hydro/ztr setup

[toxic_j_2007]

has anyone thought/tried using 1/2 of a ztr setup (one control, one planetary, chain drive to a live axle)? just curious . a friend suggested this as an easier off road setup.... no shifting, power to the wheels all the time ect...

[ryf]

most of these are expensive, so beyond dreaming, no..

over at Heymow, hydraulic/hydrostatic trannys have a bad rep for not holding up to increased inputs... My thoughts are  don't spin up the input, gear up the out put. so go to a 40 tooth on the trans and a 11 on the axle, stock tires you'd be around 20ish mph depending on which transaxle you were running.

once again, I wouldn't recommend one, but I've consider trying my ATGC with the above setup if a hydrostatic fell into my lap.

[Chris]

I really want to run a hydrostat on my recovery mower if I ever get around to building it. That would negate the need for a transfer case, and I'd have all my gearing done on the sprocket end, not the pulley end (like the toro)