New Member Introduction From York, PA

[AlfaAndy]

Greetings everyone. I own a Z-Force LX60 zero-turn mower with about 500 hours on the clock. As a retired automotive technician I perform all of my own servicing. I use the supplied Operator's Manual as a guide for maintenance intervals. One item not listed in the guide is the service interval for the Hydrostatic Transmission oil. The manual states that the "...pumps / transaxles are sealed and maintenance free." It goes on to state that if the reservoir needs to be topped-up to use a "quality 20W-50 motor oil." It seems to me they (Cub Cadet) are stating that the Hydrostatic Transmission oil is, what some manufactures call, "Lifetime oil." In the automotive world we scoff at this statement. Having worked in new car dealerships and then as a shop foreman at an indy shop, I have first hand knowledge of both sides of this ridiculous belief in lifetime fluid (for automatic transmissions, for example), 15,000 mile engine oil change intervals, etc. When the auto trans would fail at 100k miles, we would say, "yup, the oil lasted the lifetime of the transmission" The fact of the matter is, if you would have changed the fluid (and filter in some models) regularly, it probably would have lasted 2x or 3x longer.
So, my question to the collective here, is there a thread on this forum that details how to change the hydrostatic transmission oil and lists the correct oil and the amount required, tools required, etc. for my Z-Force LX60? TIA

[Oak]

Welcome to OCC AlfaAndy. I see that your question was answered in another area. Good luck and let us know how it goes.