woods 214 batwing leaky gearboxes

ironandsteel · Mar 20, 2023

I'm looking at a Woods 214 14' batwing mower. All 3 gearboxes apparently are very leaky. I was told that the gearboxes had been removed and had new seals installed, yet it still leaked terribly.

Are these Woods 214 mowers a bad design and are they prone to leaks? Replacement gearboxes are insanely pricey.

Gwiz · Mar 20, 2023

May need bearings replaced if theres movement in the shaft.
May need shaft built up if worn away from the seals.

matthies · Mar 20, 2023

Are the breathers open/work?

JIM MN · Mar 20, 2023

John Deere corn head gear box lubricant...

4520BW · Mar 21, 2023

caterpillar guy · Mar 21, 2023

Cornhead grease.

formerly ny bill · Mar 21, 2023

I have a 214. rebuilt the outside gearboxes, and teh seals lasted until some barbed wire met the one
side. I have been using cornhead grease in it, like the others have suggested. No problems yet, several
years.

ironandsteel · Mar 21, 2023

(quoted from post at 00:13:30 03/22/23) I have a 214. rebuilt the outside gearboxes, and teh seals lasted until some barbed wire met the one
side. I have been using cornhead grease in it, like the others have suggested. No problems yet, several
years.

Is this model worse than other models? After the barbed wire, did the cornhead grease take care of the leak?
Thanks for the info.

Tx Jim · Mar 22, 2023

X4 on using Corn head grease

jaoneill · Mar 26, 2023

(quoted from post at 08:59:52 03/22/23)
X4 on using Corn head grease

X5

woods 214 batwing leaky gearboxes

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