynnowell0822 Жыл бұрын

HELP!! I have a cub cadet Z Force 60”, it runs great until you turn the blades on then it bogs down.. I have to drive really slow to cut grass. If I drive over grass I just cut, then it runs fine but bogs down again just as soon as I hit the next row of grass.. and no, my grass is not too high/thick.. it does it whether I have the deck on my normal height or raised all the way up.. it’s like it’s bogging down under any amount of load.. I have changed fuel filter, plugs, engine oil, new blades, and cleaned the carb- and still having the same issue.. any ideas/suggestions?? Thank you!!

@MowerMike Жыл бұрын

Check your cylinder compression. Sometimes when I can’t figure out what is wrong the engine internals are just tired, you should have atleast 120lbs. You also should check your valve lash if you haven’t already. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d5OgrZxmxq2nloU.html

@nickm7394 7 ай бұрын

My mower did the same thing! I changed all the same things as you did.... but I found out it was the ignition coil (simple to replace) and after that it works great!!

@Thatrepairguy05 10 ай бұрын

My cub cadet is weak on left side but wheels spin the same speed it’s a 50 inch and can’t look at hydro oil any idea?

@MowerMike 10 ай бұрын

Everything is I know about those is in that video, good luck

@gregorycarswell8545 2 жыл бұрын

Losing a small amount of transmission fluid mic every time I cut grass I only have to pour a little bit and the reservoir to get it back up about 1/8 of an inch but every time I lose some what could that be

@MowerMike 2 жыл бұрын

Just keep a bottle on ya, hydro gear oil is good for grass.

@noraknight712 2 жыл бұрын

I have rzt l won't go forward or turn onleft side suggestions please

@MowerMike 2 жыл бұрын

Everything I know about how to fix these is in that video. Good luck

@marknye51.thefixitguy 11 ай бұрын

The toro z4200 model 74360 has no filters and has a small 1/8" hose coming out the top of each side of the transmission . Since we can't find any video's on the Toro Z4200 on transmission fluid and how to add oil we are adding oul through this tube. Still the left side won't turn any faster...its very slow. Thanks for the great videos

@MowerMike 11 ай бұрын

Check out my other hydro oil change video on my zero turn playlist. It shows how to do it on a non filter one like yours. Is a PIA