tractorred
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- May 31, 2009
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Just a reminder for owners of early SA tractors, if you have done your own maint you should have noticed the plastic fan that is located at the end of the driveshaft from the engine to trans. Customers found that the fan blades were being broken by tall grass and or small twigs, thus once broken there was no cooling for the trans. It took Yanmar a long time to come up with a factory housing to keep the debris from the fan, in the mean time a lot of dealers/owners installed a piece of chicken wire about 20 by 20 " square under the shaft to keep grass & twigs from hitting the fan, also a few used a small pipe from side to side that would keep the grass bent down before the fan but not twigs. The Yanmar unit is expensive to purchase & install, last known was 400 plus. While you are checking this make sure that the cooling fins on the trans are clear, and not packed with grass and debris.