[AT] Getting water out of a gearbox

Mon Jun 1 15:54:06 PDT 2015

I doubt straight air would blow out the milky mess he likely has in there.
You need a solvent to break down the oil component and something with
alcohol to absorb the water component. And I agree Mike, diesel or kerosene
and heet would be much safer (though gas is a great solvent when used with
care). Maybe you can find that little plug shown in the diagram. It looks
like an allen plug, which could be hidden under crud. If you do find it,
you can get it really clean by soaking with your solvent a while then
draining out the bottom and then blowing it out from the top through the
bottom.

Warren

On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Gene Dotson <gdotfly at gmail.com> wrote:

>     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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