Gearbox oils question

[1594mac]

Evening I need to change some gearbox oils...Welger RP220 and JD324A mower is there an oil that will do both or what do they take and as usual I cant find the manuals .

Any info would be useful

Thanks

 

[Lincs Lass]

EP90 unless they require something special

 

[Cowabunga]

Do not use EP90 in the mower cutterbar under any circumstances. A 75W90 maybe. It needs to be thin free-flowing oil.
EP90 is usually OK for other mower gearboxes.

Find those manuals and give them a read. They are essential reading and references. If your place is anything like mine, they will have been put 'somewhere safe'. ?

 

[milkloss]

A JD 1350/1360 would use 85w-140 in the bed.

 

[Cowabunga]

A JD 1350/1360 would use 85w-140 in the bed.

Has this the Kuhn bed? If so it has plastic bushes inside that requires thin oil and I would never use anything with a higher W figure than 75. It should never get particularly hot, so the hot viscosity is not relevant. I'd happily run it with 15/30 super universal or engine oil no thicker than 15w/40.

If it is Deere's own bed than go with the book. If it says 85w/140, so be it.

 

[MF 168]

Gearboxes generally use a 80w90 EP (extreme pressure) gear oil. That JD 324 mower uses JD's own bed I assume so I can't say what oil goes in it but the Kuhn beds use 2 litres of 80w90 Hypoid gear oil in them. If your not sure then it's best to phone up your local JD garage and ask them.

 

[v8willy]

Do not use EP90 in the mower cutterbar under any circumstances. A 75W90 maybe. It needs to be thin free-flowing oil.
EP90 is usually OK for other mower gearboxes.

Find those manuals and give them a read. They are essential reading and references. If your place is anything like mine, they will have been put 'somewhere safe'. ?

Pottinger use 90 in their mower beds.

 

[Cowabunga]

Pottinger use 90 in their mower beds.

Maybe, but this isn't fitted with a Pöttinger bed for sure.

 

[Farmer_Joe]

i have manual its 80w90, thats whats goes in mine(jdmower)

 

[Farmer_Joe]

http://manuals.deere.com/omview/OMCC58526_19/DX_GEOIL_19_07JUL99_1.htm

manual for mower here, 80w 90 is listed gl5

 

[milkloss]

Has this the Kuhn bed? If so it has plastic bushes inside that requires thin oil and I would never use anything with a higher W figure than 75. It should never get particularly hot, so the hot viscosity is not relevant. I'd happily run it with 15/30 super universal or engine oil no thicker than 15w/40.

If it is Deere's own bed than go with the book. If it says 85w/140, so be it.

Not sure, Kuhn parts do fit it but whether it's a Kuhn bed I don't know. JD book says 85/140 and she hasn't missed a beat since '95!

 

[Brisel]

EP90 unless they require something special

EP 90 is fine for power harrow beds but not gearboxes. You need a decent hypoid gear oil like 85-140

 

[1594mac]

Cheers for that as usual.

 

[manhill]

Maybe not relevant for yours but PZ drum mowers used semi fluid oil.