Terry's already cleaned it and filled it with gear grease. When we need to
do it again we'll pick it up with the tractor.
I won't be able to add an extra seal. The keyway ends right at the first
seal. We'll just have to make sure it's kept clean and the grease is
replaced regularly.
ElfN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Randall" <eric@eric-randall.com>
>
> Hi Nori,
>
> While you've got easy access to your PTO gear box, there are a few
> things you might want to consider.
>
> 1. adding a gear oil plug on the "new" top. The gear oil plugs are
> drilled for filling when the output shaft is pointing down, not up
> like in a papercrete mixer. Carefully drilling a hole for a new plug
> on the bottom side will allow you to top off the gear oil for the new
> upside-down orientation.
>
> 2. Draining gear oil and packing it with grease instead. PTO gear
> boxes are designed to lubricate gears and bearings in the normal
> orientation, leaving them thirsty when upside down. Packed grease
> will overcome this gravity issue.
>
> 3. add an extra seal around your upward-facing output shaft, to
> prevent water from getting into your gear box. A captured, tightly
> fitting delrin washer would do the trick.
>
> Best,
>
> Eric
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