howard rotavator

[aleary5a]

my old howard selectatilh rotavator has started leaking oil from the side casing where the chain runs, what involved in curing this leak, can you buy gaskets for these still or will i have to use some sort of paste on it

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

try liquid grease in it , It's thicker than gear oil

 

[aleary5a]

ok dont have any liquid grease, what about filling the casing with normal grease, is that a bad idea?

 

[multi power]

Very common for them to leak

 

[multi power]

Is it actually leaking between end case and chain cover, or is it leaking into the inside of the end plate ?

 

[aleary5a]

difficult to tell but looks like its leaking from the botttom of the cover

 

[agrimax]

A couple of cartridges of grease in it and it'll be fine.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

ok dont have any liquid grease, what about filling the casing with normal grease, is that a bad idea?

normal grease will not be any good, as it will stick to the sides and not lub the chain or bearing, so you might as well put nothing in,

so get some liquid grease

 

[Mursal]

Got one for a mate years ago from a neighbour. When collected and paid for, he informed us, that it was needing a plate welded to the bottom of the chain guard to keep the oil in.
Might be worth cleaning everything down for a proper look?
If you cant get liquid grease, you might get away with mixing 140 gear oil with ordinary grease, before you pour it in.
Or make an inspection plate for the top, so you know its well lubricated.

 

[two-cylinder]

Take it to bits and repair it properly.
Seal, collar and bearings still available, did our this last winter.

 

[Bloders]

if its the gasket, get some of the BLACK gasket cement as sed for fitting sumps on cars etc.
its quite sticky to put on and seals real good.

its what ive used with no leaks (yet)

 

[Bloders]

Take it to bits and repair it properly.
Seal, collar and bearings still available, did our this last winter.

dad mnaged to brak the rotor on ours (had it too deep and clobbered it on some big stones)
i stripped it all down and got a sleeve made up to fit inside the rotor. took me a couple of days to do it as good as i could be after 20 acres or so, it has no vibrations (rotor must be aligned) and no oil leaks.

 

[aleary5a]

stripped it today and cleaned it all up, was a bit of a mess, chain has been rubbing on the cover, and the cover has been repaired in the past with fiberglass, put it back together and sealed the joint with black instant gasket, will fill it with liquid grease just incase i havent sealed it properly, im only a small crofter only using it to do maybe 1/2 acre a year for planting spuds and some swedes so should be ok for that, need to get the back door on next that fell off last year and the top gearbox is also leaking can i put liquid grease in the top gearbox?

 

[Ray996]

I had to take side cover of my Rotavator to replace the bearing ,on reassembly I cut cover at top about 6 inch down to make a 2nd cover, weld flat piece of steel on top cover to make a flange so it seals when bolted together,I used good quality sealer on cover to make gasket .reason for cutting cover was to make it easier to repair chain when it breaks saving taking complete cover of .I used thickest gear oil I could get to lube chain,

 

[rc mx110]

@itsalwaysme @Ormond can we make 1 good rotavator from 3 dead ones

 

[Ormond]

Mine is all well apart from one vital part

 

[rc mx110]

Mine is all well apart from one vital part

Bit like @Landyman then , all is well there apart from one vital part pity its his brain

 

[wr.]

Following on from this - who makes rotavators these days? Put in a goggle search and all you get is garden stuff.

 

[7610 super q]

Following on from this - who makes rotavators these days? Put in a goggle search and all you get is garden stuff.

www.maschio.co.uk

 

[Landyman]

Bit like @Landyman then , all is well there apart from one vital part pity its his brain

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