Hello Alex & All,
Your tank sounds like the old 40 gallon Walter Kelley tank. If so you can
still order gears. 1-800-233-2899

With a new set of gears and using a food approved grease you should not have
a metal grinding  problem *if* you reduce your motor RPM. When turned at the
correct RPM those gears last lifetimes . Turned too fast and without grease
maybe a season.

1725 RPM is the proper RPM for cream honey in my opinion on the tank you are
using. A half horse motor of higher RPM turns the product too fast , would
wear the gears if not properly lubricated and could put air in the creamed
honey and create foam on top.

Many sideline beekeepers prefer to make smaller batches the old  way rather
than one large batch made in the tank you are using because of air and foam
the tank you are using causes many times.

Hobart restaurant mixers make wonderful creamed honey because they are
powerful and turn at a low RPM.

I can make a tank of creamed honey using  stainless tank and paddles if not
in a hurry and only using the paddles as  absolutely needed  *without the
foam layer on top of the finished product*. A small amount of heat helps in
my opinion.


Bob

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