What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[kpinnc 13,644]

3 hours ago, PWL216 said:

drained the transmission gear oil,

 

Did you drain from the plug on the bottom?

 

The side plug leaves about 1.5 quarts of old oil still in the case. You should drain at the 1/4 Allen plug on the bottom of the case. 

[oliver2-44 10,323]

4 hours ago, PWL216 said:

- drained the transmission gear oil

 

That oil looks very milky which means it has water in it. You might want to flush the transmission with diesel or kerosene to clean it out. There is a hump in the middle of the bottom of the transmission. Lift the front end to drain it completely from the bottom plug. 

[Ed Kennell 40,384]

7 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

That oil looks very milky which means it has water in it. You might want to flush the transmission with diesel or kerosene to clean it out. There is a hump in the middle of the bottom of the transmission. Lift the front end to drain it completely from the bottom plug. 

 

 Ed Kennell  40,378

Replied: April 3

If your transmission shows any sign of water (a tan milky look) or dark thick oil, you should definitely flush it with kerosene or diesel.

Raise the front of the tractor as high as safely possible when draining to get the oil over the center hump to the drain hole.

 

1. Drain the old oil

2. Fill with kero or diesel

3. If it is running, drive it slowly in tight figure 8s using all forward and reverse gears. If it is not running, jack up one wheel and rotate that wheel by hand both directions while using all the gears.  Repeat this with the other wheel raised.  The goal is to rotate and wash all the gears and bearings.

4. Raise the front and drain the kero.  If it is really black and dirty, I would repeat steps 2. and 3. till the kero comes out clean.

5. Then I like to fill with cheap low viscosity motor oil and repeat step 3.

6. Drain the light oil and fill with 90 wt rear oil.

 

BTW, I save the drained kero for washing parts.  And the drained motor oil for rubbing down to preserve the patina on the tins.

 

While each wheel is jacked up, this is a good time to check the axle bearings for movement.  There should be no up/down or front/back movement.   In and out movement is normal up to about 1/16".    The axle seals may leak some of the thin kero.,but should stop with the 90wt oil.  If the bearings check OK and the axle seals do leak oil, the seals can easily be replaced.

 

 

 

[D_Mac 9,092]

The other day I rubbed down this Charger with boiled linseed oil. No room in garage for it so it is left outside. Rain and snow today. Oil doing it's job.

[PWL216 916]

8 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

That oil looks very milky which means it has water in it. You might want to flush the transmission with diesel or kerosene to clean it out. There is a hump in the middle of the bottom of the transmission. Lift the front end to drain it completely from the bottom plug. 

Hi @oliver2-44  @Ed Kennell @kpinncI drained  it only from the side plug. I jacked up the opposite side rear to tilt it and get as much out as I could. I didn’t realize that there was another plug underneath. I’ll do that today. I had also intended to do the diesel flush, so I’ll do both now! Thanks again and much appreciated!

Edited 4 hours ago by PWL216

[kpinnc 13,644]

2 hours ago, PWL216 said:

I jacked up the opposite side rear to tilt it and get as much out as I could. I didn’t realize that there was another plug underneath.

 

The "hump" that you'll hear about is pictured below. So drain from the bottom but also raise the nose of the tractor as far as you can. That will help everything drain from the bottom so you don't have to flush multiple times. 

 

[PWL216 916]

1 hour ago, kpinnc said:

The "hump" that you'll hear about is pictured below

“I can fix that hump”. “What hump?”

 

sorry, I can never resist a reference to Young Frankenstein😂

[Horsin'round 151]

6 minutes ago, PWL216 said:

 

sorry, I can never resist a reference to Young Frankenstein😂

 

It's pronounced "Fronkensteen"