Stupid question probably, but late last fall, I pulled the plug on the new to me Farmall H to get the gear oil out so I can look into why it is popping out of 5th.
I don't get to where the tractor is often so but I got out there today.
The 5 gallon buckets of the old stuff is still under the tractor and when I drained it, it came blasting out of there in a very thick liquid form. Temp was probably upper 50s. Today, the temp was mid 30s, but the buckets of "stuff" was more of a firm pudding consistency. I shook it, poked it, and even scooped some out with a tool to see if it had crusted over. It was very firm and certainly NOT liquid anymore.
I don't know what was in it prior and the new 85/140 that I have in jugs right next to it seemed to still be liquid so I didn't think it was frozen.
Is the pudding normal for old gear oil? Does it sort of evaporate? What do I do with it now?
I've never dealt with gear oil before
I don't get to where the tractor is often so but I got out there today.
The 5 gallon buckets of the old stuff is still under the tractor and when I drained it, it came blasting out of there in a very thick liquid form. Temp was probably upper 50s. Today, the temp was mid 30s, but the buckets of "stuff" was more of a firm pudding consistency. I shook it, poked it, and even scooped some out with a tool to see if it had crusted over. It was very firm and certainly NOT liquid anymore.
I don't know what was in it prior and the new 85/140 that I have in jugs right next to it seemed to still be liquid so I didn't think it was frozen.
Is the pudding normal for old gear oil? Does it sort of evaporate? What do I do with it now?
I've never dealt with gear oil before