i lost all forward direction (works fine in reverse and no noise) in my gravely 817 mower. the clutch seems to work and adjusted to correct air gap. if any one knows gravelys and might have an idea i could use a little help and a diagram of the trans. getting ready to pull the engine and work on trans. i know it's not thirdgen related but i'm in pretty tight with a few of the moderators here so maybe they'll keep this open for me.

vader i figured i could get you in here by directing this to you, since i know how much you like being singled out.

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Well, I could help, but I'm not Vader....


BWAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

Just giving you some grief, Ede. Truth is I don't know squat about mowers. Mine is a hand-pushed, non-powered "reel" type mower that still cuts grass after thirty years.

 

Im Just going to Inflate my Post count wit some Nonsense....

^_^

wa~



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85 Sport Coupe LG4 - Daily Driver
Reader's ride -> My Ride

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NON-TECH! NON-TECH!

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I could tell you, but I'm not Vader so....
SUFFER!

 

I AM, but I can't tell you either!

(ICQ)

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hey look im not VADER either and yes i do know these

 

If it was me, I would tear it apart. Tranny's aren't that complicated.


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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
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I think you just Need to Feed the Turtle, when it gets tired and Hungry, It cant Move.




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60 Ranchero - Project ( Money Hole )
85 Sport Coupe LG4 - Daily Driver 15.26 @ 87.0
Reader's ride -> My Ride

Just another Hot Rod kid, or thats what they all tell me.
Livin' the Stereotype

 

Stop kidding yourself, it's a race mower. Just drop a th400 in and jack it up like a mother. Then you shouldn't have any tranny problems at all
...ed

 

How much lawn do you have to mow, and in how little time? You might have to put a blown big block in it and maybe rewire it a little, now that the trans has puked.

OBTW I don't know jack about that kind of a mower.

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ICON Motorsports

 

Well ede, whether or not this is a joke or not i don't know. I can never tell. I have a poor sense of humor. (Some call it dry) BUT, a friend of mine at school's dad is a tractor/lawn mower specialist. I'll see what he says. If you haven't figured it out already. Next time don't try to take it to the nearest hicktown dragstrip...Them john deer's pull mighty hard

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-Flowmaster Catback
-Performance Resource Chip
-700R4 (Rebuilt) Too much done to actually list
-K&N Airfilters
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-2.77 Gears (not much to brag about but eh, its there)
-MSD 8.5 mm plug wires
-Gutted cat
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damn i sure got a lot of replies. the thread is for real, my gravely is broke. i just asked for vader as a joke since he likes the attention. near as i can tell i broke the input shaft the forward clutch goes on. maybe i'll get luckey and just sheared a key. i mow 3 acres each week and another 2 acres on the hill side once a month.

 

Ede, just buy a couple of goats and be done with it.

 

If it didn't pop really loud, you may have just sheared a key. Sell it and get a IH Cub Cadet. I've got a 70' Cub 127 Hydrostat, it will never die.

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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
82camaro

 

And then ask Kevin G about the goat women of MD, true story...