Tractors and Grease . . how to make it less messy.

[AxleHub]

Cut the end off an old white cotton sock and use it to sheath the grease gun body. Youll be surprised how much grease they will absorb before they must be replaced.

I like that idea. I don't normally like cloth relating to grease because its so har to launder and if you're throwing it away after single use it seems like a waste of material. But wrapping the grease gun with a sock is a great idea to keep the grease gun from always being a mess itself.

Another thing I've discovered over time is that pistol grip grease guns are much easier than the pump handle versions. And grease guns with fine threading are a pain because too often they get cross threaded or the cheaper ones don't stay tight.

So a new discovery for me is threadless grease guns (especially pneumatic). What a convenient way to load grease easily. And then I discovered continous pump pneumatic guns for less than $40.00. Think of them like an automatic pistol instead of a semi automatic pistol. Convenient, controllable and easy to use.


But I need to get a locknlube coupler to make it easier and better connections without difficulty taking the coupler off by pulling so much.

 

[mykleh]

man I had to read this post 3 times to figure out the meaning based on the context.. I do read the post to gather the wisdom within so it is not meant as a criticism.. This does have spell check at least for me and underlines in red as you are typing misspelled words.. I am by no means a great speller so I rely on this handy feature routinely...

 

[SPYDERLK]

man I had to read this post 3 times to figure out the meaning based on the context.. I do read the post to gather the wisdom within so it is not meant as a criticism.. This does have spell check at least for me and underlines in red as you are typing misspelled words.. I am by no means a great speller so I rely on this handy feature routinely...

What post?

 

[LarJea]

As far as getting grease off of clothes goes, the best thing I have used is starting fluid. Just one spray and the grease magically disappears. One time after walking through the living room with grease on my feet, the starting fluid worked so well my wife wouldn't have known had I had time to air out the house.

 

[newbury]

As far as getting grease off of clothes goes, the best thing I have used is starting fluid. Just one spray and the grease magically disappears. One time after walking through the living room with grease on my feet, the starting fluid worked so well my wife wouldn't have known had I had time to air out the house.

I've used starting fluid also. Usually in conjunction with a burn barrel and a flame.

 

[Egon]

I've used starting fluid also. Usually in conjunction with a burn barrel and a flame.

No - no, don't burn. Roll around in some sand, saw dust, loose dirt to sorta encapsulate and save them for the grease occurrence. Or for those times the company is less than appreciated!

 

[BufordBoone]

Having just greased this afternoon, I have another tip to pass along. And, it involves not ruining the tip...of your finger.

I had to change grease. Being "thrifty", I endeavored to salvage the remaining grease in the tube to put on top of the new tube. That sharp edge cut right thru the nitrile glove and nicked my finger.

Luckily, just about the time it happened, a little voice seemed to tell me to be careful. Could have been bad if I wasn't lucky.

I'll use a stick or something next time.

 

[ray66v]

As far as getting grease off of clothes goes, the best thing I have used is starting fluid. Just one spray and the grease magically disappears. One time after walking through the living room with grease on my feet, the starting fluid worked so well my wife wouldn't have known had I had time to air out the house.

To go one better, old fashioned, chlorinated brake cleaner, is actually a form of dry cleaning fluid. Which, is what your cleaners use for removing grease from fabric.

 

[gwstang]

The absolute best thing that I have discovered is to use "Shout" laundry cleaner in the spray bottle. That takes every bit of grease/oil off of my hands...with a small hand brush. I don't care how nasty they get, it works great. I wear the gloves most of the time but sometimes I'm off in the woods cutting trails and have to adjust something and get greasy.

 

[paulfun9]

The best way to keep grease off of yourself is to pay the neighbors kid to grease everything for you and let his mom deal with the grease on his clothes. My wife has thanked me for this for some time now and the kid is happy because he is making money and learning things when he is here.

 

[AxleHub]

The best way to keep grease off of yourself is to pay the neighbors kid to grease everything for you and let his mom deal with the grease on his clothes. My wife has thanked me for this for some time now and the kid is happy because he is making money and learning things when he is here.

Sounds good, but is he getting all the grease points . . and more importantly . . is he greasing them enough to keep the spots from getting "dry" ? Having someone else do it is great . . . but the neighbor kid ???? My mmm deck alone has 12 spots to be greased. My fel has 12 more. My tractor has xxx points to be greased. Then there is 13 on the lawn mower etc. Etc. Etc.. what happens if the kid gets 75% of them greased and misses the other 25% ?

Or he gets 2 pumps on each mower spindle but it needs 6 pumps to each spindle to be done right ?

 

[ray66v]

what happens if the kid gets 75% of them greased and misses the other 25% ? Or he gets 2 pumps on each mower spindle but it needs 6 pumps to each spindle

Once a kid can do it that well, he won't need you, he can work at the dealer, prepping brand new tractors. :stirthepot:

 

[AxleHub]

Once a kid can do it that well, he won't need you, he can work at the dealer, prepping brand new tractors. :stirthepot:

Good observation lol.

 

[newbury]

Sounds good, but is he getting all the grease points . . and more importantly . . is he greasing them enough to keep the spots from getting "dry" ? Having someone else do it is great . . . but the neighbor kid ???? My mmm deck alone has 12 spots to be greased. My fel has 12 more. My tractor has xxx points to be greased. Then there is 13 on the lawn mower etc. Etc. Etc.. what happens if the kid gets 75% of them greased and misses the other 25% ?

Or he gets 2 pumps on each mower spindle but it needs 6 pumps to each spindle to be done right ?

That is where training comes in.
Train him and spot check. Trust but verify.

 

[bdog]

Rubber gloves and a roll of paper towels help me a lot. I carry a trash can right by the machine I am greasing, put on the gloves and use a lot of paper towels. I wipe things off as I go and throw the towels away before they get so much grease on them that they themselves are making a mess. We often go through multiple tubes of grease a day with our various machines and it seems to work well.

 

[AxleHub]

Bdog . . Hiw often do you grease the equipment and is it personal use equipment or farming or business based uses ?

 

[bdog]

My tractor does not have a FEL and all I really use it for is to plow, plant and shred my crops. I usually grease it before each use which amounts to a couple times a year.

I have a skid steer and a backhoe and they are more for business type use. We are digging a pond at my place and have a dump truck and are selling the dirt to people which often leads to us taking our skid steer over to them to spread it out. We also do gravel driveways and stuff like that for people. When we are digging all day we grease the machines daily. Sometimes we might hear the pins creaking and will grease more than once a day if digging hard. I also do oilfield related work and a lot of that equipment takes grease. Most of it get used on the skid steer and backhoe though.

 

[CurlyDave]

Rubber gloves from Costco help a lot.

I bring an empty cardboard box and a roll of paper towels with me, when the towels get greasy, put them in the box.

Another tool I use is a 16d nail. It has two purposes. First it allows me to force a paper towel into the areas around a recessed zerk. Second use is that when the little ball in a zerk gets stuck, I put the point of the nail on it and push hard on the head. Usually frees it right up.

 

[TomSeller]

Cut the end off an old white cotton sock and use it to sheath the grease gun body. Youll be surprised how much grease they will absorb before they must be replaced.

Dang it, I was never wearing any of my white socks so I gave them to charity.

 

[paulfun9]

Sounds good, but is he getting all the grease points . . and more importantly . . is he greasing them enough to keep the spots from getting "dry" ? Having someone else do it is great . . . but the neighbor kid ???? My mmm deck alone has 12 spots to be greased. My fel has 12 more. My tractor has xxx points to be greased. Then there is 13 on the lawn mower etc. Etc. Etc.. what happens if the kid gets 75% of them greased and misses the other 25% ?

Or he gets 2 pumps on each mower spindle but it needs 6 pumps to each spindle to be done right ?

Wow have we no faith in ourselves to teach the young?

I remember well being a youngster and having an interest in almost anything mechanical. I also remember very well all the time all the older Men in the family took teaching me the right way to do things. I also remember well all the extra money I made when word got out that I could actually fix things and did things right. By the time I started high school I was doing engine and trans rebuilds under the table for the local garage and eventually became the owner of it. Here we are Many years later and I think I can take a little time to give someone else a chance at something just the same as I was given a chance many years ago.