Red Horse
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- Joined
- Dec 12, 2010
- Messages
- 1,191
- Location
- Bolton, MA
- Tractor
- Deere 655ZTrak, Deere 4720 Cab, 400 X LT 155
I have an older M655..great machine and a true commercial mower compared to what Deere sells at the big box stores. Unlike new Deere zTracs that have an oil filter in each drive motor this early machine has one screw on filter-actually same part no. as the oil filter.
When I last used machine and parked it, it ran perfectly. I then decided I should change hydro oil-20-50- and the filter as I could not recall when I last did that- Well I go to back it out of barn and its "growling"- a noise that it never made before - and I pull it back in and both"sticks" are dead. like no resistance in system. Owners manual only says to lube filter gasket-nothing about filling filter too. Could system have air in it?
2000 hrs on it. Appreciate any opinions.
When I last used machine and parked it, it ran perfectly. I then decided I should change hydro oil-20-50- and the filter as I could not recall when I last did that- Well I go to back it out of barn and its "growling"- a noise that it never made before - and I pull it back in and both"sticks" are dead. like no resistance in system. Owners manual only says to lube filter gasket-nothing about filling filter too. Could system have air in it?
2000 hrs on it. Appreciate any opinions.