HST vs Manual trans

[paulfun9]

But your DK40 doesn't whine much does it?. At least my DK35se hardly whines at all. Near non existent. Only a bit in HI range, which I hardly ever use.

I think the smaller the tractor the larger the whine. I think it has to do with forcing hi pressure oil thru smaller passages.

Think that most complaints I have heard were from smaller tractor owners but I still have had a few moderate sized machines that had a whine.
When I was test running tractors before final decision on the Kioti how much overall noise was one thing the wife kept reminding me of. You see I can deal with the whine almost any day of the year but it drivers her nuts.

Still I haven't had to deal with a whine from a gear or shuttle yet so if someone is really bothered by it go with a shuttle.

 

[k0ua]

Think that most complaints I have heard were from smaller tractor owners but I still have had a few moderate sized machines that had a whine.
When I was test running tractors before final decision on the Kioti how much overall noise was one thing the wife kept reminding me of. You see I can deal with the whine almost any day of the year but it drivers her nuts.

Still I haven't had to deal with a whine from a gear or shuttle yet so if someone is really bothered by it go with a shuttle.

My neighbor had a BX for a while, and one winter day we were both out pushing snow, and I could hear his tractor whine over the engine noise of my tractor. That thing was a "real whiner". I have also heard some owners state on here that by filling the ROPS with the spray in foam that it eliminates the majority of the whine. They think the whine is resonating up the ROPS tubing.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

How do I wear out the clutch on my hydro tractor that has no clutch?

Did I say anything about a clutch on a hydro??

I'll have to go back and re-read my last post...

SR

 

[aczlan]

So what gear do I need to have installed on my JD because it whines no matter what gear its in?

Replace the hydraulic fluid with LowVis HyGuard, that will help.

Aaron Z

 

[dragoneggs]

My neighbor had a BX for a while, and one winter day we were both out pushing snow, and I could hear his tractor whine over the engine noise of my tractor. That thing was a "real whiner". I have also heard some owners state on here that by filling the ROPS with the spray in foam that it eliminates the majority of the whine. They think the whine is resonating up the ROPS tubing.

That is an interesting theory! I 'feel' the whine is audible directly but you might be on to something. That said, my whining is tolerable (personal opinion... just ask my wife).