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Ed, I own an 817 but it is loaded w/ roadmix to help plowing and it is muddy underneath so I can't respond to the locking mechanism part of your question. I had a similar problem and it turned out to be worn dump lever linkage that I fixed by adjustment. The TM helped, but my success came from...
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