Hi, 1st post here. I have a early-90s Woods mower here (equiv to a Grasshopper; Woods and GH were one and the same company for several years)
it has Eaton hydros on it (2 of them; 1 for each drive wheel) and I want to drain/flush the hydro system; I bought the machine just before leaf season last fall and IDK if the hydro fluid has ever been changed)
Problem being, is that there were 2 "series" of this mower made; the model is a "Mow'n Machine" 1250.
From serial number XXXX to YYYYY it calls for a 20W motor oil; 30W can be used on higher mileage units;
But mine is in the "ZZZZ and above" serial number range; and for them it says to use "woods Hydrostatic Transmission fluid P/N 70776; the problem is that it is $37/QUART! I do not THINK so!
I E mailed Grasshopper; my mower is equal to their (now retired) model number 1212; and their recommendation is P/N 345044 "cool temp Hydromax" fluid; I Drive old Dodges and Jeeps; I do not go back to Dodge for the fluids for my truck!
I went to a local oil supply place; they gave me Mobil's tech hotline number;
I called and they said "sorry, Woods or Grasshopper will not release their propetiary fluid charecteristics"; I am NOT paying $111 for 3 quarts of the stuff! Mobil "thought" their 424 fluis would do the job.
My plan is to flush the system; dump it, and then fill with new.
I went to Farm and Fleet yesterday; they have 7 different Hydro fluids on the shelf, all are $13.99 for 2-gallon containers. But which one? they are all made by Mystik. They had teh "deere stuff", the Case/IH stuff", a "universal" that supposedly covered both Case/IH and Deere, and 4 different "AW" fluids; AW 32, 46, 68 and 100. From what I see by the compatibility chart, 46 or 68 will suffice for "20W" and 100 equates to "30W".
Now at ~20 tears old, it is definitely out of warranty; but I want something with enough "body" to do the job, but not "too heavy" so as to overheat. and I don't want something that will deteriorate the seals.
Am I "stuck" buying the $37/qt stuff? Money's tight being on disability.
I wish it was as easy as buying a case of Valvoline 10W40 for my old 318 V8's and Jeep straight 6s!
it has Eaton hydros on it (2 of them; 1 for each drive wheel) and I want to drain/flush the hydro system; I bought the machine just before leaf season last fall and IDK if the hydro fluid has ever been changed)
Problem being, is that there were 2 "series" of this mower made; the model is a "Mow'n Machine" 1250.
From serial number XXXX to YYYYY it calls for a 20W motor oil; 30W can be used on higher mileage units;
But mine is in the "ZZZZ and above" serial number range; and for them it says to use "woods Hydrostatic Transmission fluid P/N 70776; the problem is that it is $37/QUART! I do not THINK so!
I E mailed Grasshopper; my mower is equal to their (now retired) model number 1212; and their recommendation is P/N 345044 "cool temp Hydromax" fluid; I Drive old Dodges and Jeeps; I do not go back to Dodge for the fluids for my truck!
I went to a local oil supply place; they gave me Mobil's tech hotline number;
I called and they said "sorry, Woods or Grasshopper will not release their propetiary fluid charecteristics"; I am NOT paying $111 for 3 quarts of the stuff! Mobil "thought" their 424 fluis would do the job.
My plan is to flush the system; dump it, and then fill with new.
I went to Farm and Fleet yesterday; they have 7 different Hydro fluids on the shelf, all are $13.99 for 2-gallon containers. But which one? they are all made by Mystik. They had teh "deere stuff", the Case/IH stuff", a "universal" that supposedly covered both Case/IH and Deere, and 4 different "AW" fluids; AW 32, 46, 68 and 100. From what I see by the compatibility chart, 46 or 68 will suffice for "20W" and 100 equates to "30W".
Now at ~20 tears old, it is definitely out of warranty; but I want something with enough "body" to do the job, but not "too heavy" so as to overheat. and I don't want something that will deteriorate the seals.
Am I "stuck" buying the $37/qt stuff? Money's tight being on disability.
I wish it was as easy as buying a case of Valvoline 10W40 for my old 318 V8's and Jeep straight 6s!
