snoboy58
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Our L5240 recently developed a chattering in forward and reverse. Tractor is used for snow blowing in a mountain neighborhood. Tractor has 665 hrs. We had to relocate the tractor by driving it due to no chance of maintenance in the location where noise developed so by the time we had driven it to where we could park it for trailering it had become extremely noisy and now barely moves. It's a loud chattering while driving, if stopped no noise, it does not make noise while operating implement hydraulics ie joy stick or 3 point or steering only a drive noise. In my mind it's as if the HST pump has failed or acting like clogged filter but Fluid and filters have maybe 50 hrs on them and fluid is full. Changed filters today just to see what we could see and suction filter magnet was covered with metal and the fluid that we drained from the suction filter was full of metal. Any hip shoot ideas? I already plan on taking to dealer but was hoping to hear some thoughts. Thanks
Mike
Mike