Two problems with my new DR-Power Pro-26 Brush-hog, which have plagued this otherwise awesome machine. If your machine is difficult to shift into other gears, or if it tries to drive all on its own, this video might help. It made all the difference for mine.
Punchline: I had to change from AK32 drive-belt to an AK33 drive-belt, to let the drive belt slip a little on the drive pulley, allowing the transmission to stop trying to drive all the time, freeing-up the shifting mechanisms.
So, there's a couple problems with my brand new DR-PRO brush-hog that I've had to work-through, both of which may affect yours someday soon (or out of the crate, like mine).
Now don't get me wrong, I love this machine. My 26-PRO is a no-joke piece of hardware. Even operating incorrectly, this thing is a beast, and not much has stopped it from devouring everything I've thrown at it.
But the first problem is the Briggs & Stratton oil drain hose is a really dumb design for a machine that will see pretty harsh conditions. Something caught my hose at least 4-times, pulling the little clip off the engine, until something finished-off my yellow cap, yanking it off the hose when I was over 1/4-mile back on my property. I noticed the oil-sheen on brush-leaves and had to shut down immediately. I never did find the yellow-clip. I had to ty-wrap that hose up and kink-it, because there's a little pressure behind the oil.
That oil hose is just dumb, for something that you might use once a year, on a machine that is constantly snagged by brush. Ty-wrap that oil-hose down to the starter motor. It's okay to kink the hose, as it's a pressure-tight cap anyway. Now for the real problem...
The problem is, it's near-impossible to shift because the transmission is always trying to drive, and eventually the shift cables fail. DR-Power was good about replacing the cables and drive-belt, and they recommended I loosen every transmission mounting bolt to loosen the drive belt, but none of their recommendations helped. The second belt they sent me was exactly the same size as the original, and made no difference. After several hours of trying their recommendations and taking apart everything to try and free up the drive belt, including greasing the belt slightly, I gave up and ordered a couple slightly- longer belts. A one-inch longer belt solved all the issues, giving me adjustability in the drive cable, and now the transmission shifts fairly easily and I can fully engage the drive. Ultimately, that drive belt must fully-loose in the drive pulley to work properly.
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