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   Bob La Londe to Snag   
   Re: Another project gift   
   29 Sep 25 13:19:13   
   
   From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 9/29/2025 12:11 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >    I'm not sure if I mentioned this in another post ... My neighbor had   
   > this tractor mount post hole digger . Now it's mine . Seems the original   
   > purchaser neglected to read the label on the gearbox which said "this   
   > product shipped without oil . Add .8 liters of 80 or 90 weight gear oil   
   > before using " . So for the princely sum of 117 bucks for new bearings   
   > and seals I now have my very own post hole digger with a 9" auger . New   
   > gear box would cost around 250 bucks but why would I do a silly thing   
   > like that when I can rebuild it myself ? It's not about the money , it's   
   > about braggin' rights and keeping one more item out of the scrap heap .   
      
   Mine should say, "Refill with oil every time you use it."  I suppose I   
   should get new seals for it, but as often as I use it I'd probably need   
   new seals gain and a quart of gear oil is available right down the   
   street.  I'd have to order seals.   
      
      
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