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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2774111" data-attributes="member: 3099">That I don&#039;t know.&nbsp; Seems that you might not be very bad shape on that though with only a few hours.&nbsp; From what I gather long mows (2+ acres), hills (some of the suggestions are to mow them first before the trans builds a lot of heat) and pulling trailers loaded with rock and such are what builds the heat.&nbsp; These transmissions actually have the torque to do these things, but they lose torque due to the oil heating up, things go south when that happens and slippage starts.&nbsp; And it seems that JD and Tuff Torque recommend completely different things.&nbsp; Hmmm..From what I could gather those that never have problems are mowing an acre or less and don&#039;t use it for anything but mowing.&nbsp; If you mow an acre or so AND it&#039;s pretty flat I&#039;d probably wait until the end of the season or the start of next.&nbsp; If you are mowing a lot of acreage or don&#039;t know the usage history before you got it, I&#039;d do it now but that&#039;s just me.<a href="http://www.mytractorforum.com/12-john-deere-forum/179552-servicing-k58.html" target="_blank">Here&#039;s a thread on the JD forum discussing oil changes</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2774111, member: 3099"] That I don't know. Seems that you might not be very bad shape on that though with only a few hours. From what I gather long mows (2+ acres), hills (some of the suggestions are to mow them first before the trans builds a lot of heat) and pulling trailers loaded with rock and such are what builds the heat. These transmissions actually have the torque to do these things, but they lose torque due to the oil heating up, things go south when that happens and slippage starts. And it seems that JD and Tuff Torque recommend completely different things. Hmmm.. From what I could gather those that never have problems are mowing an acre or less and don't use it for anything but mowing. If you mow an acre or so AND it's pretty flat I'd probably wait until the end of the season or the start of next. If you are mowing a lot of acreage or don't know the usage history before you got it, I'd do it now but that's just me. [URL="http://www.mytractorforum.com/12-john-deere-forum/179552-servicing-k58.html"]Here's a thread on the JD forum discussing oil changes[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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