Gearbox - weight ???

[Wittsend]

Anyone know off-hand how much a stand Series gearbox weighs, empty


 

[geoff]

Just the casings

[Wittsend]

No, the whole works, without oil.

[Tom]

I seem to remember reading somewhere it was in the region of 90kg, although I cant remember if this was with, or without oil.

[diffwhine]

A bit higher - you need to work on around 180 - 200kg for a complete assembly. I have an exact weight somewhere which I will post as and when I find it.

[Wittsend]

Thanks all,

It's clear I'm going to need help to shift this out of the garage ready for the new owner ....

 

[Craig T]

200Kg sounds a bit high to me, I think a fully dressed Rover V8 is around 230Kg?
Are you thinking old fashioned pounds rather than Kg? 200 lbs is around 90Kg

I have the main gearbox and transfer box reassembled for my series one but not together yet. Each part of that is easily liftable (for me) The complete gearbox will be heavy, more than I would want to lift on my own but two people can easily lift and walk with it.

Craig.

[diffwhine]

I think you are right. I must be working for NASA. Don't they keep mixing up their units?

[Tom]

I recall a few years back, when I was installing a gearbox in a bare chassis. We had a builder working on the house at the time, and he saw me getting the crane out and just picked the gearbox up, in a bear hug, and stepped over the chassis rails and dropped it in.

Must admit I've never tried the same myself - for good reason!

[geoff]

I have a Standard Series Gearbox in bits in the garage

It is 1958, has drive flanges front and rear, no transmission brake or drum, has the alloy rear cover rather than cast steel, no gear levers attached and of course no oil.

Have just weighed it on my wifes " WeightWatchers " scale and these have a reputation for being exact ... Lol !

Anyway, all the alloy parts weigh 26 Kgs and all the guts weigh 28.25 Kgs giving a total weight of 54.25 Kgs   

For the old fashioned amongst us Google tells me that this equates to 119.6 Lbs

[Wittsend]

Should have said. My "box" includes the transfer box as well.

[geoff]

Hi Wittsend I should have said " MY " box is both transfer and main box

[island dormy]

  Hi Guys

  The complete unit with transmission brake drum included is easily handled by 2 normal guys.
In fact SWMBO normally helps me lift the unit in and out.

  Victor

  I have no clue what it weighs.

[geoff]

.. SWMBO normally helps me lift the unit in and out.

    I have no clue what it weighs.

     You do now 

[island dormy]

 Hi Geoff

  Yes I do know now......... guess I'm stronger than I look.

  Victor