Rear Blade Lube Your Shaft - It's Fun and It's Easy

[BIG DOOLEY]

In less than 10 minutes you can drill out the hole(s) tap some threads and install the zerk fittings.
This is the rear blade for my tractor.
I decided to lubricate the pivot for the rear blade and the cylinder clevis pins.
I drill a 1/16" pilot hole and then a #3 drill deep enough to tap with a 1/4"-28 tap.
The cylinder clevis pin received a grease channel all the way around the pin.
The grinder was held in the vise by the grinder handle and I rotated the pin cutting a groove.
It just that easy.
Tom

[mikehaugen]

grease.... what a stupid idea!

[Johnp33]

If you just drill it to 15/64 you can just thread in the zert no need to cut the threads unless it is a hardened material.
Grease the very best thing you can do for any machine.
Before I start any machine, I repeat oil, air, water, PS fluid, and turning devices if you have been working on it. The PS fluid includes all the hydraulic oils, transmission fluids gear oils, and did I grease it.
Just a mental exercise to be sure I did not forget something.

[tractchores]

Interesting. I just got a new back blade and noticed that it has no Zerk, I'll have to add one!

[kw22614]

Is it supposed to be green like that??

[trktrman]

This sounds like a fun project by the fire on a frigid weekend sometime.

[Zebrafive]

What is the green chain hanging on the right side in the last picture?

[Gary Fowler]

It looks like the pin that holds the blade in position.

[kevin37b]

Dooley you are anal to a fault . Seriously , all your projects turn out nice and all the details are done . It is much easier to do all the details now isn't it . Look forward to future posts , Kevin .

[Gordon Gould]

Looks good to me. A little grease never hurt anything.