[grumpyoldman]

guyina4x4 -

I spend about a week last fall looking on-line for a new replacement trans for my 2006 SLT1554. Everyone I spoke to (including Cub Cadet) told me the same thing. Discontinued and no remaining stock. I even tried looking for a rebuild kit with no success. I couldn't even find a way to contact/speak to anyone at Hydro-Gear. Only transmissions I found were used on eBay (probably no better than my old trans). My authorized Cub Cadet service center told me they don't rebuild/repair Hydro-Gear transmissions. They just replace them. Anyway, as I already purchased a new tractor, I'm not willing to put $300, or more, into 16-year-old lawn tractor with over 550 hours on it. I'll just use the Cub Cadet on the rougher, flatter areas of my property, until it dies. Now that I know where drain and fill plugs are located, maybe I'll just try some thicker Walmart oil in the trans to see if that helps. When the outside temp is cool out (50's to low 60's) the tractor still works fine.