m-lud
Stainless
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2016
I finally got my lathe loaded and home. It's still on the trailer. My big Hyster has sat for three years, and the steering tires have sunk halfway to the rim.
I pulled the gear cover and was happy with what I seen. These lathes have a beautiful shifting mechanism.
I'm going to do a good flush with kerosene. I drained the oil and it was a clean golden brown still translucent. No water.
The next post is pictures of the gear change box.
I'm going to post a lot of photos of each section of the machine as I go through cleaning and getting everything lubricated. I won't be cracking the apron open unless I have a problem. Just flush and try to get a look at the lead screw and double bevel gear drive and the feed rod keyway.
I haven't seen anything that gives me reason for a major overhaul. Clean it and slather it in oil. The leadscrew and half nuts look like new
I pulled the gear cover and was happy with what I seen. These lathes have a beautiful shifting mechanism.
I'm going to do a good flush with kerosene. I drained the oil and it was a clean golden brown still translucent. No water.
The next post is pictures of the gear change box.
I'm going to post a lot of photos of each section of the machine as I go through cleaning and getting everything lubricated. I won't be cracking the apron open unless I have a problem. Just flush and try to get a look at the lead screw and double bevel gear drive and the feed rod keyway.
I haven't seen anything that gives me reason for a major overhaul. Clean it and slather it in oil. The leadscrew and half nuts look like new