[AT] Gear case oil: If a little is good, a lot is better?

[Dudley Rupert]

Dean VP,

I was thinking the same thing.  I drained the backend of a Farmall H a few
years back that had been setting for a couple of weeks and when I removed
the drain plug there must have been at least two or three gallons of "pure
water" before the lube started to drain.

If Ohio Dean's M did have water in it and if it had been running around
shortly before being drained then I imagine that the water and lube would
have sort of pseudo-mixed together resulting in a light muddy brown oily
substance.

Ohio Dean if you still have the residue you might let it sit for a few days
and then see if there is water on the bottom.

Dudley

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Dean Van Peursem
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Dean:

I suspect you had at least 5 gallons of water in with the oil.

D & G Van Peursem
In Apache Junction, AZ - Escaping from WA rain, snow & winds


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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Dean Vinson
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Subject: [AT] Gear case oil: If a little is good, a lot is better?

Time to pull the PTO housing off my 1950 M Farmall and see if I can figure
out why the engagement lever won't move.  Operator's manual says the
capacity of the transmission and differential case is 13 gallons.  I just
drained 18 out of there... had to scramble around to find something to put
it all in.  I can see there being a little more than the book number, but
five gallons more??

Dean Vinson
Dayton, Ohio
www.vinsonfarm.net

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