3415H gear oil fill

[rottenwillie 0]

I'm pretty new at this having just scored my first real lawn tractor, a 72 3415h. I am trying to add gear oil. I think this is leaking both hydraulic fluid and gear oil. I have drained the gear box and need to refill it. The only obvious place to put oil into the gearbox is on the opposite side of the drain. There is a small pipe fitting there with a plug.  Am I trying to add it at the right location?  The fact that it's about 25degrees in the shop and we're talkin' 90w, it doesn't flow very well.  I have warmed the oil and placed a light bulb under the gearbox to warm it up, but it still didn't flow very fast.

[dince 276]

You are welcome to use my shop - it's about 110 in the shade!

[PhanDad 3,617]

That's the correct location.  Fill to the top of the elbow.  If you overfill, it'll usually leak/dip.

Did you download the manual for your tractor?  I gave you the link to it in your December post.  All the maintenance info is there.

[rottenwillie 0]

I thought that I had but can't find any trace of it on my puter. I am not so good with these things either.

[fishnwiz 3,290]

23 hours ago, dince said:

You are welcome to use my shop - it's about 110 in the shade!

Dry heat 

[720nut 4,225]

1* here this morning, don't need 110* Just maybe 65* I could live with