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Although we live in a warmer climate than we used to it is necessary to move a little snow durning the winter months.
I have been using a Statoh Beaver for the last 3 years. 4 wheel drive 15 hp Diesel CUT
It has a loader on it and a 5 ft blade. More than adequate for the 40 ft of driveway we have although occasionally I will clean out the neighbors driveway which is about 200 ft.
We had a week of cold that was below normal and snowed a few tenths of an inch nearly everyday so I fired up the Satoh and went to work it was barely above 0 and after a few minutes the hydraulics got very jerky almost like it was running out of oil and trying to pump air. When I purchased the tractor it had the rubber on the gear shift missing so it had some water in the hydraulic system / transmission.
Last fall I removed the 3 low point drain plugs and changed the oil 3 times, Also added a can of heat to the oil. Yesterday was 60 Degrees so I started the tractor up and bladed the driveway, The hydraulics worked fine. I don't know if it still has some moisture in the system or it was just to cold for it last winter. I wonder if the shaft seal on the pump leaks when it gets cold, I can't find any leaks in the pipe that goes from the oil in the trans to the pump.
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Although we live in a warmer climate than we used to it is necessary to move a little snow durning the winter months.
I have been using a Statoh Beaver for the last 3 years. 4 wheel drive 15 hp Diesel CUT
It has a loader on it and a 5 ft blade. More than adequate for the 40 ft of driveway we have although occasionally I will clean out the neighbors driveway which is about 200 ft.
We had a week of cold that was below normal and snowed a few tenths of an inch nearly everyday so I fired up the Satoh and went to work it was barely above 0 and after a few minutes the hydraulics got very jerky almost like it was running out of oil and trying to pump air. When I purchased the tractor it had the rubber on the gear shift missing so it had some water in the hydraulic system / transmission.
Last fall I removed the 3 low point drain plugs and changed the oil 3 times, Also added a can of heat to the oil. Yesterday was 60 Degrees so I started the tractor up and bladed the driveway, The hydraulics worked fine. I don't know if it still has some moisture in the system or it was just to cold for it last winter. I wonder if the shaft seal on the pump leaks when it gets cold, I can't find any leaks in the pipe that goes from the oil in the trans to the pump.
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