[AT] Ralph's website

[charlie hill]

I've got an old Allis Chalmers brush cutter (model 150 I think) that I 
stopped using for that same reason.  I had another one and didn't want to 
spend the money to fix it.  A while back someone, maybe  it was you Cecil, 
gave me the same advice about using grease.  I haven't tried it yet but it 
seems like a good solution.  It will only cost you a little bit of grease to 
find out and your "manual temp guage" will tell you soon enough if it's 
working.

Charlie
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From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
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Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Ralph's website


> Ralph:
> We use grease in those gearboxes all the time.  A mixture of grease and 
> 140 wt will keep the oil in it...  It works good when it gets hot..'
> Cecil in OKla
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> From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:10 AM
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>>
>> Hi Greg
>> Thanks for your comments re: my webpage.
>> I have a couple more pics taken today as I was cutting grass in an old 
>> yard using the 730 Case and my Farm King 6 foot rotary mower. This brings 
>> up my question. When I checked the gearbox on this mower after a couple 
>> hours work it was so hot I could not hold my hand on it. Checked the oil 
>> and it was pretty well empty. Apparently the lower  seal on the output 
>> shaft has leaked the oil out. I put in almost a quart of #30 motor oil 
>> which was all I had on hand at that location . Figured even the wrong 
>> kind of oil is better than no oil at all. I worked another hour and 
>> finished but the gearbox was pretty hot again.
>> I'm wondering if rather than replacing the seal right away I could maybe 
>> pump grease into the box through the level plug, or replace it with a 
>> grease fitting? I suspect it would not be sufficient lubrication though 
>> and I'll likely have to do a disassembly to replace this gearbox seal.
>> Any opinions, advice, experience with this type problem is welcome.
>>
>> Ralph in Sask.
>> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
>>
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>> From: "Greg Hass" <gkhass at avci.net>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:03 PM
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>>
>>>I know I'm a couple of weeks late with this, but I also greatly enjoy 
>>>Ralph's website.  (In fact, I just looked at his July update last night.) 
>>>I thoroughly enjoy his farm pictures and they show how things vary in 
>>>different places in our two countries, mainly due to climate conditions. 
>>>Keep up the good work, Ralph!
>>>
>>> Personally speaking, I would enjoy if other people would post pictures 
>>> of thier farming operations, or pictures of them using their old 
>>> tractors on small acreages or garden plots.
>>>
>>> Greg Hass
>>> Bad Axe, MI
>>>
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