Posthole Digger post hole digger brand question

[cedar21]

I bought a post hole digger at an auction, though am not sure of the brand. It has part of a sticker on it, and I can read an "F", and I think an STA". I think it could be either a "Five Star" or a "Farm Star". Wondering if it looks familiar to anyone here. The seal where the driveshaft comes out of the gearbox is leaking badly, and I am trying to find a seal for it.

 

[m1garand762]

I can't identify the brand, but a good industrial supply should be able to get the seat you need if you can get it out unmangled so they can match it up

 

[Granthol]

Or just fill the gearbox full of flow able grease and forget about it.

 

[searcyfarms]

my buddy filled his full of gun grease - has worked fine for 20yrs

 

[newbury]

You might try corn head grease - it's thick.
https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/317640-what-corn-head-grease-what.html

 

[papachaz]

my buddy filled his full of gun grease - has worked fine for 20yrs

yeah I have a buddy who is a machinery mechanic and that's basically what he told me to do on my tiller and bush hog. just fill em with grease

 

[XR4140]

Like literally fill them with grease?

 

[3Lfarms]

In the teens and twenties, transmissions were filled with 600wt steam cylinder oil. It’s about the thickness of room temperature honey.
The old timers would mix oil and grease until a screwdriver would stand up in the can for a few seconds. When the only seals those cars had were felt and cork, thick gear oil was the only way to keep them from leaking everywhere.

 

[Granthol]

Like literally fill them with grease?

Absolutely. Keeps everything lubricated, cool and won’t leak out the seals.

 

[papachaz]

Absolutely. Keeps everything lubricated, cool and won’t leak out the seals.

 

[nyone]

Its a slow rotation gear box so you can do grease. Or you could just remove the seal and measure the OD of the shaft and ID of the housing.