michael.white
Silver Member
I bought a new G20/40 at the end of January and have used it for one test hole (waiting for trees to arrive). A couple weeks ago I noticed a small fluid puddle under the auger - gear oil was leaking around the input shaft seal. Given my unpleasant experience with the dealer I bought it from, I thought the dealer may have used 80w90 rather than the required 140 weight oil. I called Danuser support (sorry - I forgot the name), and he said the wrong oil might cause leaking but sent me a new input shaft seal just in case.
I drained the oil - too heavy for 80w90 - looked to be 140 weight.
Looking at the input shaft seal, it was covered in factory paint - even the rubber part. I pried the seal out and saw paint where the seal rides. There was also a small amount of surface corrosion. It makes me wonder a few things:
1) How long did this unit sit in a warehouse?
2) Why wasn't the input shaft coated in grease?
3) What's up with the paint? I'd gladly pay an extra 25 cents on a $1300 PHD for masking tape rather than have to tear it apart after the first hole.
I cleaned up the input shaft with emery cloth, greased the input shaft and back side of the seal (the old one had lots of grease on the back side), replaced the seal, and filled the PHD with oil. Hopefully no more leaks.
Thanks to the support at Danuser for sending me the seal, I do appreciate that. But for something that's supposed to be the best, this seems a bit careless.
I drained the oil - too heavy for 80w90 - looked to be 140 weight.
Looking at the input shaft seal, it was covered in factory paint - even the rubber part. I pried the seal out and saw paint where the seal rides. There was also a small amount of surface corrosion. It makes me wonder a few things:
1) How long did this unit sit in a warehouse?
2) Why wasn't the input shaft coated in grease?
3) What's up with the paint? I'd gladly pay an extra 25 cents on a $1300 PHD for masking tape rather than have to tear it apart after the first hole.
I cleaned up the input shaft with emery cloth, greased the input shaft and back side of the seal (the old one had lots of grease on the back side), replaced the seal, and filled the PHD with oil. Hopefully no more leaks.
Thanks to the support at Danuser for sending me the seal, I do appreciate that. But for something that's supposed to be the best, this seems a bit careless.