Grove Gear GR8260 Repair, Price & Specs
IronMan worm reducer · ratios 5:1–60:1 · 1–10 hp. Every number you need before you commit: new, wholesale, used, scrap, competitor repair estimates — and our price, cheaper with a shorter lead time. Or sell your surplus GR8260 for cash today.
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GR8260 — full price & lead-time picture
| New / retail (OEM list)new unit, factory order | $900–$2,500 |
| Wholesale / dealervolume or distributor pricing | $720–$2,050 |
| Used (tested, working)secondhand market range | $360–$1,800 |
| Scrap valueweight-based, changes daily | $10–$25 |
Researched estimates anchored to OEM list pricing and live surplus-market data; new-unit factory lead time commonly runs 16–30 weeks for comparison. Send your nameplate for a confirmed number.
Why repair your GR8260 with us
Real numbers before teardown
Most shops quote only after your unit is in pieces on their bench. We publish the whole market — new, used, scrap, competitor repair — up front, so you negotiate from strength.
Cheaper and faster
Our network rate beats standard shop pricing by roughly 18–25% on the GR8260, with turnaround 2–3 days shorter — and 24–72 hour emergency rush when the line is down.
Two-way market maker
If repair isn't the smart move we say so, buy your unit for cash, and can supply a tested used replacement. No other gear shop gives you all three exits.
20+ years of industrial iron
Industrial Surplus World has bought, sold, and rebuilt Grove Gear equipment for decades — OEM, conveyors drives are daily work, not an experiment.
About the Grove Gear GR8260
The Grove Gear GR8260 is a ironman worm reducer from the IronMan GR, Flexaline, BMQ line, rated 1–10 hp across ratios of 5:1–60:1, and most commonly found on OEM, conveyors. Grove Gear (Regal) IronMan and Flexaline worm reducers ship inside thousands of OEM machines; fast-moving aftermarket sizes.
When a GR8260 fails, the real decision is economic: a new unit lists at $900–$2,500 with a 16–30 week factory queue, a tested used unit trades at $360–$1,800 when you can find one, and a standard shop rebuild runs $410–$1,500 over 10–15 business days. Our in-house network rate of $320–$1,230 in 8–12 business days beats all of those paths on total cost of downtime — and if the unit is beyond economic repair, its scrap weight alone is worth $10–$25, while we'll pay $40–$430 for the core as-is.
Typical failure modes on this family are bearing wear, shaft-seal leakage, and tooth-surface distress from degraded or contaminated oil. A correct rebuild means full teardown, hot-tank cleaning, magnetic-particle inspection of all gearing, verification of bearing-bore tolerances, all-new bearings, seals, shims and gaskets, reassembly to factory clearances, and a loaded run-test with warranty up to 24 months. Done right, it restores full service life at a fraction of replacement cost.
Grove Gear GR8260 specifications
| Brand / line | Grove Gear — IronMan GR, Flexaline, BMQ |
| Model / part number | GR8260 |
| Type | IronMan worm reducer |
| Nominal ratios | 5:1–60:1 |
| Power / duty | 1–10 hp |
| Approx. weight | 105 lb |
| Typical applications | OEM, conveyors |
| Manufacturer base | Union Grove, WI |
Confirm exact ratio and rating from your nameplate — we service and buy all configurations of the GR8260.
What a GR8260 rebuild includes
Teardown & clean
Full disassembly, hot-tank strip, oil passages cleared.
Inspect & magnaflux
All gearing NDT-checked for hidden cracks; bores measured.
New wear parts
All-new bearings, seals, shims, gaskets; seal surfaces reground.
Assemble & run-test
Set to factory clearances, painted, loaded run-test, warranty.