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Old 08-18-2016, 06:02 PM
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Default General Talk on the use of a Creeper Gear
I've reading just about everything I can on the Web about Creeper Gears.

Being a newbie to all this my first thought was the creeper was for more power.

I just read an article on the Web where the author indicated that the purpose of the Creeper Gear was to slow the machine down (Hence the Name Creeper) as in garden tilling and or snowblowing etc, etc, etc.

It would be nice to hear from any members that broke a Creeper Gear and how they did it..

Thoughts Please....
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Most of the ones I've seen that failed were caused by lack of lubrication, they start leaking and people are to lazy to fix them.
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Most of the ones I've seen that failed were caused by lack of lubrication, they start leaking and people are to lazy to fix them.
Have you ever rebuilt a used one before installing it?
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Have you ever rebuilt a used one before installing it?
Yes, you can buy rebuild kits for them fairly cheap.
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Yes, you can buy rebuild kits for them fairly cheap.
Would you recommend doing a rebuild on a used one?

Is it difficult?

Any special tools?
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Would you recommend doing a rebuild on a used one?

Is it difficult?

Any special tools?
Yes I would recommend it, it would be a lot of work to put it in and then find out it leaks or the bearing is bad. The only special tool I can think that you'd need is snap ring pliers, the creeper is pretty simple to take apart.
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Most of the ones I've seen that failed were caused by lack of lubrication, they start leaking and people are to lazy to fix them.
I agree.

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Yes, the creeper was only meant to slow the machine. It was not meant to be a "torque multiplier". Can you tear one up if you overload it? Yes, yes you can. If you can get the wheels to hold traction. The little bitty planet gears can't hack it under full load with no slip... and sometimes neither can the roll pins. One time a while back on here I figured up how much torque was sent to the rear wheels while in first gear, creeper engaged. It was like somewhere around 1600 ftlbs. It was silly. No way you could get all that to the ground....



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Would you recommend doing a rebuild on a used one?
I know this was directed to Tim, but I would also recommend at least taking it apart, new seals, gaskets and check out the bearing and gears. Disassemble, clean and make a decision.
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