Bad Boy Mowers Maverick 50 Hour Maintenance Part 2 - Hydro-Gear Oil Change
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Got the oil changed out in the Hydro-Gear transaxles in the 2019 Bad Boy Maverick.
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Appreciate it. Your video gave me the kick in the ass to get 'er done. For anyone else taking it on with a newer model, my '22 does not have a reservoir for the hydros. It has a vent plug on the side and a fill plug on top. It's still basically the same process.
Good deal. Thanks for commenting!
Great video! Got a 2009 Bad Boy ZT Elite. The top port plugs are 1/4" hex. Man that was tough getting them off. You are right - it was one gallon + a quarter quart to top it off. Your video helped me work through the whole process, and she is now up and running. Thank you.
Good deal. Glad I could be of some help to ya!
Very very helpful wish I had watched it before I started the project
Thanks for the comment. I hope the video helped!
Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Much Appreciated!
No problem. I hope it was helpful. Thanks for leaving a comment.
From inexperience person like me didn't learn anything because you did everything with out explanation
Understandable. Some folks are visual learners, some are auditory learners.
@@south_coast I concur... I am both, though. Visual is good, but audio explaining what size ratchet for the bolts would have been handy, as well as why you pulled the neutral, lifted the rear end, etc, to explain the purge method. Fortunately, I had read up on a PDF for the procedure and was able to put that together with the video.
Well if u can not figure it out from this video then you don't need to be trying to do it yourself
Thanks , good information
Just bought a 2021 Maverick. Been watching your videos for a year now , I like to do research
That's good to hear! Thank you for watching. Hope you like your new Maverick!
How are you liking the Maverick so far ? Did you get the Kawasaki engine or the Kohler ? Looking at getting a Maverick with the Kaw engine but supply is low this year - looking for input
@@deaconnyte9748 I got the Kohler, but I have heard great things about the Kawasaki. Overall I love the mower. Would buy it again if this one got stolen or fell off the trailer....
@@deaconnyte9748 Honda motor on mine $600 more but I own a lot of Honda powered equipment. That’s what the rental companies run
@@jeffarthur322 Picked up a 2021 54" Maverick with the Kawasaki engine this past weekend, drove 2.5 hours to pick up -only one I could find looking for a month - last ones they will get for the year , Im told - This Covid thing still sucking - Wife and I are in healthcare and havent missed a beat over the last year - be nice if everyone else would return back to work and get things going again. Its a nice mower, bumpier on my lawn then I expected - have a Trac seat on order and will be installing when it arrives.
If you want to save, the oil filter is the same as a 1996 Mazda Miata.
Good info always try to cross reference these oil filters, to much mark up…..
Good to see this. Good times.
Duh, follow ALL of South Coast's steps including the jacking up and running forward and backward. This purges air in the line and it fixed my botched oil change!
Glad you got it figured out!
Good job, helpful.
Four quarts of regular motor oil 20w50 is what is listed on a PDF I saw for the transaxles from BadBoyParts.
That's what mine says...can use up to 40w motor oil in engine depending on ambient temperature ....I wouldn't go no heavier than 30sae in hot summer weather
That's in the owners manual. That's what i will use. Not paying the ridiculous amount for hydrogear brand.
Thanks for the well done video. I'm thinking about trying a hydro service on my 2021 bad boy maverick mower. It would be the first time I've done it. I talked to my bad boy dealer today. He said that the hydraulic reservoir is internal in the zt 3200. Maverick is a 2021 model
Just read up on that year model…there may be sone differences between the 2019 I have and your 2021
Good to see someone not using an impact driver on that aluminum.
Impacts and aluminum threads are a a recipe for disaster
Loved your video. I followed what you did to the T on my ZT Elite and have a problem after completion. I removed each filter and let old oil drain. Put the new filters on. I "bled" each of the holding tanks until the new oil ran out each hole and put the plugs back in. Had to add some oil to each top tank to fill level. Started machine and it seemed to work. BUT, soon developed a grinding noise when operating the shift levers and doesn't have much forward speed. Am having trouble steering it straight. What did I miss?
Did you bleed your lines by lifting the mower, pulling the neutral pin at the rear, and moving the wheels in forward and reverse several times, then doing the same with it on the ground? That is the procedure for bleeding the air per the PDF I read off the BadBoyParts website.
You should move your drain bucket when putting new filters on. P.S work smarter not harder. 👍😁👍
Thank you for showing us this! Did the hydro fluid change cause the need for the arm adjustment or were you having that issue before?
The adjustment issue happened prior to the oil change. Wasn't much, but it was enough to bother me.
What is up South Coast!? While servicing my transaxles I ran into the same issue locking the trans into neutral. What you got to do is pull it out and use those linchpins to keep it extended. Hope that helps if you didnt figure it out already
Man I appreciate the comment. I did figure out that same thing…eventually.
Hey bud I just got a 2021 maverick 60" with the kawasaki motor, after about 2 mows it's creeping forward. Next time you're under there can you get a video with more detail of it's location... also do you spin them the adjustment rod the same direction. Thanks and keep the content coming. Just moved into a 5 acre lot . And this is my first real mower. No more city life for me
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Explains how to adjust..very easy☝
Great Video, learned a lot and I’ll refer to it when 50 hrs is due. I have 22 on mine.
I have a 747 too. Does yours smoke at crank up after sitting a week? Mine does.
A few questions: Is that oil you bought at TS pricey? Filters? Also on that bleeder bolt you removed. Is that even necessary? It seems like you removed it and then put it back in after adding some oil...how long before you checked it until oil started coming out?
Great 👍 video, keep Em’ coming brother
I haven't noticed any significant amount of smoke on start up after sitting. maybe a puff or two but it clears right up once I push the choke back in.
The oil was $30/gallon, not sure what the filters cost, but I want to say $30 for the pair..Could probably find them cheaper elsewhere. The timing is a bit misleading in the video. It takes a long time for the oil to work its way into the hydro-gear. Without the bleeder removed you will get a bubble trapped and you will never properly fill the hydro-gear. Once you hit the 2 quart mark you need to start checking on the bleeder more frequently. I think I had a touch over 2 qts in before it came out the bleeder. Remove the bleeder before adding any oil.
Thanks for watching. Hope it is helpful for ya.
Thx for connecting the bleeder connecting dot for me. My engine does what yours does on smoke at startup but it goes right away. Thx again for the great info too
I just inherited one of these headaches and will be selling it due to all the complicated procedures and pricey parts one must buy to keep operational. Will stick with my very simple tractor w/ finishing mower.
Right on. Light mechanic work isn’t for everyone.
@@south_coast pain in the ass sissy work vs what a real machine can do.
Sure. Cool story. Good talk.
Great video! I'm curious why the manual for my mz magnum says the hydro system is a sealed system and requires no maintenence.. yet still says later that it's required at 50 hrs then every 250..?
I am not familiar with that particular model. I know some of them have sealed systems and others have serviceable systems. Look at your hydro gears and see if they have external filters. If so, they you probably need to do the first change at 50 then subsequent changes at 250 like you stated.
I have a question, where did you get the ratchet that has the twist handle? I can see where that would be very useful... Thanks
Dave I think it is a husky brand from Home Depot years ago.
Sidewinder ratchet! Makes a T-Bar style.
Good video! I am just curious to what that rod was, and what you were adjusting at the 13:35 point in the video. Was it necessary for the transaxle maintenance or just something extra you did?
It was just to adjust them so when the controls are at a neutral position the mower sits still. You can also adjust it there if one side is pulling a little more than the other.
My 2021 maverick 60 did not come. With the oil tank like his did the small white one how do you fill it . ?
Nice omega
Looks like those covers would cause heat to build up around the oil filters.:( Sad the fill with grass and insulate it like that. I'll have to check my avenger
That’s a good point, but there are oil coolers for these. The trade off would be hitting the filter on something or puncturing it which would be a bad day.
Highly recommend running amsoil 100% synthetic in your Maverick. I did it with mine and it quieted it down and gave it a slight boost in power. Going to run Amsoil in the hydrostatic when I do the change next year. 🤌
It would be cool to see an actual dyno power comparison between oil changes. Thanks for the input! Amsoil is a great product.
Hey brother, do you know the part number for these hydrostatic filter? I can’t find anything online without taking that cover off lol.
is this about the same a zt elite..i see ur reservoirs are in a different spot than zts are....thx...but i think u did purge wrong...the wheels should have not moved the first time if u disengaged the trans
what name brand rachet was that you were uaing in this video? Also this video was very helpful. Thank you
I believe it is a Husky brand from home depot. I have had it for years, I don't know if they still make them honestly. It has been really convenient.
Put some boots on Mista!
I appreciate the input. Little stuff like this I don’t worry to much with it. If I get into anything more serious than this kind of work I’ll throw the boots on.
I missed why you needed to take the bolt out underneath. Was that so the oil can drain more easily? Or was it to make sure it was filling properly? Thank you!
The primary purpose is to allow the air escape when filling.
Wondering if you pulled out the transneutrlal bars when you had the mower elevated did the wheels still turn in both directions when you had mower on stands?
So I realized later that when I thought I was pulling the levers to put the hydro-gears in neutral, I was not pulling them far enough. I'd assume that they would not spin much if any if I had actually gotten them in neutral.
I just purchased a s
Used 2016 mz Magnum 54 and the left transaxle is weaker than the right, I'm at work now, would it just be low on fluid or need to be adjusted?
I’d check the fluid level for sure. If I bought a mower used I’d probably go ahead and change the oil and filters myself just to ensure all was well, same with the engine oil, oil filter, and air filter.
The 2022 maverick don't have a cold fill reservoir tank no where...have to use a funnel unless its an extra to add....for $7800 they should've put one some where.....my battery location has no hydro fill tanks like yours...no wherez
Yeah that is interesting. Looks like they still have the Z3200 hydro gears so the process should be similar to change the fluid. Just weird that they would eliminate the reservoirs.
I just bought one badboy zt elite 60". How many hours of use i meed to replace new hydro oil?
It should say in your owners manual. I am not sure what hydro gears that model has so I don't know the maintenance requirements.
Im changing mine on the 2021 mav it has no expansion tank kinda odd im just filling it all the way up till its as the fill plug an hoping it works lol
Interesting. Didn't know the newer ones don't have the expansion tank.
@@south_coast yea it’s weird..i looked into it alil more it said the have internal expansion tanks…witch I don’t really like cause i cant see the fluid level unless i take the plug off of the top.
Mine is same way.....I think it's due to the filler tanks in the past, cracking and leaking oil everywhere so they just put a filler plug to eliminate the issue...its an optional part now
Watched him Cross thread those filters so many times that I shouldn't have any cross thread for the next 38 filter changes in my own life. Lost a whole minute of my life watching a guy who wouldn't spin her to the left until it sets and then go righty tighty
Thanks for takin the time to comment. It was a hard angle to get with a camera between me and the mower. I appreciate you watching and leaving the comment.
20/50 full synthetic or synthetic blend?
The Bad Boy branded oil I used is a 20w50 synthetic blend.
So do u still like hour bad boy mower?
Yeah. I still love this thing. Just changed out the blades not long ago to some "gator" style hi-lift blades from copperhead and added a fuel shut off valve, but other than that, just standard maintenance and it runs like the day I bought it. Go check out my more recent videos. I have a whole playlist on my channel dedicated to this mower.
Thanks....been thinking about a zero turn...at this time I have a simplicity with a 44 Inch mower deck....to many choices out there...
@@south_coast Fuel shut off I like, Nothing like emptying the carb for storage. Good tip!