jojo200517
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I have an old bush hog that is at least 20 years old, not even sure the brand or original color as its kinda rusty and weathered. Its kinda beat up but it does cut pretty well and no bad shaking or anything. I don't use it much at all but the between working 6 days a week and rain off and on I had missed getting some of the back property mowed with the zero turn until it was knee high. I figured that was good enough excuse to hook up this old girl and mow it down then run over it with the mower to give it a better look.
All went well with the mowing considering it was in the mid 90's with no breeze. It is when I got off the tractor that I seen the front seal on the gearbox of the bush hog was leaking. It only looked like a little bit so I kinda wrote it off in my mind as it just got hot from mowing and that I'd check the oil level next time I went out. Well a couple days later I needed to do some plowing and when unhooking the cutter I realized that in fact a decent amount of fluid had leaked out this front seal. I'm pretty confident I can fix it by replacing the seal and get some more usage out of it however I am not sure exactly where I'll be able to get a seal not having any type of part or model numbers. I have read that this is standard 90 wt gear oil is pretty universal for these gear boxes so that won't be an issue however I have no clue as to how much(and have learned the hard way what too much can do) I haven't tried to take it apart yet but I was wondering if anything is pressed in or what not.
I guess my next step is to flip it over get the blades and stump jumper off and get the gear box unmounted and in the shop where I can work on it. I'm assuming there is some type of bottom seal? Should I go ahead and replace it while i'm tearing stuff down?
Sorry if my first post here is long and rambling, just looking for someone to steer me in the right direction.
All went well with the mowing considering it was in the mid 90's with no breeze. It is when I got off the tractor that I seen the front seal on the gearbox of the bush hog was leaking. It only looked like a little bit so I kinda wrote it off in my mind as it just got hot from mowing and that I'd check the oil level next time I went out. Well a couple days later I needed to do some plowing and when unhooking the cutter I realized that in fact a decent amount of fluid had leaked out this front seal. I'm pretty confident I can fix it by replacing the seal and get some more usage out of it however I am not sure exactly where I'll be able to get a seal not having any type of part or model numbers. I have read that this is standard 90 wt gear oil is pretty universal for these gear boxes so that won't be an issue however I have no clue as to how much(and have learned the hard way what too much can do) I haven't tried to take it apart yet but I was wondering if anything is pressed in or what not.
I guess my next step is to flip it over get the blades and stump jumper off and get the gear box unmounted and in the shop where I can work on it. I'm assuming there is some type of bottom seal? Should I go ahead and replace it while i'm tearing stuff down?
Sorry if my first post here is long and rambling, just looking for someone to steer me in the right direction.