[AT] Ford 3 point mower

[charlie hill]

Herb,  brush hogs are the worst thing I know for loosing shaft seals.  If 
you ever hit a piece of wire with the blades it will most likely wind up 
wrapped around the shaft and the end of it will cut the seal out.  If you 
are working on the cutter it might pay to go ahead and replace the seal.  If 
you're running it the grease as Cecil suggested is a good solution.  I'm 
running my Woods 72-3 on grease now.  I hope to get it taken apart and the 
seal replaced soon but I suspect I could run it from now on with the grease 
with no problems.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 3 point mower


> Cecil
> Would appreciate your knowledge of experience on your below solution.
> What kind of grease?  What oil?    Do you premix the oil and grease? 
> Etc?
> TIA, Herb
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Date: 8/10/2008 10:19:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 3 point mower
>>
>> 90w or 140 w gear oil.  I use gear oil and grease because the seal leaks
>> some.  Blades should be flat.
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
>> Frank Vantacich wrote:
>> > What weight oil should I use in the gear box on a Ford 930-A 3 blade/3
> point/pto driven mower?  Any idea on the age of the mower?
>> >
>> >   And....should there be any arc in the mower blades?  Or should they
> be basically flat?
>> >
>> >   Thanks for the help!
>> >
>> >
>> > Frank V.
>> >   rustymetal at sbcglobal.net
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