Hello creters,
Maybe a simple drain valve needs to be added to the bottom cover of the differtienal to allow for easy draining of any water that seeps in past the original pinion gear seal (The seal right below the blade). Water is heavier then oil and sitting at the bottom so I would open the drain some until oil comes out and be confident then all the water was out.
I don't have room for another mixer aready having a 300 gallon Spray Force Stucco/plaster sprayer I'm converting to mix and spray papercrete. It works well for spraying while mixing paper called blown instulation bought at Lowe's hardware but at 12 gallons a minute really sucks trying to fill molds. I have a new replacement pump in the works that should help pump it out faster through a 2 or 3 inch hose.
The source of the shredded or hammer milled paper continues to be the problem. The paper shredders in this area of Southerm Californai need to ensure for security reasons their shredded paper never is touched again by anyone but a secure paper recyclier. I'm just a guy off the street so they sure look at me funny.
As I said in one of my first post here there may be a business opportunity for someone with excessive paper to make for resale pre-ground paper. I paid about $10 for a 22 pound block of blown installation. Imagine making simple paper blocks in a shape that can be easily shipped or picked up locally! Throw it in the standard cement mixer, add water and soak, then cement quanity to create the mix you like!
I believe papercrete will never become main-stream and generally accepted by industry (inspectors globally) until it can be created in this manner. Once it can it can be tested, measured, recommended mixtures developed and recommended, and then be approved for general use.
Imagine trying to sell to the inspector the 'concrete' you made from stuff you found in the yard using grandma's old formula. I have yet to hear a standard formula for any papercrete application, be it building bricks pressed or air dried molded, sprayed installation, or roofing panel.
I'm 100% behind papercrete and plan to do a lot with it but as a standardize building material we have a long way to go (the word is 'standard').
Joel in California
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