My cub cadet is giving me grief

[tlg125]

Please help us we have just spent four months wages on a brand new Cub Cadet, it is an LT1042.
Hoping someone can assist. Bought a brand new Cub Cadet, live in the Australian country quite a way from dealer. Was so excited buying first brand new ride on, have had nothing but problems.
First one had terrible vibrations and then starter motor wouldn't engage. The dealer to their credit gave us a brand new machine (we had had it for just 1.5 hrs of use).
We have had this replacement brand new machine for just 3.5 hours of use and we now have the following problem, the mower is struggling to move when going uphill, it sounds like it is under load, the mower goes fine when on flat ground, as soon as you start to go uphill the mower loses its drive. The problem was not there at first, it had no problem with the inclines.
I have checked that the park brake is not stuck on.
What can be the problem? Cubs are not big over here in Australia but we were assured they were good strong machines, we are fast losing our confidence.
Thank you sooo much

 

[53gravely]

The little lawn tractor at our church had a similar problem.
I popped the hood and found that the fuel filter was an an angle where it would let air in the fuel line when you drove up an incline.....wired it more upright and BINGO!....never happened again.

 

[gamble77]

Please tell your Cub Cadet dealer to reference Service Advisories CC-492 & CC-497. One helps with vibration and the other helps when the transmission is under load (i.e. going up hills).