147 trans questions

cub cadet 72 guy · #1 05-10-2015, 12:07 AM

I just got a 147 today. I was told by the PO and a neighbor who worked on it, that the hydro didn't work. I see a lot on here that most just need new fluid and a filter. I checked it, input shaft spins, release buttons stuck but that's from it sitting. I believe they were free at the time. So, do I need to swap the rear or should I just do fluid and filter. Also the neighbor said it would move a little when he worked on it

zippy1 · #2 05-10-2015, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by cub cadet 72 guy

I just got a 147 today I was told by the PO and a neighbor who worked on it that the hydro didn't work.I see a lot on here that most just need new fluid and a filter. I checked it, input shaft spins, release buttons stuck but that's from it sitting I believe they were free at the time. So, do I need to swap the rear or should I just do fluid and filter. Also the neighbor said it would move a little when he worked on it

The release button should pop up once the tractor has started....should. Spray some PB of them, then work it up and down and see what happens....
If it were me, a fluid and filter change would be my first move. Once you get the back cover off, you then will have an idea of what you may be dealing with by the condition of the fluid and internal cleanliness.
When you started it, did you try and see if it moved? Did it "sound" or "feel" like it was trying?

cub cadet 72 guy · #3 05-10-2015, 01:14 AM

I didn't get it running yet today I focused on getting the 129 running that I also got with it, I'm just going off of what I heard and saw. The hydro's never go bad often, right? Also I discovered that the cooling fan is missing on the 129, will it be ok if I clean off the hydrostat and use it while I get a fan. I'm not mowing with it

cub cadet 72 guy · #4 05-10-2015, 07:22 PM

Pulled the cover off just now. I'm sure I found the problem.

Its all covered in slime inside

cub cadet 72 guy · #5 05-10-2015, 08:15 PM

And the ORIGINAL filter is really stuck

cub cadet 72 guy · #6 05-10-2015, 10:01 PM

I finally got it off

J-Mech · #7 05-10-2015, 10:21 PM

SO..... still wondering if you needed to change the fluid and filter?

cub cadet 72 guy · #8 05-10-2015, 10:43 PM

Not anymore. That's for sure and because I just have to do that, I have an extra working rear end that I don't have to put in it anymore

cub cadet 72 guy · #9 05-10-2015, 10:49 PM

Since it was so full of gel, will I somehow have to clean the pump or will just cleaning the sump and line be fine. The filter should have caught that...right? But it was full of gel too

J-Mech · #10 05-10-2015, 10:51 PM

Clean the rear out with diesel fuel or kerosene, clean the tube, install a new filter and fill it with cheap hydraulic oil or some cheap 30wt. Run it a while, then drain it and change the filter again. Put whatever oil in it you want the second time around.