Howse 5' (model 500) rotary cutter gear oil? Lucas gear oil?

[Soundguy]

if he uses it enough, the moisture will eventually flash off. if it rains alot in his area and he don't use it alot / the humitity is high.. the hygroscopic oil will again collect moisture.

key is use. heat flashes the moisture off... the more use it gets once it has mostly dry oil in it, the better off it will be.

guess you rig up a special breather plug that had a hose that went to a breathable dessicant cannister..

soundguy

 

[Diamondpilot]

You have way over-filled the gear box. You are only supposed to fill to the bottom plug, or sight/level plug as its called. Just like a rear diff in a pickup truck. Drain the excess oil out before using or you will blow the seals out and cause severe damage.

They only hold about 1 qt of oil or so, not much at all.

Like others said moisture comes from condensation. I keep all my stuff in a barn now and it greatly reduces it but I realize its not possible for everyone.

Chris

 

[two4spooky]

I think I would just change the oil every year or two or before it started looking milky. To prevent milky oil, if the key is use to create heat and heat flashes off the moisture then could you keep running the cutter continually and the milky oil would become no longer milky like clear or black?

 

[Soundguy]

once it's milky.. it's loosing lube properties.

change with new, and then run.. if run frequently, till warm.. it should stay clean unless water intrusion from rain gets in.. or it sets along time.. etc..

soundguy