New to me 184 with trans issues

[BigBill]

Oh My! That's a lot of wear on those planetary gears and axles!
Forget the "what oil is the best" discussion, this is a comparison of Oil vs no Oil!
Anything oil-like would have been better than this! Looks like it is all new guts for this creeper.

If you want it to last using moly is the key. I put moly paste during assembly then use the moly gear oil in the creeper.

[outdoors4evr]

Better take a look at the transmission and final drives. You are going to need a couple gallons of Hytran.

[BigBill]

The final drives are seperate than the tranny. They take 90 wt gear oil right? The tranny is the oil tank for the hydraulics it gets hytran. These is a hydraulic oil at tsc that exceeds hytran.

[Jim Becker]

Once it was available, IH called out Hy-Tran for the final drives.

[BigBill]

Why did IH put hydraulic oil in the finals? It doesn’t soften the mesh of the teeth that much on the engagement?

[Jim Becker]

Why not? It is a better lubricant.

[Urbish]

Got the creeper rebuilt and reinstalled last weekend. Carburetor cleaning and rebuild this morning and it was off to the races! Mowed 4 acres with it today!

[Bill Hudson]

That is results that you like.

Bill

[outdoors4evr]

The mowing experience on a 184 is fantastic! I hope you had an enjoyable day of mowing on your new ride!

[Urbish]

The mowing experience on a 184 is fantastic! I hope you had an enjoyable day of mowing on your new ride!

It was very comfortable to operate and felt much more sure-footed on side-slopes than my standard Cub and Farmall B felt while mowing. That said, I think I'll stick to my large zero-turn mower for the sake of speed alone.

[Urbish]

The front gas tank mount was broken loose from the tank. Not wanting to weld on the tank or get too crazy with a repair, I noticed the front mount provided a handy lip for a strap. I put a piece of rubber between the mount and the tank and banded it with mechanic's strap.

I got the charging system working again after finding a bad connection at the large harness connector under the dash. The creeper gear seems to be holding its oil and all is working really good. All I need to do is get a proper battery (currently using a small lawn mower battery I had laying around) and one headlight, and this thing will be good to go!

[Urbish]

Here are some photos of the overall tractor. My new gas cap is on the way and should be here soon.

[outdoors4evr]

Great looking 184! She certainly has all the options.
Check the rear work light. It may be a combo. It should glow red on Dim and Bright, then go to bright white when on Rear.
The red is a separate bulb (clear bulb with a red lens) "behind" the pancake light within the housing.