I am in the process of restoring a 36" tiller for a Ford GT & LGT series tractor, I already have every thing torn down and cleaned, but i am looking for a grease or gear oil for the roller chain that drives the tiller, my dilemma is that the gear box is sealed and uses felt seals to hold the lubricant in, I am unsure of which to use because i feel like if i use gear oil it'll just go right through the seals and if i use grease i dont think it'll lubricate the chain properly, Although when i tore it all down it did have a grease like substance in the case. Not sure if anyone could help me out but any help is much appreciated, Thank you in advanced
Welcome to GTT. Take a look in our Manuals Section for the tillers' manual. It should tell you what to use. I would expect it to be a heavy oil but you never know. Good Luck, Rick
:wave: Welcome to the forum! Here is the owners manual for your tiller. I have one similar, not sure which model it is. When I first got it, I pulled a bolt out of the side and put about a pint of 85-90W gear oil in it. Seemed to quiet the chain drive down. It may have all seeped out by now. Not sure how or what lube these should have as the OM doesn't say anything.
Somewhere on here I rebuilt mine,and posted a photo of the material used and the pail it came in. It is a very thin sticky grease like goop. Maybe Kenny can find it for me? Thanks?
Somewhere on here I rebuilt mine,and posted a photo of the material used and the pail it came in. It is a very thin sticky grease like goop. Maybe Kenny can find it for me? Thanks?
Would you be able to post a picture? I am curious to see what it looks like and the felt seals.
I just changed my chain housing on my Ford Tiller, but it called for a 75W-110 or 140 (I forget)
Wow thanks everyone for the help and fast responses, I think im going to use the mobilux ep023 that skyrydr2 used on his since our tillers our identical and from the research i have done everything seems to point to that , Now i just need to find where to buy some at haha, and gksyn these are all the picture i have of it right now if you want more let me know
I wonder if it's supposed to have oil at all. It seems like the purpose of felt gaskets would be to keep dirt out rather than oil in. Does it have anything that look like fill or drain plugs? I bet the chains and sprockets were originally just lubed with a general purpose grease.
Today you might have better options. There are aerosol cans of lube available for motorcycle chains. I sell and use one called Chain Wax by Maxima. It goes on as a liquid so it wicks in but sets up when the solvent evaporates off. It stays on better than grease and isn't tacky so it won't collect dirt. You might consider trying something like that.
No it doesn't have a fill plug anywhere but if you look at the diagram for it , it does list a grease plug but you'd never know it just by looking at it, and that sounds like good stuff I might have to try some of it
Those units are designed to run in grease hence the felt seals and grease fittings on all the shafts.
They assembled them with grease inside. Mine had a gasket of somekind that was like cardboard paper. I cleaned it off and used solicone sealer upon reassembly.
That goop I used is made just for chaincases and really works good!
You really want to keep these tillers in grease or they will wear out in a short time. Once the chains start loosening its game over..
Wow thanks everyone for the help and fast responses, I think im going to use the mobilux ep023 that skyrydr2 used on his since our tillers our identical and from the research i have done everything seems to point to that , Now i just need to find where to buy some at haha, and gksyn these are all the picture i have of it right now if you want more let me know
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