In reference to how much oil should be in the gear box.? DO NOT fill it all the way to the top.? It just needs enough oil to coat the worm shaft which transfers oil to the worm gear. Its okay for the gear teeth to have contact with the oil. My Grizzly 4 x 6 came from the factory filled to the top in oil.? It ran hot all the time, so hot you couldn't touch it. Popped the cover off, Wala! oil gushed out, quickly replaced the cover.? Doesn't run so hot now.? It's about half full of oil.? I don't what the big deal is about using "shock resistance" gear oil. Somebody blowing smoke about this. Regular rear end gear oil should be sufficient.
I've had mine for twenty years now.? I've cut a lot of material on mine, lost count how many blades I've gone through over the years. So far the only replacement parts I've had to buy was a new motor this year.? The dirt dobbers won the battle fighting them from building hives in the motor.? The new motor is a TEFC motor, not a ODP motor originally supplied by Grizzly.? I need to replace the bearings in the guides, just too lazy to do so.?
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Ken
