[AT] Getting water out of a gearbox

[Mike]

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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