Standard on all Grasshopper 600 and 700 Series FrontMount™ models, the unmistakably intelligent, revolutionary, patent-pending Grasshopper T-Drive™ and AntiVibe Power Platform® have redefined input and output of power efficiency in zero-turn mowers.

T-Drive™ Hydrostatic Transmission

The revolutionary T-Drive™ hydrostatic transmission was co-developed by Grasshopper and Parker and coupled directly to the engine automotive-style specifically for Grasshopper FrontMount™ mowers. The exclusive drive system eliminates the need for drive belts, sheaves, idler arms, spring-tension pulleys and associated hardware, while tandem pumps are wholly contained in CoolTemp HydroMax™ oil reservoir with self-contained, high-efficiency, fine-particulate filtration.

No external oil reservoir is needed outside the transmission itself, eliminating oil lines to any external filtration or reservoir system. The design also requires less fluid and lower cost of maintenance - up to 1,000-hour change intervals, or up to 5 fewer fluid changes - than any competing drive system in the industry.

AntiVibe Power Platform

The AntiVibe Power Platform® mounts the engine, transmission, PTO drive shaft, and all rotating and drive components onto a separate pallet from the operator station, and is iso-mounted to the main frame. This exclusive Grasshopper design harnesses the torque and power of the engine more efficiently to the cutting deck or implement, providing an unprecedented vibration-free experience for the operator.

Coupling the transmission directly to the engine on a separate platform provides the smoothest and most efficient, responsive control on the market.