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DR Field & Brush Mower differential locked up

docchronos
9 years ago

I recently bought a 2001 DR Field & Brush Mower with a Kawasaki 14 hp motor. It has needed a bit of fixing and re-building (chain, chain guide, missing and worn bits and pieces), but mostly It is a real beast that eats up whatever I run it into. I have run it maybe 6 hours so far without trouble, but after the last run through my barnyard (mostly field and swamp grass), the manually set differential stopped working--it is locked up so that both wheels have to move at the same time, rather than each turning separately (a back breaker when trying to turn corners). I contacted DR, but all they could say was (to paraphrase), We don't know what to do. Maybe you need a new differential. Has anybody had a similar/same problem with their DR mower? Suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Ron.

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