Stubee
Silver Member
I’ve got a B2320 HST, FEL. Had it about 7 years and it’s maintained and sees little use, mostly bush hogging and FEL pushing and lifting when I trailer it 800 miles to my hunt property in NW ONT. It’s only got about 130 hours and has been pretty much flawless.
Today I was simply running down my gravel road at camp in High, about 2000 rpms, going to hand cut stuff the tractor can’t get to. Had cruise control on and about 1/4 mile on I suddenly heard what sounded like a low pitched “whistle”. I’m wearing ear plugs and headphones but this was sudden and got my attention. It didn’t sound like grinding but whistling. I hit the accelerator to kick off cruise and it kept up, and I noted it changed with the throttle. I immediately stopped, the ‘whistle’ had stopped before I hit idle and I kept it running as temp was not hot at all (not even to low middle of the gauge) and looked things over. I had a hand brush cutter strapped to the back blade but that wasn’t hitting anything, only thing I’d noticed was that I still had it in 4WD and I usually don’t when just traveling on gravel. Took it outta 4WD, continued on to woods, back into 4WD in woods at low speed, no ‘whistle’. Oil level, HST fluid fine. Did my work and headed back in High but 2WD, 2000 rpm and hit throttle up and down on way, no whistle. No sign of a coolant leak etc, nothing amiss and the machine looks and acts nearly new til now even though it’s work is in the woods.
I wondered if running in High at a pretty good speed in 4WD would give a gear whine that would get my attention like this did? I’m trailering it back home in a couple days but do want to run a mile + down the gravel road tomorrow to finish some more hand cutting. Thanks for any info.
Today I was simply running down my gravel road at camp in High, about 2000 rpms, going to hand cut stuff the tractor can’t get to. Had cruise control on and about 1/4 mile on I suddenly heard what sounded like a low pitched “whistle”. I’m wearing ear plugs and headphones but this was sudden and got my attention. It didn’t sound like grinding but whistling. I hit the accelerator to kick off cruise and it kept up, and I noted it changed with the throttle. I immediately stopped, the ‘whistle’ had stopped before I hit idle and I kept it running as temp was not hot at all (not even to low middle of the gauge) and looked things over. I had a hand brush cutter strapped to the back blade but that wasn’t hitting anything, only thing I’d noticed was that I still had it in 4WD and I usually don’t when just traveling on gravel. Took it outta 4WD, continued on to woods, back into 4WD in woods at low speed, no ‘whistle’. Oil level, HST fluid fine. Did my work and headed back in High but 2WD, 2000 rpm and hit throttle up and down on way, no whistle. No sign of a coolant leak etc, nothing amiss and the machine looks and acts nearly new til now even though it’s work is in the woods.
I wondered if running in High at a pretty good speed in 4WD would give a gear whine that would get my attention like this did? I’m trailering it back home in a couple days but do want to run a mile + down the gravel road tomorrow to finish some more hand cutting. Thanks for any info.
