Hi
I've just bought one with no manual and I want to change the gear oil. Is
it just regular 90 wt or something more exotic. The tiller is 15-20 years
old and has a 5 hp Briggs.
Brian, in Cedar

Hi
I've just bought one with no manual and I want to change the gear oil. Is
it just regular 90 wt or something more exotic. The tiller is 15-20 years
old and has a 5 hp Briggs.
Brian, in Cedar





I use 85- 140W gear oil available at any autoparts store..

il Sun, 09 May 2004 14:55:51 GMT, "Brian Barnson" ha scritto:

Hi
I've just bought one with no manual and I want to change the gear oil. Is
it just regular 90 wt or something more exotic. The tiller is 15-20 years
old and has a 5 hp Briggs.
Brian, in Cedar

Look for a Briggs and Stratton manual. Libraries are full of manuals.
Some manuals are even online now. (although that was Black and Dekka)
I suspect it's not an outboard motor but see if you can identify the
model first.

http://www.briggsandstratton.com/

Or buy one: http://www.asecc.com/manuals.html
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

"Brian Barnson" wrote:

I've just bought one with no manual and I want to change the gear oil. Is
it just regular 90 wt or something more exotic.

My horse specifies straight 90 or 140-weight. Nothing goes very fast in
there... Troy Bilt always used to guarantee a user's manual to any current
owner; don't know if MTD (is it?) will continue that, but it's worth a try.
For another poster: The engine book won't help; we're talking about the
gearbox that powers wheels and tines.
Ah for the days when I could just drive less than hour over to Troy and get
parts off the shelf...


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

On Sun, 09 May 2004 19:46:37 -0400, Gary Woods
wrote:

"Brian Barnson" wrote:

I've just bought one with no manual and I want to change the gear oil. Is
it just regular 90 wt or something more exotic.

My horse specifies straight 90 or 140-weight. Nothing goes very fast in
there... Troy Bilt always used to guarantee a user's manual to any current
owner; don't know if MTD (is it?) will continue that, but it's worth a try.
For another poster: The engine book won't help; we're talking about the
gearbox that powers wheels and tines.
Ah for the days when I could just drive less than hour over to Troy and get
parts off the shelf...


I believe the manuals are online. I got one for my 6 HP Horse
before I found the original. They used SAE 140 from the factory.