oldballs
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- Kubota B2620 , Case 448 , Kubota B2650
My tiller is three years old with about 50 hours on it. Getting it ready for spring, I noticed that the gear lube 80W-90 was caramel colored and sort of milky looking. Thus I drained it and replaced it. I supposed that there was condensation (water) in it. Temps this winter have ranged from around 10 deg F to 70 deg F in short intervals in between.
Yet when I collected the old lube in a glass jar, I see no separation...........just the same, uniform caramel colored fluid. Although it was about due for a change, I'm not sure that the old gear oil was all that bad. Any comments?
Cheers,
Mike
Yet when I collected the old lube in a glass jar, I see no separation...........just the same, uniform caramel colored fluid. Although it was about due for a change, I'm not sure that the old gear oil was all that bad. Any comments?
Cheers,
Mike