Thanks guys,
I just wanted to know if it was worth the effort to round up the fittings and hose to offer up for sale.
Certainly not a million dollar project even if every WM owner in the world bought one LOL
I posted this same question on another forum, it was quickly deleted and i got a nasty gram from the owner of the forum telling me he wasn't going to let me use his forum for "market research", then told me i should just give away the idea for his members. i told him if i started selling them, that anyone who wanted would be able to make thier own, and that was fine, i just didnt want to put the idea out there only to see someone else selling them a week later. He then proceeded to lecture me about using his dime for my idea. He was also hinting pretty hard that i could pay him, or beg him to let me ask my question. I eventually realized he was enjoying himself and told him "the problem with wrestling with a pig in the mud is; eventually you realize that the pig likes it", and then i was banned from there....... now that i have read several of the stories about the interactions of current members of this forum who had been members of that other forum, it makes a lot more sense.
Since the feedback seems kind of chilly, i'll explain the idea:
1. Install and lightly tension blade on sawmill (if you were already sawing, thats even better)
2. Back tensioner screw out to the correct position for filling per WM.
NOTE:do not remove blade, or push idle band wheel in to compress the piston.
3. Remove tensioner plug.
4. Fill tensioner plug hole with atf till overflowing. (this prevents air bubbles being introduced)
5. Install adapter fitting into tensioner plug hole. (oil should rise out of adapter as you screw it in so that no air is inside the fitting)
6. Attach clear tubing to oiling can spout and pump can to prime tube until no air remains in line.
7. Attach other end of tubing to adapter fitting.
8. Pump oiling can until the master piston has been moved out against the tensioner screw and the slave is against the idle wheel , (blade should tighten up when filled and pressure may be indicated on tension gauge depending on how hard you pump the can).
9. Back off tensioner screw to relieve any residual pressure from filling.
10. Remove oil can, hose, and adapter fitting from tensioner.
11. Add oil to plug hole to overflowing.
12. Re-install plug.
13. Re-tension blade and get back to sawing .
It looks like alot of steps, but its quick, and you don't need three hands to do it.
Houston