[AT] Getting water out of a gearbox

[Mike]

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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