wbvs58
Well-known member
My old Chamberlain tractor wouldn't go into 2nd and 3rd gears, 1st and reverse were OK but when moved across the gate it wouldn't move up into 2nd or 3rd. My neighbour who was driving it for me doing some deep ripping of my oats paddock with my Keyline plow decided he wanted a project so pulled it down for me ready to lift the gearbox out. When he drained the gearbox oil there was not a drop in it, the gears were running dry. I had the gearbox out of it about 12 years ago to fix a broken set screw connecting the forks to the selector shaft. I have a feeling that I forgot to fill it with oil when I put it back together, even though it was 12 years ago I can't remember doing it so it has been running on dry since. It seems remarkably healthy in there, tough old girl. It doesn't get a lot of work but when it does it is pretty heavy stuff pulling 5 tynes 14" deep through virgin ground. When I 1st got the tractor about 15 years ago I changed all the oils in the gearboxes and diff and final drives but gave up even checking after that as it was like an oil well under her as the oil immediately receded to the level of the lowest oil seal in each box or diff. If the oil had leaked out it would still have had oil in it as once you get down to the lowest seal there is nowhere else for it to leak out so I guess I am guilty as charged. I think the current problem is just the selector shaft is seized up but while it is out I will put new seals in it and maybe look at the bearings. A bit of oil might even quieten that whining noise it gets in 3rd gear at speed.
Ken
Ken