john deere lt155, trouble with hydrostatic trans.

16 years ago

this spring when i got my lt155 out of winter storage i noticed that after starting it, it was slugish when pushing on forward peddle and would hardly move when trying to go backwards. after it warms up it seems to function ok. also i have a pretty steep hill in my front yard and after pulling it and getting to the top it the lt155 dont want to go forward or backward. after sitting for a couple of minutes it starts to function properly. can anyone help figure this out?

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machiem
16 years ago
You either have a slipping belt or the fluid in the transaxle needs to be changed.

The first is quite simple, the second is usually a bit more involved on a small lawn tractor.

Check to see if the belt looks a bit glazed and/or it's sitting at the bottom of the belt pulleys. If not, you probably need to change the transaxle fluid. Most likely it's the transaxle fluid, but it can't hurt to check the belt.

I don't know what transaxle is in a LT155, so can't give much more information.
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