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I found a 1862 for sale. The owner says the over speed governor needs to be repaired/replaced. I'm not sure what all would be involved in fixing it. I'm assuming it has a Kohler Command in it, I haven't seen it or talked to the guy yet. Anyone have any advice on this?

It has a Kohler Magnum 18 engine not the command.

The govener is internal so it will require some disassembly of the engine, I'm not sure how far it will have to come apart but someone with more experience with the new engines will have that answer.

I've seen more of the Mag18's with broken governor gears than I care to see. Sometimes you can look down through the oil fill tube and see if the gear is intact.

You can download the service manual for the Mag 18-20 here
http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=4648

The guy is asking $500 for it & it comes with a 54" deck that works. Any opinions on whether this might be a good venture?

A good venture? Depends on your skill. I would write off the motor IF the governor exploded and it doesn't run. Is it in good shape? Do you have pics? If the plastic, fenders, etc are in good shape, I'd take some cash and offer less; a tractor that doesn't run isn't worth much :biggrin2: if you can find a Command or another Mag to replace it with, it would be a good value. Otherwise, it sounds like a parts machine.

That's kinda what I was thinking.

The seller of the this tractoris the same guy I just bought the 2072 from with the onan. I saw it sitting in the garage but I didn't walk in and look at it. He said it was his dad's tractor. That's about all I know about it.