Ive had a gearbox in a tractor that been grinding under load since I bought it. It ground when I tested it, it ground when i got it home, it ground when i got it stuck, it ground when I asked it to stop grinding.
Why did I buy it I hear you ask? Shut up, thats why! I answer.
So I pulled the box apart, all is well, looks near new, figures, it was nearly new. I notice there a no bearings on the drive shaft, I put in bearings on the drivesaft, put the box back in, no change, still the grinding under load. Bugger it, just run it on higher revs so I cant hear the grinding, sorted.......
So the other day Im fiddling round with it making a new mount for it, I notice this cap on the top, wonder what thats all about, pull it off, hey look.....its for putting oil in.....oil? I need to put oil in it? Whaaa? I thought it was a grease gearbox? You mean its been running unlubricated since new?
So i go out to the barn to find some oil, that tub looks good, the contents is kinda clear, it will do. I find a yoghurt put to transfer the contents of the big tub into the gearbox. I get the contents of the tub on the floor, but wait, some spilled into the pot, I pour it into the gearbox, whats that dribbling on my foot? Oil? Huh? Isnt it meant to be satying in the gearbox. Rather comically I peer under the gearbox, yikes! Is that a crack in that yon gearbox?
I likes that grinding sound I think 
Why did I buy it I hear you ask? Shut up, thats why! I answer.
So I pulled the box apart, all is well, looks near new, figures, it was nearly new. I notice there a no bearings on the drive shaft, I put in bearings on the drivesaft, put the box back in, no change, still the grinding under load. Bugger it, just run it on higher revs so I cant hear the grinding, sorted.......
So the other day Im fiddling round with it making a new mount for it, I notice this cap on the top, wonder what thats all about, pull it off, hey look.....its for putting oil in.....oil? I need to put oil in it? Whaaa? I thought it was a grease gearbox? You mean its been running unlubricated since new?
So i go out to the barn to find some oil, that tub looks good, the contents is kinda clear, it will do. I find a yoghurt put to transfer the contents of the big tub into the gearbox. I get the contents of the tub on the floor, but wait, some spilled into the pot, I pour it into the gearbox, whats that dribbling on my foot? Oil? Huh? Isnt it meant to be satying in the gearbox. Rather comically I peer under the gearbox, yikes! Is that a crack in that yon gearbox?
I likes that grinding sound I think
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