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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2774148" data-attributes="member: 3099">Tuff Torque says that a 5W50 is &quot;optional&quot;.&nbsp; At temp it&#039;s a 50W, so yes a heavier oil would help.&nbsp; Hit that link I put in my post above.&nbsp; At 1.5 acres it seems you are running the perfect tractor, not too big a job at all for it.&nbsp; If you are certain you are noticing it slowing down ought to look into it, an oil change may be all you need.&nbsp; Some say they machine won&#039;t even go up their hills and at that point their response from techs and others who&#039;ve been through the transmission ordeal is that the trans is toast.&nbsp; Yours sounds like it isn&#039;t at that point yet from what I can gather.&nbsp; This sucks I really wanted that X300 I found.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t want to have the trans issue hovering and waiting to strike.&nbsp; That mower was mowing a 2.5 acre plot so I decided to pass, but it was really nice, looked brand new.&nbsp; <img src="/images/smilies/frown.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2774148, member: 3099"] Tuff Torque says that a 5W50 is "optional". At temp it's a 50W, so yes a heavier oil would help. Hit that link I put in my post above. At 1.5 acres it seems you are running the perfect tractor, not too big a job at all for it. If you are certain you are noticing it slowing down ought to look into it, an oil change may be all you need. Some say they machine won't even go up their hills and at that point their response from techs and others who've been through the transmission ordeal is that the trans is toast. Yours sounds like it isn't at that point yet from what I can gather. This sucks I really wanted that X300 I found. But I don't want to have the trans issue hovering and waiting to strike. That mower was mowing a 2.5 acre plot so I decided to pass, but it was really nice, looked brand new. :( [/QUOTE]

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