Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Old Jacobsen Homelite 2-statge unit...

Since I was replacing a couple shear pins last night, I picked up a grease gun at Home Depot to grease the axle while I was at it. Mind you it is the first time I have ever used one, and I'm big enough to acknowledge that I would have loved some instructions, but the only directions it came with were how to load the cartridge. I think I was doing it right except that I pulled a grease nipple off on one side -- twisted it back in and it seems solid -- did I break it? How many times does one need to pump grease into each side? Are there other grease points I shouldn't neglect?

Onto the gearbox: I have no reason to believe it's in disrepair but I see that there is an oil plug on it. Does one normally need to replace the gearbox oil? Any tips for checking the level and/or quality of the oil?

Many thanks from a snow blower rookie...