I purchased a used Bushhog 286. When I got it the first thing I did was empty the gearbox. (The photo shows the first drain of my finish mower I got with it, but the same as the 286). What came out was a cream colored oil--obviously water had gotten in. Because there is no drain hole I sucked out everything I could.
I filled it back up to the check hole. Just enough so that it seeped out a tiny bit and put the check plug back in. Wrapped plumbers tape round the threads of the check hole and fill hole. Used it twice, over two weekends and after I was done the second weekend I decided to check the oil to see if any needed to be added.
When I opened the check hole cream colored oil came POURING out--so obviously the fluid level had increased a great deal over the two weeks. The bottom seal shows no sign of leaking. The PTO seal shows no sign of leaking. The gasket around the top of the gear box looks in great condition--still has original paint on it.
Any ideas on what could be going on......?
I filled it back up to the check hole. Just enough so that it seeped out a tiny bit and put the check plug back in. Wrapped plumbers tape round the threads of the check hole and fill hole. Used it twice, over two weekends and after I was done the second weekend I decided to check the oil to see if any needed to be added.
When I opened the check hole cream colored oil came POURING out--so obviously the fluid level had increased a great deal over the two weeks. The bottom seal shows no sign of leaking. The PTO seal shows no sign of leaking. The gasket around the top of the gear box looks in great condition--still has original paint on it.
Any ideas on what could be going on......?
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