An older Gator followed me home last week on my trailer. It's a little on the crusty side and the info tag is missing so I don't even know what year it is but I suspect that it's from the late '90s. It's got a single cylinder air cooled Kawasaki engine that starts and runs great but the transmission pops out of gear unless physically held in place.
I found a thread on a Deere forum where a guy had the same trans issue and the fix involved removing the transmission but it didn't seem too bad. The hour meter shows nearly 2300 hours so I don't need to worry about the break-in procedure. It also has a functioning electric dump bed which is handy.
I plan to use Rotella T6 in the engine and 90 weight gear oil in the trans unless there is a compelling reason not to. I picked this up cheap and I'm not sure if it's a keeper or not and I won't start working on it until it gets a bit warmer here in New England. Here are a couple pics.
I found a thread on a Deere forum where a guy had the same trans issue and the fix involved removing the transmission but it didn't seem too bad. The hour meter shows nearly 2300 hours so I don't need to worry about the break-in procedure. It also has a functioning electric dump bed which is handy.
I plan to use Rotella T6 in the engine and 90 weight gear oil in the trans unless there is a compelling reason not to. I picked this up cheap and I'm not sure if it's a keeper or not and I won't start working on it until it gets a bit warmer here in New England. Here are a couple pics.
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