well good news and some bad news on the commando 800

[Elkskin's mower junkyard 1,117]

heres the good news i got the parts for the k181t i stuck on it.

now the bad news. trans is shot (well in need of being opened atleast) and i aint doing internal work on trans. but i am not giving up. current trans pops out of high gear and grinds a little when releasing clutch (and i know the clutch pulley is making a little noise ill address it tomorrow). operates pretty well in reverse 1st and 2nd. but heres where the fun starts instead of putting the 8 speed in the b80. theres nothing wrong with trans in b80 that i know of besides the shifter being rotted. so ill  deal with that next year i got 2 shifters has spares. the 8 speed out of the c125 will be going in this ill do swap tomorrow i looked it over looks pretty easy.

Edited October 18, 2016 by craftsmanmowerfreak

[953 nut 60,220]

8 hours ago, craftsmanmowerfreak said:

i aint doing internal work on trans.

Why not? The only way you will learn how to repair a transmission is to read up on it here and then dive in.

[clueless 3,257]

Could you get a couple of pictures of how yours choke and throttle are hooked up to the engine? I have the same engine, has the cable attachment system as yours, just like to see how the cables hook to it. Thanks, Chris. 

[Elkskin's mower junkyard 1,117]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

Why not? The only way you will learn how to repair a transmission is to read up on it here and then dive in.

i have done trans repairs in past. i know the basics. i am just kind of affraid to pull a gt trans apart lol. i done lots of lt trans though. 1 reason i am afraid to pull one apart. well to be honest that it will look like a trans in one of my sears aka ropers those arehard to redo becuase so many gears

 

57 minutes ago, clueless said:

Could you get a couple of pictures of how yours choke and throttle are hooked up to the engine? I have the same engine, has the cable attachment system as yours, just like to see how the cables hook to it. Thanks, Chris. 

ok i will. i hooked up the cables after video. had to drill a hole for choke cable to fit in the choke lever on engine. this engine is a low hour replacement for a heavy duty snowblower lol

Edited October 18, 2016 by craftsmanmowerfreak

[clueless 3,257]

No hurry, got a NOS m8 has the C&T system under the carb like yours, no levers though. May put it on a c81 or my 702, one day just want to see how the cables a routed.

[Elkskin's mower junkyard 1,117]

1 minute ago, clueless said:

No hurry, got a NOS m8 has the C&T system under the carb like yours, no levers though. May put it on a c81 or my 702, one day just want to see how the cables a routed.

then you would need pics from my dads 502 if you was to put that m8 in a 702. we are using a carter carb on a m8 with a k161 airfilter assembly only thing not done to dads 502 is choke isnt hooked up. i need to get correct cable. one thing i like about the magnums and the nerwer look k181 like what i put on the commando 800 is that you can get away with a regular universal choke cable has a throttle cable it doesnt suck it in.

[clueless 3,257]

The pics of the 502 would be great, like I said no hurry.

[Elkskin's mower junkyard 1,117]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

Why not? The only way you will learn how to repair a transmission is to read up on it here and then dive in.

by the way if i was to open it up ever. are the shifter fork or levers what ever you call them and input gears same has a 8 speed trans. i got a 8 speed sitting outside for parts with bad differential.

[C-101plowerpower 1,606]

if i can take apart a transmission and have it apart for half a year before going into it again and have everything work im sure you can do it too

to aid rebuilding it 

 

[TDF5G 2,073]

11 hours ago, craftsmanmowerfreak said:

heres the good news i got the parts for the k181t i stuck on it.

now the bad news. trans is shot (well in need of being opened atleast) and i aint doing internal work on trans. but i am not giving up. current trans pops out of high gear and grinds a little when releasing clutch (and i know the clutch pulley is making a little noise ill address it tomorrow). operates pretty well in reverse 1st and 2nd. but heres where the fun starts instead of putting the 8 speed in the b80. theres nothing wrong with trans in b80 that i know of besides the shifter being rotted. so ill  deal with that next year i got 2 shifters has spares. the 8 speed out of the c125 will be going in this ill do swap tomorrow i looked it over looks pretty easy.

She sounds real good! 

[Elkskin's mower junkyard 1,117]

Just now, TDF5G said:

She sounds real good! 

thanks. its a walboro carb from a newer magnum. 

[Elkskin's mower junkyard 1,117]

so no one says anything about tearing down a wheel horse you know the old saying one must die to make others live. heres the c125. its so badly rusted that using it for parts was only thing i could do. entire dash tower tins are riddled with rust and both sides are rotted badly by the frame. so its slowly coming apart