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...

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.