RaydaKub
Veteran Member
What ever you do, DON't get your tractor wet!
Look what happened to these guys
Komatsu D155 W bulldozer in action - YouTube
;-)
Wow, how did that thing keep running?
What ever you do, DON't get your tractor wet!
Look what happened to these guys
Komatsu D155 W bulldozer in action - YouTube
;-)
I would be more concerned about going over the vent tubes on the differentials. A warm differential will let in water easier than a seal. 4 wheelers usually relocate the vent tubes to avoid this. Water in the pumpkin is real bad, especially in the winter when it freezes and expands.
Just curious about why water is so damaging to a seal. I live in an area surrounded by 10,000 lakes and every weekend in the summer the landings are filled with boats going in and out of the water, all with the axles submerged and then sitting there in the water while the boat is launched or recovered. Often they have been driven hard for 200 miles from the Cities and the hot hubs get dunked in cold water. A boat trailer has pretty cheap, light bearings and seals compared to a tractor. Sure, there are Bearing Buddies but I can't recall anyone pulling out a grease gun and filling the hubs after leaving the water. How come I don't see the sides of the highways littered with boat trailers missing wheels? Sure, it happens once in awhile but usually seen on a rusty, 30 year old trailer that looks like it has never been serviced. Not saying everyone who says not to do it is wrong, just wondering why I don't see more casualties.
A Russian tractor driver refuses to give up after his vehicle gets stuck in a river. - YouTube
A lot of these videos come out of Russia.
They have a pretty different idea of what a "road" is; either that or I think I know where all those Russian ex-submarine commanders found jobs.
I swear these guys must wear wet-suits to work.
Anybody know how to say "Git'er Done" in Russian ?
Rgds, D.
Water itself is not damaging. Even muddy water isn't damaging on it's own. The concern is if there's atmostpheric pressure changes that might cause the gearbox to create a vacuumn.
As for boats. The "Bearing Buddy" system uses a tension spring in the cap. When you pump in grease you compress that spring which keeps positive pressure in the hub assembly. To know when to add more grease you simply look at the zerk plate and make sure it's compressing the spring and is out toward the end of the cap assembly. So even though the hub might be hot when dunked in cold water, it still does not create a vacuumn because of that spring action. Great design. Also can be added to any bearing hub assembly with the right cap diameter.
Only thing wrong with them is I didn't invent them....![]()
Watching that video I sure was "pulling" for him to climb out of the river. :laughing: