dennis52
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- Joined
- Jan 27, 2011
- Messages
- 323
- Location
- Queensland Australia
- Tractor
- Kioti DS4510HS , Kubota B7100
Can anyone enlighten me further on multipurpose grease for FEL's
Now the manual says to use any multipurpose grease and I am using a Lubrimatic brand lithium based one, recommended for chassis and universal joints and general farm use.
It's "dropping point" is listed as 350 degree F
I give each nipple( zerk) 4 shots on a smaller size cartridge grease gun until I see the older grease being pressured out of any gap.
Problem is that over time the grease seems to be getting runny and drips off onto my new shiny tractor.
I have only greased the FEL twice in a hundred hours (8 weeks) maybe 30 hours of that was loader work. I keep my loader on all the time when slashing.
It is late Autumn over here and only getting to about 70 degrees F in the day so not real hot weather.
I have taken a lot of time to clean off all the extruded grease that has run from out of the pin but it seems to keep oozing out.
Does all multipurpose grease have the same viscosity?
The loader manual says to grease it before every use!
I'd have a greaseball on wheels if I did that.
Now the manual says to use any multipurpose grease and I am using a Lubrimatic brand lithium based one, recommended for chassis and universal joints and general farm use.
It's "dropping point" is listed as 350 degree F
I give each nipple( zerk) 4 shots on a smaller size cartridge grease gun until I see the older grease being pressured out of any gap.
Problem is that over time the grease seems to be getting runny and drips off onto my new shiny tractor.
I have only greased the FEL twice in a hundred hours (8 weeks) maybe 30 hours of that was loader work. I keep my loader on all the time when slashing.
It is late Autumn over here and only getting to about 70 degrees F in the day so not real hot weather.
I have taken a lot of time to clean off all the extruded grease that has run from out of the pin but it seems to keep oozing out.
Does all multipurpose grease have the same viscosity?
The loader manual says to grease it before every use!
I'd have a greaseball on wheels if I did that.