Recent content by Scraperman

Thank you for that. I'm already using 90EP/140 oil in the gearbox. I presume that OO Cornhead grease is thicker than that and if it is more of a grease than an oil how do I know when I have put enough in the box and how do I check the level ?

Thank you for that. I have heard of that dodge being done but never done it myself. Could I ask a few questions about it please ? Does that sort of grease handle like normal grease ? If so how you get it into a small gearbox like on a mower deck ? If you fill an old type manual grease gun I...

Not sure where you are but here in the U.K. we have many firms selling seals, bearings, belts, etc. etc. e.g. https://www.accesseng.co.uk/ and they can be very useful and helpful. I would have preferred to buy a Warner electro-magnetic clutch because that was the manufacturer of the original...

Whenever I need oil seals or bearings I go to my local factors and there is never a problem with them. I am only 4-5 miles from the U.K. importers of Scag equipment and in fact I once worked with the chap who started that business but who is sadly no longer with us. My mower, a Turf Runner is...

Thank you for that. I have s strong suspicion that there isn't any means of adjusting the back-lash but I am going to take the top off the gearbox this morning and will report back.

I just wondered if anyone is able to help please ? I have an elderly Scag Turf Runner and at the moment I have the Superior gearbox fitted to the deck. I do have a Curtis gearbox in for repair. Yesterday I heard a different sort of noise coming from the deck and after checking I think there may...

Asking for help and advice if possible please. I have just replaced the electromagnetic clutch on my Scag Turf Runner as shown below and the space on the pulley for the vee-belt is wider on the new one than it was on the old one. It is only a few mm wider but it means that the belt sits lower...

Thank you for that. When you wrote "tap the fitting down as much as youcan" did you mean to tap the boss into the pulley as much as I can ? I have actually got the box off the mower at the moment but I have to put it all back together and then put the pulleys on. I had hoped that I could put the...

I have a query regarding the fastening of pulleys onto their respective shafts on a T gearbox made by Superior. I am quite conversant with fastening pulleys onto shafts by gib headed, parallel and woodruff keys but this is a method that I have not encountered before. Briefly the pulley is placed...

Thank you. I tried to get some oil seals for the gearbox today but it looks as if they might be a bit difficult to get. The mower is over 20 years old but I am going to try and get some help from Superior in terms of dimensions, etc.

Thanks again. Much appreciated.

Thank you for that.

Thanks for that. I'll see where I can get some from.

I am in the process of putting new oil seals in an aluminium Superior gearbox off my Scag ride-on and wondered what would be the best sealant to use when re-assembling the two halves of the gearbox. The gearbox splits in half and I think I can see traces of the original sealant on parts of the...

I have ordered a new anti-rotation rubber for my Scag Turf Runner clutch (part No 20 in diagram below) Mine has partially disintegrated. I know where it all goes but just wondered if there are any special instructions when fastenening it to the rim of the clutch ? i.e. does the anchor point...