Bought a 1997 GT 275...Love it. I mowed a little bit with it..hydrostatic works great. there are no leaks from the trans. I checked the oil level via the dip stick...level was not even on stick..i ended up adding 1 qt to the level and it still did not register on the dipstick. I mowed for a little while, hydro working great, and noticed oil leaking from the top of the trans....assuming from the breather tube. So when i was draining the oil out to change it i got approx one quart too much hy-gard coming out. The majority came rushing out after i pulled the little tube filter out of the trans.So i did have the rec amount already in there. I put the new filter in and filled with the recommended 3.4 quarts of hy-gard but the oil still did not hit the dip stick even after running the tractor in fwd and reverse. I do notice that after i run it and the first time i pull the dipstick out there is some on the stick, but when i
recheck it it does not register on the stick. Is the internal screen plugged? Why is the hydrostat still working fine?..it works great. What am i missing. Am i damaging it by driving it? is it ok to drive?
recheck it it does not register on the stick. Is the internal screen plugged? Why is the hydrostat still working fine?..it works great. What am i missing. Am i damaging it by driving it? is it ok to drive?
