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Brush hog gear box oil
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03/30/21 09:39 PM
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leswad
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How often do you change the gear box oil?
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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03/30/21 09:41 PM
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TexasKC
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I've changed mine once in 14 years.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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03/30/21 10:08 PM
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Ol Thumper
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I change mine once a year and check it about once a month during the summer, a little oils a lot cheaper than a new gear box and it’s guaranteed to crap out at the worst possible time to...
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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03/31/21 12:05 PM
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Really no need to unless you submerge the shredder completely or have a leak. My tractor mechanic said they are sealed and best to leave them that way unless there is a need to mess with it. Mine hasn't been changed and it's 12 years old and on the third set of blades.
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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03/31/21 01:37 PM
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I changed mine out after about 10 years. From the look of it, there was a small amount of water that had gotten in.
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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03/31/21 02:32 PM
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I know a lot of old country farmers that just pump the gearbox full of grease and call it a lifetime. If the seals go South, the grease doesn't run out. A good tacky bearing grease is what they use.
They do it in their bushogs and post augers because they work them for a living and down time costs money.
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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03/31/21 03:03 PM
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I know a lot of old country farmers that just pump the gearbox full of grease and call it a lifetime. If the seals go South, the grease doesn't run out. A good tacky bearing grease is what they use.
They do it in their bushogs and post augers because they work them for a living and down time costs money. that's all my dad ever did, pull the plug, pump in grease, replace plug. After I bought my Kubota (2009) that had a 7' shredder, I sold my dad's old Ford 951 diesel with 6' shredder that was likely bought new in the early 1980s. that had never been changed, probably close to 30 years and hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of heavy use.
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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03/31/21 03:17 PM
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I know a lot of old country farmers that just pump the gearbox full of grease and call it a lifetime. If the seals go South, the grease doesn't run out. A good tacky bearing grease is what they use.
They do it in their bushogs and post augers because they work them for a living and down time costs money. that's all my dad ever did, pull the plug, pump in grease, replace plug. . X2
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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03/31/21 05:17 PM
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As long as it doesn't look like a milk shake, I just make sure it is filled to the appropriate level before each use.
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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04/02/21 09:29 PM
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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04/15/21 01:30 PM
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Ours is a 2007 model. The level has been checked but never changed. No plans to change it.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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04/15/21 01:36 PM
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Remind me to stop loaning my equipment out, you guys are killing me on the no servicing stuff lol Obviously you guys don’t make a living off your equipment 
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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04/15/21 11:10 PM
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I checked mine last weekend, and try to check level once or twice a season, but have never replaced. 6 year old land pride.
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Re: Brush hog gear box oil
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04/16/21 04:11 AM
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I do both of mine every two years. That’s a total of five gear boxes, less than a bucket of oil and two hours time. If you have ever disassembled a gearbox that has gone yeas and years with no oil change, you would understand why. Also keep in mind there is no filter, only the magnetic plug.
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