Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

FWIW, I bought my 1st 2 stager - Honda unit - without ever demoing a unit that had Hydrostatic Transmission.
Just short of the fact that it's variable infinite speed, can anyone just give me a laymens primer on the benefits of a Hydrostatic Transmission ?


BTW, how often if any do you do a OCI on the hydro transmission.

I was just surprised how much ~harder~ is is to move when not engadged as opposed to ~regular~ geared transmission.
I was at the local orange borg last night and wheeled the Organge buckets around and they wheel so much with ease...

I would estimate 50-60 feet, depending on the type of snow.   Dry or drifted snow  50-60 feet,   wet slushy snow   25-30 feet..  I live where the houses are about 80-100 ft apart,  There are snowblowers at each house, various makes.  The snow at the sides of my driveway are lower than the others, because I can throw the snow farther, WE now have over   4 feet of snow on the ground, that is where it has not drifted.

The Husky "16530EXL" model has a Hydro.

http://www.husqvarna.com/us/landowner/products/snow-throwers/16530exl/

I've noticed some of the Husky/Craftsman models sold in Canada also have hydros. I have yet to see one being sold in the states though

. Paul7 wrote:

chefwong wrote:

The clutch lever does not have to be disengaged anytime,  Just hold down the clutch lever, and use the hydro lever only, when going from forward to reverse or  vice versa  changing speeds in forward or reverse, no stopping is required. This does not abuse the hydrostatic transmission, it is designed to work like this.    The hydro lever should not be moved unless the engine is running.

Royster,

    You seem to be a smart guy.  Can you go over in detail the advantages of the hydro and explain it's operation?   What are the bad points of a friction disk system? 

trouts2 wrote:

      I don't consider myself to be a smart guy, but I guess that is what it seems to you,  Thankyou anyway.

You can read my review of the Husqvarna  16530EXL , and in my opinion , the advantages and disadvantages of  hydrostatic drive , etc.

under the discussion heading,"Is a hydrostatic  drive good for a snowblower"

My message # 77.