After I recovered from spending $30 on 16 oz of grease for the blower, I dug right in. CC changed the number/type of grease for the main gearbox. It called for 737-0133 which was Plastilube. Very hard to find info on, aside from it being from Australia and not really available in the states
. The part number changed to 737-0300A. I don't know if it's Plastilube or not, but it definitely isn't any less expensive at $15 for 8 oz. The shute gearhousing takes Shell Alvania grease which is also around $15 for 8 oz. The initial trouble started since the main gearbox had a zerk, but the grease comes in a squeeze tube. Not a big issue, but I didn't have a grease gun to mate with it, although since I had the gear box split, I squeezed it all in and then put it back together. The shame is I'll have to spend another $15 for another tube plus another $15-20 for the gun that will shute the grease from a squeeze bottle for future top-offs
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OK - so I have the shute gearhousing on the bench ready to disassemble and then install new seals and grease. It looks to be a bit more complicated than the main gearbox, but I'm sure it will all work out.
I spent some time Sunday pressure washing the main housing, cutting edge, skids, and blades. I also broke out the big hammer and I-beam to straighten the blades. They came out good, and now I need to go over everything with a wire wheel and grinder to get rid of the rust, shoot some primer and color. After I broke most of the carriage bolts that hold the cutting edge on, I ordered new hardware in stainless.
Anyone know a source for blower decals? I could mask the ones I have, but they are going to look pretty bad once I get it painted.
A few pics:
Blades straighened
