[AT] Getting water out of a gearbox

[Gene Dotson]

    My idea to get the water out would be to adapt a small tube on my air 
hose that would fit in the filler plug and blast air in till nothing came 
out, clean up the mess and fill with oil.

                    Gene




-----Original Message----- 
From: David Rotigel
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 2:58 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Getting water out of a gearbox

Try http://www.answersave.com/download/67411-howard-rotavator-manual-hr7.pdf 
That may help you.
Dave

On Jun 1, 2015, at 1:07 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> Tried calling the selling dealer and asked for service, and the
> conversation went kind of the this.
>
> Me - Hi I have a Howard HR7 that your dealership sold and I was
> wondering if you could answer a question for me. Does the gearbox have a
> drain plug?
>
> Service  - Hmm I don't know some do and some don't.
>
> Me - OK, I'm trying to flush the gearbox and it would be much easier
> with a drain plug
>
> Service - Yeah, I don't know what to tell you.
>
> Me - Well do you still sell any parts for them
>
> Service - Hmm I don't know, you'd have to talk to parts.
>
> Sounds like this guys job was not to know nuffin.
>
> Mike M
>
>
> On 6/1/2015 11:23 AM, David Rotigel wrote:
>> Why not call ine of these dealers and ask? See: 
>> http://www.izito.com/wsus/dwa50/howard%20rotavator%20dealers/
>> Dave
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2015, at 8:53 AM, Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>>
>>> There may be a bolt that goes into the gearcase that will drain the 
>>> oil...
>>>
>>> Cecil in OKla
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/31/2015 9:02 PM, Mike wrote:
>>>> Thanks Warren, it is a 3 point implement, I'll try the gasoline trick,
>>>> then turn it upside down and let it sit for a bit.
>>>>
>>>> Mike M
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 5/31/2015 8:54 PM, Mogrits wrote:
>>>>> If it's the self-powered unit take the engine off and flip it. Upon
>>>>> reflection, the heater won't help much because the moisture, as steam, 
>>>>> will
>>>>> have a hard time coming out the hole when oriented towards the ground. 
>>>>> But
>>>>> you could put some gasoline with ethanol or kerosene with a water 
>>>>> absorbing
>>>>> additive in the case and put it through it's motions and then pour it 
>>>>> out.
>>>>> E10 or higher will suck the water right out!
>>>>>
>>>>> Warren
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Take the fill plug out, turn the entire rotovator upside down so the 
>>>>>> fill
>>>>>> plug is "down" and leave it a while? Maybe even overnight with a 
>>>>>> torpedo
>>>>>> heater aimed at it? I am assuming it's a three point implement.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Warren
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 8:20 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So I bought a used Howard Rotavator over the winter, and am going
>>>>>>> through it so a friend can borrow it to till up his garden.  When I
>>>>>>> checked the gearbox oil, it was a nasty color, and way overfilled. 
>>>>>>> After
>>>>>>> pumping what I could of the old stuff out, I found out why it was so
>>>>>>> full, water.  There is no drain plug for the gearbox and no cover 
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> can be taken off to access the inside. What would be the best way to 
>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>> all the moisture out of the gearbox. Thanks for any input.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike M
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