Hmm... think I should change this?
 

Did some maintenance to my 106 yesterday. Running pretty good; PTO was making a strange sound but after I engaged and disengaged it the sound went away. However the trans sounded a bit excessively loud in 3rd. When I got back to the barn I opened the fill plug on the rear cover and........

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Ya think I oughta change that fluid?? :biggrin2::bash2:

The tractor has been running whatever was in that rear axle when I bought it. Hadn't ever been an issue until just now actually. I would assume, being a gear drive, that most standard gear oils will work without issue here?

On a side note, going to pull the fender pan and then open up the gearshift panel. Make sure everything on the top end is in good working order. Probably fill the trans with new fluid from there too, so that it coats the gears as I fill it.


NOTE TO SELF: Always check the fluid in the rear axle on a new to you tractor!!!

Pull the rear cover and do an extensive clean.

:IH Trusted Hand:

Looks like water in the oil.
This rig spent a lot of time in the out of doors??

There are O ring seals on the shift lever that are supposed to keep water from entering past it.

You may find a rusted mess once you get inside, so be prepared!

Just sayin'

Yep, most likely water in the oil. I don't know much of the tractor's past so I'm not sure how water got inside it. Since buying it I've always stored it inside.

From what I understand though, the man I bought it from had to do a decent amount of work to get it going, so it's entirely possible that before he bought it and fixed it up the tractor sat exposed to the elements.

Hopefully this weekend I can get the Original outta the workshop and pull the 106 in, that way I can give the rear end a good cleaning.

Looks like maybe it was filled with Mustard. Good time to get it out of there.

Ken

What oil are you guys running in the rear ends?

Oh yeah, glad I noticed it now, before I broke something!

Well it depends on hydro or gear.

Hydro transmissions require a trans/hydraulic fluid. The most highly recommended is Cub Cadet or Case IH Hy-Tran, but there's plenty of off-brand alternatives that'll do the job just fine.

Gear drive transmissions are a lot less specific, as all the fluid needs to do is keep the gears and bearings lubricated. You CAN use Hy-Tran or equal trans/hydraulic fluid, but realistically most types of gear oils will work without trouble, as long as it sticks to the gears.

Manual says plain old 30 weight.
That's what's in all my GD's

Don't know where yall is zat, but iffin it's been below freezing let it set in the warm a day, sows the ice in the bottom can run out when drained.:beerchug:

No worries George, it's been warming up lately. Gonna freeze again tonight but then go right back to a solid 45 degrees through the rest of the week.

Wil update what I find inside this thing once I get to it.