[TowerTalk] Gear box oil capacity ?

[Alan NV8A]

On 09/21/10 09:21 am, Jim Thomson wrote:

> Does anybody know how much oil is required in the gear box, for the UST   HDX-689 / HDX-5106  motorized crank up towers ?
>
> It a BIG gear box.   I'm guessing 4 x quarts at least.    It's a worm gear that floats in an oil bath.
>
> Mobil Oil  SCH634

Did you get your tower new? What docs. did you get with it? My docs. set 
for the HDX-555 included the gearbox manufacturer's instruction sheet 
including information about the grade and quantity of oil to be used -- 
but a note or stamp on those instructions indicated that it had been 
filled already by UST.

HOWEVER, I am sorry to say that I cannot put my hand on that page at 
present.

Have you tried contacting UST?

73

Alan NV8A