Just picked up this old beast. Trying to get her sorted. First thing i need to do is remove the buildup on the machine. I’ve seen some threads where people recommend soap and water, mineral spirits, brake cleaner. Didn’t find anything unanimous so curious what you guys believe. I was planning on doing a quicker clean to see if she’s all working some on blaster to the gears and such and then doing a proper tear down and clean later.

Other question i have is a bit more specific. I can’t find much detailed specs most of the newer big machines are 220v the cable on this thing is fat as heck and he has new electrical box on it. Each line in the cable is like pencil eraser sized. From what i read online seems like 60 amp lines. But i just want to make sure this isn’t requiring a heavier volt outlet. Is there a problem with getting a plug and testing it out on the 220 line i have? It just shouldn’t be able to run it at all or full power right?

Thanks for the help guys.