Sawyer Rob
Super Member
I NEVER let anyone ride on my rotary cutter, so I have no problem cutting what ever size hole I need in the guard, to get grease to either U-joint!!
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SR
Aargh!! Lubricating pto
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Motorboatin
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Do people ride cutters??
Drstrangeglove
Silver Member
I wonder sometimes.
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kneedeep
Veteran Member
Change the zerk to a 90 or 45 degree to access it.
If I ever struggle to get my LocknLube on it, I change it and through the old zerk in the kit to reuse somewhere else.
If I ever struggle to get my LocknLube on it, I change it and through the old zerk in the kit to reuse somewhere else.
Overtaxed
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You think that's bad, try a batwing. There are so many lube points on my BW12 that it boggles the mind, and yes, about 1/2 of them seem to be covered by some sort of shield that needs removing. At least, on that cutter, it's not that bad to get them off, which, is a real good thing, because there are 4 PTO shafts on the thing that need greasing! Ujoints, CV joints, adjustments points, wheels.. It's like a 40 minute operation just to hit all the grease points, I'm pretty sure it has more than my small tractor with a backhoe on just the stupid cutter.
Rant over, back to the topic, some of my PTO shafts have a zerk in the middle of the shaft to grease the connection points between the 2 halves. Others I have to take apart and manually grease. Both are a PITA, but, as others have said, you don't need to do it that often, you're just preventing seizing with that grease, not actually lubricating a part that moves all the time. It's not like a wheel bearing or something that's getting action non-stop when you use it, only when you articulate the PTO shaft (generally going up and down on the 3 point). I grease mine in the spring and fall typically, or, for things I use less often, I just grease it when I put it up if I know it's gonna sit awhile. When I reconnect, I just make sure it's moving freely, I've never had one seize on me, so seems to be working OK.
Oh yeah, and if you don't have one, get a Lock and Lube. I actually have 2, one normal sized one and one extra long one on a different gun. The normal works for most things, but when I need the extra length, it's really nice to have (my zero turn has a zerk that's about impossible to get to without it, and it's real handy on other zerks to have a little extra length). Man, I use a lot of grease here. Like a Superfund site in the making when you figure all that grease winds up somewhere on my property as it oozes out.
Rant over, back to the topic, some of my PTO shafts have a zerk in the middle of the shaft to grease the connection points between the 2 halves. Others I have to take apart and manually grease. Both are a PITA, but, as others have said, you don't need to do it that often, you're just preventing seizing with that grease, not actually lubricating a part that moves all the time. It's not like a wheel bearing or something that's getting action non-stop when you use it, only when you articulate the PTO shaft (generally going up and down on the 3 point). I grease mine in the spring and fall typically, or, for things I use less often, I just grease it when I put it up if I know it's gonna sit awhile. When I reconnect, I just make sure it's moving freely, I've never had one seize on me, so seems to be working OK.
Oh yeah, and if you don't have one, get a Lock and Lube. I actually have 2, one normal sized one and one extra long one on a different gun. The normal works for most things, but when I need the extra length, it's really nice to have (my zero turn has a zerk that's about impossible to get to without it, and it's real handy on other zerks to have a little extra length). Man, I use a lot of grease here. Like a Superfund site in the making when you figure all that grease winds up somewhere on my property as it oozes out.