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Re: Open vs Closed Gearboxes

We had Gearbox shields on the bottom of our gearbox for the first time last year. We did this because we were running worm gears and had to keep them free of debris, else lose more efficiency. The shield was made out of 1/32 aluminum and was very light.

We're doing so again on a new gearbox, this time it's less of an afterthought.