That is my name for my sitdown mower. It is much battered but functional enough for my needs. I've had it 15 yrs. For the last few yrs, I replace worn out parts with new when I can find them. or make them. Last yr I bought a 2 gallon jug of Universal hydraulic oil at TSC. The label said it was compatible with Hy-Trans that IH specced. This is a IH Cadet 80 lawn "tractor" Not, with a vertical engine, it isn't. Thats a mower by my way of thinking. Anyway, I took out the rear drive so I could invert it into a 5 gallon bucket overnight. To empty out the ? hydro oil through the gazinta. . Okay, some oil did come out of the unit through the fill. Also I drained the diff and it has 1/2 pipe plugs for fill and drain. They built stuff right in the 70s. I did a drain last summer and filled the diff with what looks to be 20 w 20 oil. No bad smells or anything, but the hydro has been getting logy climbing hills etc. I think it was sold with a 6 hp B+S flathead. When I rescued it from under a tree it had an 11 HP B+S I/C electric start. A new one the owner said. It would do wheel stands when I got it going, lately 'not so much. and it will make noise climbing a slope that it never used to. I used the hydro oil. The unit has a case that appears to be just 2 castings bolted together. I figure they share the same oil. I am confident that I will be mowing with it by Wednesday at the latest. The engine oil stays clean and clear. It got a new coil when I fried it back in '01. The Inty has brawnier frame rails than the Rat. It has a cast front axle. It is pretty much my main mower with the Toro as a trimmer. Its main trouble is that 40 yrs of metal to metal connections gets a little sloppy in Clearances on the joints and linkages have worn away . So steering isn't precise. Any insights would appreciated as to fixing stuff. TIA
