RE: (ET) Note on transmission fluid:

["Hazen, Dwight L" <hazen indiana edu>]

Just park the tractor on a steep hill and you should have no problem 
filling
it all the way. If the gear selection lever is an entrance for oil, think
what rain water must do.

  Dwight 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Pieter Litchfield [mailto:plitch attglobal net] 
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 3:14 PM
To: Discussion List Electrac tractor; Christopher Zach
Subject: RE: (ET) Note on transmission fluid:

He told me the same thing - in my case, with the tranny out, it was easy.
However, I believe that you can fill via the gear shift lever entrance when
the tranny is in place, although I've never tried it.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
[mailto:owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu]On Behalf Of Christopher
Zach
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 12:55 PM
To: Elec-trak
Subject: (ET) Note on transmission fluid:


Bill Gunn also told me this about the transmission: It takes 64 ounces of
tranny oil. When you fill it you *must* lift the tail end of the tractor 
way
up high; on level ground it will only appear to take 32 ounces of oil. 
There
is not a slinger or pump in there, so the top of the gears will not get
oiled. Not like an auto transmission. He also recommended 85/140 weight oil
(which sounds logical since the Elec-Trak doesn't have synchros in there)

Saved me a bunch of future money; hope this tidbit helps others.

Chris