The thing seems pretty quiet, there is some slight growl type noise from the gearbox that can be heard w/a mechanics stethescope(prolly just the straight cut gears) and a slight rhythmic click in the chain case, but after running it in the garden nothing was warm/hot, even the PTO clutch was cool enough to touch. I used freeze plugs in the unused holes in the tine assy, might keep out some dirt/rust, but I sure hope to never take it apart again. There's about half a bottle of anti sieze inside the tine tubes also. But it won't sit out in the rain anymore, either. Some of the lube has found its way out of the middle bearing, so I reckon I have enough in it. I ended up with nearly quart and a half of lube inside the chain case, but I never could find a spec.
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