Help with Harbor Freight tumbler

Billw · Mar 9, 2013

Hi guys,

This is a call out to anyone who owns the dual drum Chicago tumbler by Harbor Freight.

I just bought one recently and for the life of me I cannot figure out where exactly I am supposed to put oil on it.

Can someone who owns this unit tell me exactly where I am supposed to oil it ? If you can include a picture that would help .

Thanks in advance,

Bill

Big Bear · Mar 9, 2013

Here's what I've done

I've had my tumbler for a couple of weeks now and its run for 4-5 days with several batches of coins. I checked the belt tension as per manual and then liberally used some oil along the long silver-colored shaft that rotates the drums. I turned the tumbler on without the drums and tilted it around to try and get the oil in and around where it meets the edges of the silver-colored sleeves. I didn't really see anywhere else that would benefit from oil.

No problems for me so far. Hope that helps!

HH!

Midknight · Mar 10, 2013

You add oil to where the silver shaft that rolls the barrels meets the frame.

joee5 · Mar 10, 2013

I have yet to lube it up

Billw · Mar 10, 2013

Thanks guys,

I did what big bear(before I saw this message) did and ran into a problem. The oil worked it's way underneath the rubber/plastic sleave that covers the drive shaft and next thing I know the shaft is spinning freely inside of the rubber sleave. So....the barrells weren't spinning. I had to take it apart, clean the oil off and then super glue the sleave back to the drive shaft. Works fine now. I wish the manual was more specific and didn't refer to bearing that aren't there.

Txdirtfisher · Mar 10, 2013

Have had mine since Xmas and used it about 6 tyimes ran at 8 hours and have yet to add oil to any part of it but will get my paper work ouyt and see what I can find on it

roob47 · Mar 10, 2013

joee5 said:
I have yet to lube it up

ME TOO!

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