Re: Entire head coming down at an angle?
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It's thick enough that you can put drain and fill plugs in it (but if you put good oil in you never need to change it).? And of course you can always see there is enough oil (not that you wouldn't notice a puddle on the floor)? I needed a clear cover to see what level different amounts of oil reached when I was trying to figure out why my gearbox was getting so hot.? For instance, I would not have known that the Lucas 75W-140 'super slick synthetic' gear oil instantly turned white (air/oil emulsion) when the gearbox turned. Not good.? So all in all it doesn't do a hellava lot for ordinary usage. A nice-to-have.? You are right that any SAE 140 grade gear oil will do the job and probably outlast the owner, but I took Tom's question about oil to mean was there a 'best' oil for these gearboxes and there clearly is - that RedLine 75W~250 Heavyweight Shockproof (I didn't make up the name - that's what it's called). It takes twice as long as ordinary oils to reach a gearbox temp of 150F when cutting continuously. To me that means it's lower friction/less wear, it's better than all the others - jvOn Fri, 22 Dec 2023, 4:47 am KURT, <kurt.laughlin@...> wrote: What benefit does a clear gearbox cover provide? |
John Vreede