I am not a fan of the drive it around with a belly full of diesel theory. Drain the gear oil, put in 5 gallons of diesel, jack up one rear wheel and let her spin. Shift through to make sure all gears are engaged, even reverse. You will be able to hear a difference when the gears are stripped of the old lube. You can hear the gear teeth clattering together when the cushioning effect of the old oil is gone.
I can't remember how much oil yours holds, but my last held eight. I had to buy 2 five gallon buckets, so I measured out 2 gallons and poured that in. I ran her a minute with the two gallons of clean lube to gather up the diesel. Then drained that and poured in the 8 gallons. This removes the traces of diesel and gets rid of those two extra gallons that I was going to overfill the case with anyway!
I am sure there is a better way, but this is how I do it...
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Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
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