A drain plug Cat forgot

Several years ago I went to fire up my old 12E grader to plow some driveways. As I pulled away from where I'd parked I found the leaning wheel function didn't work. Temps the night before were in the teens and I finally figured out water in the leaning wheel box had frozen. A quick detour to home and a small propane torch gently heating the bottom of the box soon had it working again. Next step was to remove the fill plug and poke a piece of brazing rod down into the innards to try to find where a drain could be added.



Then it was time to drill and tap a hole for a 3/8" pipe plug. As soon as the drill broke through, water began to run out. Then it was time to tap the hole for the pipe plug. After that was done, I topped the box up with 80w90 and away we went. Now I crack that plug every fall and check for water. Since that time, no more problems with the leaning wheel regardless of temps.

Thanks for the tip, I'm going to check the 212 box now.