75-90 or 80-90 gear oil, found at local auto supply chains. Make sure to use the search function, as most thing that have to do with 4 post planers have been discussed over and over.
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75-90 or 80-90 gear oil, found at local auto supply chains. Make sure to use the search function, as most thing that have to do with 4 post planers have been discussed over and over.
Be careful on oil in a gearbox. the new gp5 HP or Ep oils are not compatible with yellow metal!
Bill
where did you pick up the planer from? I'm in michigan also. that planer for $200 is a steal, even at 380 it was a good deal. I bought a grizzly 20 inch. the Previous owner luckily had an engine hoist and put it on my trailer to drive home (about 15 miles) he said it weighed 400lbs. I had my wife, my brother, and my dad we each grabbed one of the lifting poles and picked up. Nothing happened, lol I looked in the manual it was more like 800lbs. luckily I had the trailer backed into the door of my shop. basically just slid it out into my shop, then I used rollers to move it into position.
Found it near Flint. Glad to hear it was a good price - don't get me wrong it needs a bit of work to get running - but it will be worth it. My brother helped me lower it into the lawn tractor trailer with the lift, from there I drove it to the workshop and dragged it out onto a piece of chipboard on the floor. I don't yet have a table strong enough to hold it :P and I need to be able to tip it on its side to get to the lift chain.
As for replacement belts, I found a 3L500 belt on Amazon - amazingly they beat the price of local shops. I called around to a few places too - ended up paying $21. There are some discount V-belt places, but the ground shipping (between $10-12) ended up costing more than the belts!
I moved a planer just like that. Its one heavy unit - 450 lbs. Took it apart and used a portable engine hoist like others have recommended. Took off motor. Removed top cast iron head part from base (mine was semi enclosed). Randy