[AT] Getting water out of a gearbox

[Mike]

It's an HR7, what I'm running into is the fact that they are not made 
anymore.

Mike M


On 6/1/2015 1:52 PM, Dean VP wrote:
> Mike,
>
> What is the model # of your Howard Rotavator?
>
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent
> virtue is the equal sharing of misery."  . Sir Winston Churchill
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> Mike
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 5:21 PM
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> Subject: [AT] Getting water out of a gearbox
>
> 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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