244H,TRANS PROBLEM, need some ideas!

[swampman 0]

Hi Guys, I have this 92(?) 244H I have been using since May of last year and it just seems like

it gets slower all the time.

I would think if the Drive Belt were slipping I would hear it or see signs of it coming apart.

 

Last year when I started using it the Trans oil was green in color,now it is dark.

I wanted to change it but I can't find 20w which the manual specifies,and then there's the therory

about not changing Trans oil unless you have to.

Should I change the Trans oil?,if so..what should I use?

Could the Trans be slipping internaly?

 

Can anyone shed some light on this?

 

 

thanks in advance!

steve in PA

 

244H

B-100

Edited July 24, 2013 by swampman

[swampman 0]

ANYONE?....

[Jeff-C175 7,203]

 

Last year when I started using it the Trans oil was green in color

 

GREEN?  What's it smell like? 

 

 

I wanted to change it but I can't find 20w which the manual specifies,and then there's the therory about not changing Trans oil unless you have to.

 

Manual calls for 20W ?  as in 20W SAE straight weight motor oil?  (sorry, not familiar with your machine).

 

I don't think I would buy any cockamamie theory of 'not changing Trans oil unless you have to.'  What does that really mean anyway?  If the manual for the machine specifies a service interval for the trans oil, then you 'have to'.

[rmaynard 15,610]

According to the official Toro/Wheel Horse 1956-1999 Lubrication Recommendations, Drive Belt & Mower Blade Usage Charts, the proper fluid for your 244H is 1 quart of SAE 30 API Service SG, SH, SJ or higher oil.

 

Drain it and replace it. What harm is it going to do? I don't think it will make it any worse.

[Jeff-C175 7,203]

Just found a manual for the Eaton 7 series trans... and surprise to me it says:

 

Oil changes - not required

 

Which in my opinion is crazy... but they're the manufacturer, who am I to second guess them?

 

Anyway, if you had GREEN fluid in your trans last year, it sounds to me as if someone put in the wrong fluid.  SAE 20W premium motor oil should never be GREEN!   I sure hope it wasn't anti-freeze!

Edited July 31, 2013 by Jeffpicks

[boovuc 1,090]

Eaton 7's are light duty and the pump is known to fail. For the price of a quart of oil, (actually less than a quart since you won't get it all out), you have absolutely nothing to lose but time if you get the same result afterward. We aren't that familiar with the 200 series tractors although there are members that have them and may chime in. Possibly asking for advice on the main forum page will get a better hit from 200 series owners. Your oil may have over-heated either because of a fan/cooling issue or a pump issue continually doing blow-by.

Good Luck!