TheTurtle Posted December 21, 2016 Report Posted December 21, 2016 My hangar partner has an old powertow with a Tecumseh gas engine. The detents on the transmission feel pretty gone so it easily goes from forward to reverse skipping neutral and you can get it into a nifty back and forth slam dance. Until I fix it Im not attaching my precious nose wheel to that monster. I took the transmission off yesterday just to say I did something aviation related... Wondering if anybody has fixed one of these before or knows what I should search for for a replacement. My google fu is failing me today. Quote
carusoam Posted December 21, 2016 Report Posted December 21, 2016 Taking it to a local tractor shop that handles tecumseh products may be a good idea. The gearbox is probably a standard that has been built by the same company. The tug company probably built the system from available parts.... I have had good luck taking pictures of my tug needs and going to the local tractor shop. Pictures of the part and serial number decal of each part you can find may be helpful.... they are also a John Deere dealership in case you need an industrial scale tug. Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
tigers2007 Posted December 21, 2016 Report Posted December 21, 2016 Here is the Spicer part for mine. I need to get the tire chain kit for mine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Marauder Posted December 21, 2016 Report Posted December 21, 2016 My hangar partner has an old powertow with a Tecumseh gas engine. The detents on the transmission feel pretty gone so it easily goes from forward to reverse skipping neutral and you can get it into a nifty back and forth slam dance. Until I fix it Im not attaching my precious nose wheel to that monster. I took the transmission off yesterday just to say I did something aviation related... Wondering if anybody has fixed one of these before or knows what I should search for for a replacement. My google fu is failing me today. The Power Tow transmission is available on their site for a whopping $500. The problem you are having is probably the same problem I had with my Lug Bug. The Lug Bug line was bought out by Power Tow.If you are having shifting problems, it is most likely the detente in the shift lever. In my case, the shift lever actually cracked at one of the detents. A buddy of mine managed to put it together with a homemade fix.The transmission is from a Gilson snowblower. Here is the part for the shifter. The site has other replacement parts as well.http://www.gilsonsnowblowers.com/snowparts2.html#footeforkSent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2 Quote
Marauder Posted December 21, 2016 Report Posted December 21, 2016 I just looked at the pictures of mine. Your drive cog is on the opposite of mine. The shifter should be the same but I would pull it apart before I ordered the part.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
TheTurtle Posted December 21, 2016 Author Report Posted December 21, 2016 ah snowblower!! thanks guys. I couldnt find a part number anywhere on mine. Im going to pull the shifter out and see if it looks the same. Quote
Marauder Posted December 21, 2016 Report Posted December 21, 2016 9 hours ago, TheTurtle said: ah snowblower!! thanks guys. I couldnt find a part number anywhere on mine. Im going to pull the shifter out and see if it looks the same. I spent a long time trying to figure out what it was. I suspected it was a snowblower part because it has one speed forward and back. None of the repair shops knew what it was. I went to a forum dedicated to snowblowers and a guy gave me the ID and where to get parts literally in minutes. Quote
gsxrpilot Posted December 21, 2016 Report Posted December 21, 2016 Good luck with this, Tecumseh has been out of business for some time now. I recently had my tug overhauled and ended up replacing the whole engine with a Briggs&Stratton. There are very few parts available for Tecumseh equipment anymore. Quote
TheTurtle Posted December 21, 2016 Author Report Posted December 21, 2016 I think I can beat it into submission. I have a welder and a cutting torch if things get serious. No IA required!! 1 Quote
FBCK Posted December 23, 2016 Report Posted December 23, 2016 I have an ez 35 with the transmission and it apart last week. Very simple inside and I had the same problem a couple of years back. The shaft that goes though the transmission has a divet on the shaft that a small metal biscuit fits into, mine popped out as a result of me moving the forward reverse lever to aggressively. If this is your problem the small biscuit might be floating in all the gease inside the transmission, so you will have to look for it. Placing back in the proper order is a bit of a puzzle, but it wasn't,t a difficult job. 2 Quote
tigers2007 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Posted December 23, 2016 Anyone interested in a set tire chains? I just bought a two-pack for $40 shipped. Has the "v" teeth. Huge difference on ice.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote
Marauder Posted December 23, 2016 Report Posted December 23, 2016 Anyone interested in a set tire chains? I just bought a two-pack for $40 shipped. Has the "v" teeth. Huge difference on ice.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk What size tire do they fit? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
Yetti Posted December 23, 2016 Report Posted December 23, 2016 dana spicer snowblower Google Fu reveals the following https://www.m-and-d.com/dana_foote_parts.html Quote
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