Robert Waddell
02-28-2006, 2:40 PM
It is time to change the gear oil in my Delta 15 inch planer. I referred to the manual for oil type and it reads something like "use Delta extreme pressure gear oil that comes in pint cans and it takes 20 oz to fill the gear box".
Boy, I hope the the sales and marketing genius that thought of that line is getting pay what he's worth and he is not getting my money if I can help it.
After looking at manuals for other brands it seems most recommend use of 70-90 weight gear oils. My thought is to just fill it with something like 80W-90 and move on. Is there anything wrong with doing this? I figured I'd run it by some of you engineering types on here for your wisdom. Thanks for your insight.
Rob
Boy, I hope the the sales and marketing genius that thought of that line is getting pay what he's worth and he is not getting my money if I can help it.
After looking at manuals for other brands it seems most recommend use of 70-90 weight gear oils. My thought is to just fill it with something like 80W-90 and move on. Is there anything wrong with doing this? I figured I'd run it by some of you engineering types on here for your wisdom. Thanks for your insight.
Rob