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I had a dealer tell me that they don't rebuild the hydrogears for zero turn mower. He said that they never work out. I would like to rebuild the hydro gear rather than shelling out almost 1/3 the price of the mower for 1 gear.

What's your advice?
Where's the best place to buy the gears / rebuild kits?

Go on partstree.com and pay close attention to the dissemble and reassemble. Replace all o rings and seals.

Seen any cheaper pricing on these? The pricing I have seen is outrageous.

There not cheap to rebuild. Try jacks small engine

Marcel 1 said:

Seen any cheaper pricing on these? The pricing I have seen is outrageous.

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I agree totally, especially for a mass produced item, likewise for injection pumps(any).

I would offer it is a feature of the percieved potential market. A 'sophisticated' drive
in the hands of average joe(s) with going forward, fast (or reverse in many cases)
"automaticly"... like no stick shift, required. The manufacturers see 'abuse' and smile.
If you must work them hard make sure the drive is cooled in operation and oil is regularly
checked for quality.

We (.au) had a similar thing here with Greenfield's patented cork clutch system.
Unlike cones they gave/give a relatively maintainance free system with single foot pedal
control. When they did break the repair cost a bomb and (IME) was hardly comparable
to new. Yet to find out if same applies to hydra drives as I sure wont be buying a unit
iffn I lose one, or two.
Touch wood and lots of period inspections I wont have to.

... my two pennies on the topic

KK