John Morneault
New Member
Hey guys so I recently picked up an old 816 really cheap! She ran but wouldn't move. The guy who had it ran it without a dipstick on the reverser trans. So it filled up with all kinds of crap lol . Ive flushed it out several times now and thd pickup screen is now coming up pretty clean. So I got it moving. Until recently. It started acting funny in forward. Like it was slipping. Someone on another forum recommended that I change the fluid to hytrans. I had dextron in it .Reverse still works fine. I waited a day and tried it again after switching fluid. Started it thd next day and it didnt want to go forward. I reved it up a bit and in slammed in. I ran it for a good 30-40 min spreading some millings in a driveway. Ran great! Worked as it should no problems. Shut her down and went to lunch. Came back 30 min later and nothing. Wont move an inch. I let her cool overnight and tried again tonight still wont move. Reverse works fine. Any ideas? I really dont wanna pull the tranny if I dont have to .