Yesterday I shredded the plastic gear on my G0704. At first I thought it was because I was hogging a trough 3/4" deep with a 1/2" hogger. After taking apart the top assembly and looking at the gear it is easy to see the teeth from the motor gear never fully meshed into the plastic gear. It looks like the motor was not properly adjusted. Only about 20% of the depth of the gear teeth is sheared.
I ordered to 2 new gears from Grizzly. I also order a set from GTC gears with a different ratio. I am going to try to bump up the rpms to about 3500 to 4000.
I ordered to 2 new gears from Grizzly. I also order a set from GTC gears with a different ratio. I am going to try to bump up the rpms to about 3500 to 4000.