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    General D Grinder Leaking oil

    Family pass down item so doubt he will ever part with it. good luck finding a part
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    Jerky Appearance

    Thanks will follow your advice next batch and will report in
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    General D Grinder Leaking oil

    I found out they were using Vegetable oil in the grinder . Said his father in law cautioned him to not leave it run out of oil so he added every time he used. Any Food grade options rather than using SAE 30 W regular oil? I see some mention Lubriplate but think that is a grease .
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    Jerky Appearance

    How long do you normally smoke when starting at 140? Could it be that the meat is still too wet when starting to apply the smoke and this is causing the appearance issue?
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    Jerky Appearance

    Do both venison and beef jerky in a electric smoker . Have some home recipes but also mostly use seasoning from Con Yeager . you can buy bulk or a kit and have used both . Smoke with mostly apple wood . Pretty much follow the some direction on the Con Yeager Package . So it is cut and seasoned...
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    General D Grinder Leaking oil

    I found a paper in grinder box that said use 30 weigh oil and fill with 8 oz. When looking at sight glass could not see level so proceeded with my first thought of draining oil. I drained out over 14 oz of very dirty oil so for sure it was overfilled .In looking at unit my thinking is that the...
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    General D Grinder Leaking oil

    Thanks that was my plan on Thursday . Think parts for this old grinder (OEM) are long gone and think General no longer supports . 1st drain oil and refill per recommendations and then go after seal if still leaking .
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    Vintage General Model D Meat Grinder Gear Oil Question

    Trying to help someone with a General Model D and problem is same as yours the oil just runs out where the auger is attached . Did you ever get your issue solved ? Help ? I was wondering same on a seal?
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    General D Grinder Leaking oil

    From Pa and basically use grinder for sausage . Our normal batch size is 100 lbs a couple times a year . I have a LEM that works well but one of the group has a old General D Grinder that was past down from his Father In Law . We would like to get it operational as a back up and also because it...
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