I have a 2008 scag swvz 36 hydro with the 16hp kawi engine. 950 hrs or maybe 2950 hours. the hour meter kind of shows part of what looks like a 2 on the display sometimes and other times just 950. I dont know. Either way it has the handlebar steering gizmo which i thought would be easier on the hands vs pistol grip style hydros or belt drive. I just picked it up and the tracking is all funky. It wanted to steer to the left. I adjusted the left motor tracking knob way down(or the direction of more power to that pump clockwise) until it tracked straight but then had problems with it not wanting to turn when backing up and creeping in neutral. i then just reset the linkage by loosening the jam nuts and putting linkages even by eyesight and also even amounts of threads coming up through the trackin adjustment knobs. Previously one rod sat an inch above the other down near the pump linkage. I set them to not creep in neutral which i assumed would be a good starting point. Everything even should go straight and have even power right? I also understand one pump can wear faster than the other and hence the adjustment knobs they included to make it easy. Now the right motor way overpowers the left and it wants to go in a left hand circle unless i "steer" it far right as i mow which causes it to move slowly and not want to go up inclines(it just kind of loses all drive power) or turn right at the end of a pass. Is my wheel left wheel motor just bad? I will likely take it to a dealer which is over an hour from me in a couple of weeks but thought Id jump on here and see if any scag mechanics could give me a diag or help since Im pretty mechanically minded and have tools. Thanks in Advance
Kellen from Idaho
Kellen from Idaho