GREASE... every 10 HOURS?

[newbury]

I keep my backhoe attached all the time, so between the tractor, backhoe, and bucket, there's roughly a thousand grease fittings to hit.

Same here, but I've only got 12 zerks on the loader and 23 on the backhoe (two of which are a ROYAL pain). I've misplaced my owners manual so I don't know of any zerks on the tractor itself.

It's becoming a Saturday morning, cup of coffee routine before I wake up the subdivision
If anyone knows of any zerks on a B7610 PLEASE tell me!

 

[Grateful11]

daman1 said: No there's people that over grease and people that grease when
actually needed, i don't think anyone in this thread said "i don't grease" at
least i don't see that statment....

Actually Teg said: "Well, what it looks like what we got here.... Are the over
greasers and those that don't overgrease...

It's been said before... Greasing is too cheap & easy to skimp on it ...and as
far as I care, tractor are suppose to be greasy ...and dirty If you have time
to clean your tractor, swing on by... the back 4 needs cutting. I wish it was
the back 40 but atlas..."

Teg didn't say there's some that don't grease, he only mentioned those that
don't over grease or those that grease too much. ;-)

 

[daman1]

Teg didn't say there's some that don't grease, he only mentioned those that
don't over grease or those that grease too much. ;-)

:thumbsup:

 

[KeithInSpace]

Just "low-end" tractors (like the BX)...

Small. Sub-Compact. Petite. AND FULL-FEATURED. NOT "low-end".

Honda Fit or Cooper Mini are examples of small, sub-compact, petite, AND FULL-FEATURED automobiles.

Yugo, Chevette, and Excel are examples of "low-end"

Big difference. It always has, and always will, get under my skin when "cheap" and "low-end" are words used to describe any tractor smaller than a Grand-L. I'd be able to mow my grass in one pass if I had a 18' wide bat-wing mower. Not everyone needs that. Sometimes, every once in a while, small is just what the Doctor ordered. Not "low-end".

Regarding the original question...10 hours of tractor time doesn't equate to 10 hours of implement use.

Other than over-greasing being messy, I can't fathom there being a down-side. The fact that stuff sticks to grease OUTSIDE the pin/joint just means that you stopped it before the stuff got INSIDE the pin/joint. A good thing.

That said, I'd just play it by ear. You know when you use your FEL to do a big job...grease in preparation and grease when done. If you haven't greased all summer, grease for the fun of it.

 

[teg]

most compact tractor owners don't use the loader enough at one time to justify greasing once a month.

I said on post #6... I feel that just driving a gravel road or bumpy field will wear down the pins... I'll still stand by that... Take a couple hundred pounds, put it a few feet out front and bounce it around for 10 (clock) hours ...maybe my land is just not as smooth as what you guys are driving on. :confused3::confused2:

 

[daman1]

I said on post #6... I feel that just driving a gravel road or bumpy field will wear down the pins... I'll still stand by that... Take a couple hundred pounds, put it a few feet out front and bounce it around for 10 (clock) hours ...maybe my land is just not as smooth as what you guys are driving on. :confused3::confused2:

Yes and no,if one has nice tight pins i don't see that as a problem but if you have some slop yea i could see that causing some extra wear,that's where using the right type grease is key,people don't realize all grease is not made equal just like motor oil,but we won't go there.

 

[Tractor Factor]

Small. Sub-Compact. Petite. AND FULL-FEATURED. NOT "low-end".

Yeah, the term "low-end" does carry a connotation, though its use wasn't intended as an insult here.

I'll take a pass on "petite", however...sounds like a tractor designed for a woman.

 

[donn12]

Seems to be many very enthusiastic greasers here. Maybe the slackers don't want to be abused! I use just enough grease so it starts to come out - no more. Based on how little actually goes in if you have ever forgotten to grease it for 30 hours or so its probably not the end of the world for non commercial use. I am sure its every 10 hours of actual loader use not tractor hours but as everyone has said its so cheap why not grease it too often? I use moly EP and I am not picky about the brand.

 

[LBrown59]

Small. Sub-Compact. Petite. AND FULL-FEATURED. NOT "low-end".

Honda Fit or Cooper Mini are examples of small, sub-compact, petite, AND FULL-FEATURED automobiles.

Yugo, Chevette, and Excel are examples of "low-end"

Big difference. It always has, and always will, get under my skin when "cheap" and "low-end" are words used to describe any tractor smaller than a Grand-L. I'd be able to mow my grass in one pass if I had a 18' wide bat-wing mower. Not everyone needs that. Sometimes, every once in a while, small is just what the Doctor ordered. Not "low-end".

Very well put.
To me such descriptions are just a reflection of the describers ignorance.

 

[rdsaustintx]

Small. Sub-Compact. Petite. AND FULL-FEATURED. NOT "low-end".

Geez, everybody gets their panties in a wad. It wasn't a slam on BX's Keith. I own one. Heck, I love one. But it was the least expensive TLB on the Kubota lot. If I asked for a "high-end" machine, they wouldn't point at mine.

The POINT (long lost) was BX's don't have rpm-compensating meters, just clocks. Which are cheap. That's a fact. Whether it's a feature, salesmen and fanbois can argue about. I just drive the thing.

So a more expensive machine with an integrated control computer and rpm-compensating meter is what, "FULLER FEATURED"??

To me such descriptions are just a reflection of the describers ignorance.

Masterful use of diplomacy (and html tags), as usual Les.