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Surely I’m the last guy that figured this out. But just in case there’s anybody out there thicker than I am, a small thing. Like most everybody I keep various greases handy on the bench. After using them a bit, I started getting blisters on my tongue trying to reach it 1/2 way down the tube. So, I’d stab an acid brush down the well, usually with way more on the handle than the tip. Just cut the tube off & repeat. Unless you have a Gene Simmons tongue. 👅

Here's another example of how different humans think..... 🤔 Me - if I need to reach the bottom depths of any vessel such as grease oil peanut butter or a bag type container... I get a longer tool. Spatula is a go-to. BBT aka Trina - smartererer. She does like you and cuts off the container when possible.

In the early days of the Unidrive, there was no top oil fill. The side fill was all that was on many transmissions. The first 6 speeds in 1967 (and maybe others) added a short nipple to allow higher fill. Similar to the pic below. Eventually Wheel Horse added the top fill tube and dipstick.

giantsean, tranny oil looks ok. but, when in doubt...change it out. 2 quarts of gear oil is cheap insurance for your tranny.

There is a drain plug on the bottom of the transmission to get all the oil out provided you lift the front of the tractor.

Just don't be tempted to slow the idle to below 8-900 RPM That engine is splash lubricated (no oil pump) and without enough engine speed it doesn't lubricate the top end.

Over the last couple three days, we've been playing 3 dimensional magic tiles. Mrs 8N wanted her sewing room moved. This involved moving desks, tables, and shelves between houses and between basement and main floor. To help with the shelving swap between the house and lake house, I woke Pack Rat, the AC B-110, up from his winter nap today tow the garden cart between the houses to swap the items. This tractor has a very grabby clutch. It is very difficult to feather the clutch enough to NOT carry the front wheels off of the ground for a few inches. I've tinkered with this machine enough to get it usable, but it is far from where I'd like it. Today, i decided that the clutch will be the next thing I'll tackle.

I'm guilty of old oil in my transmission as well - it has been a good 6 or 7 years, maybe more. Still clean. A change is on my to do list sometime this summer. But, I've run across a couple of articles about old oil. Seems that the additive packages (things to improve extreme pressure performance, viscosity additives, etc) in the oil have a shelf life. After a period of time, the additives don't remain blended with the oil properly. I'm going to say that a change of transmission oil every couple three years would be a good idea.

Yes i guess they did! Well i checked on the manual and now i do recall they had a fill tube at top of the 8 speed C-161 transmission.

I went looking for a photo of the seat pan on my C-161 8 Speed, I didn’t find one but I did find this picture of the whole tractor at @stevebo’s meet and greet 9 years ago! And yes all C-1_1’s had a dipstick in the seat pan. Nice thing about this tractor is that when you flip the seat up you will see Cecil Ponds signature he signed it at the last Big Show he attended.

I don’t need those/this (insert whatever it is here!) but I feel like I do. How many times have we all said that to ourselves?😂

Decided to switch the 2 inch receiver over to the 10-8 and took the kids for a couple laps around the neighborhood.

I knew that sounded familiar, just couldn't place it.