Tuff Torq 46

[bretonlion]

Hello ..
I am sure this has been raised before .. my apologies for doing it again..
I have a couple of ride on mowers that have Hydro drive gearboxes.. Tuff Torq T46 types
They drive ok for awhile .. then refuse to go up slopes ..
I have renewed the drive belt and idler pulleys .. and shall replace the oil ..
Without taking the boxes to pieces .. which looking at UTube etc is way beyond my skills .. is there anything else I can do ..
Plus .. What oil do you recommend for me to use ..
Thanks ..
P.S .. As someone has said .. Sell them and buy a better one .. But ..As I do not have the resources to that .. I cannot .. Hence me asking ..

 

[mechanic mark]

You bet, sell the two you have for a reasonable price & purchase a used lawn/garden tractor V-Twin with a beefier transaxle K57/K64 or higher & in good working order, $2500 or less.

used simplicity conquest for sale - Google Search

just an example above

 

[bretonlion]

You bet, sell the two you have for a reasonable price & purchase a used lawn/garden tractor V-Twin with a beefier transaxle K57/K64 or higher & in good working order, $2500 or less.

used simplicity conquest for sale - Google Search

just an example above

Thanks for the comment .. if I had the money .. I might just do that .. but I have not ..

 

[gbrewer]

Hello ..
I am sure this has been raised before .. my apologies for doing it again..
I have a couple of ride on mowers that have Hydro drive gearboxes.. Tuff Torq T46 types
They drive ok for awhile .. then refuse to go up slopes ..
I have renewed the drive belt and idler pulleys .. and shall replace the oil ..
Without taking the boxes to pieces .. which looking at UTube etc is way beyond my skills .. is there anything else I can do ..
Plus .. What oil do you recommend for me to use ..
Thanks ..
P.S .. As someone has said .. Sell them and buy a better one .. But ..As I do not have the resources to that .. I cannot .. Hence me asking ..

 

[Hammermechanicman]

Get some straight 50 wt. Won't fix them but will help.

 

[gbrewer]

Having the same trouble. All started with rear axle mounting flange breaking off. I made angle iron replacements, remounted, changed oil in K46, renewed ground drive belt.
I found out that you are supposed to renew oil in trans every 200 hours. Who knew? Renewed drive belt in April this year then again in July. I've still got the same problem.
Mower goes slow and will barely pull a small knoll. Maybe I've placed the repair flanges too low or too high. I cannot find structural diagram for height on frame.
I hope one of you will have a solution.
This is a 2009 Husqvarna YTH2348.
Thanks

 

[StarTech]

if you are referring this

Then a repair kit is available to repair the vertical draw bar.

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[gbrewer]

if you are referring this
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Then a repair kit is available to repair the vertical draw bar.

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Thanks. I've built new brackets with 3 in. angle iron. I think I've moved the new brackets too far forward creating too much slack in the drive belt causing the belt to slip and loosing
torque to the K46. I'll keep you posted on results. I'm going to a friends house and get some real detailed measurements this week. Thanks for the help.

 

[StarTech]

You can't move the transaxle forward if the anti-torque bracket is in place which real needs to be there so you don't the ears off again.

 

[kbowley]

Regarding the recommended oil, Use 20w50 synthetic.