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A better way to change wind turbine gearbox oil

By Paul Dvorak | June 11, 2014

The Sage Oil Vac equipment heads to a job site.

The Sage Oil Vac equipment heads to a job site.

There was a time when changing the oil in a wind turbine gearbox called for assembling, believe it or not, a bucket brigade. The back-breaking work could take more than a day. Don’t ask if any was spilled.

But thanks to an inquisitive inventor, the job is now completed more cleanly in less than half a day. Join me for a discussion with Dallas Dixon, He is the Wind Sales and Marketing Manager with Sage Oil Vac, a manufacturer company that builds the more efficient oil-handling equipment.    

This podcast is sponsored by ExxonMobil.
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