I decided my field needed a trim yesterday so I started my tractor which still had the 5' King Kutter brush mower attached from last fall. I greased the PTO shaft and remembered to check the gearbox oil before mowing. It's a good thing I did because it was empty. All the gear oil had drained out over the winter. I couldn't find a replacement seal locally so I decided to attempt a fix that a lot of people apparently do when their oil seals fail, which is to fill the gearbox with 00 grease. Tractor Supply has cotton picker spindle grease for
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/super-s-cotton-picker-spindle-grease-00?cm_vc=-10005
I mowed an acre with the grease and the gearbox was still cool enough to touch. So far, so good.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/super-s-cotton-picker-spindle-grease-00?cm_vc=-10005
I mowed an acre with the grease and the gearbox was still cool enough to touch. So far, so good.