sixdogs
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- Kubota M7040, Kubota MX5100, Deere 790 TLB, Farmall Super C
Reading this thread makes me feel better about some of the dumb stuff I have done. I once was going to replace a rear seal in a high crop tractor that had a gear case arrangement for each of the rear wheels. The gear oil in each wheel drive hub also flowed into the rear axle housing and the combination held a lot of gear oil. I can't remember but 15 gallons comes to mind.
Anyway, I started to drain the oil into a huge pan I had and for some reason had to go into the house. Maybe lunch. I started the oil draining and since I'm a savvy guy felt comfortable leaving it to drain by itself. Wow, dumb.
And drain it did. For whatever reason, maybe an air pocket, the oil came out and partially missed the pan. When I got back I had maybe 10 or 12 gallons of rank smelling gear oil on my nice concrete floor and a sheepish look on my face. I can still smell it.
Anyway, I started to drain the oil into a huge pan I had and for some reason had to go into the house. Maybe lunch. I started the oil draining and since I'm a savvy guy felt comfortable leaving it to drain by itself. Wow, dumb.
And drain it did. For whatever reason, maybe an air pocket, the oil came out and partially missed the pan. When I got back I had maybe 10 or 12 gallons of rank smelling gear oil on my nice concrete floor and a sheepish look on my face. I can still smell it.