GREASE... every 10 HOURS?

[Ken45101]

The manual says to grease "Every 10 hours".
The manual also calls that meter with the "hours" on it the "Hour Meter".
I'm pretty sure (computer is not in the barn) that the meter itself calls whatever it is measuing "Hours" right on its face.

I certainly assume that it only needs grease when it's USED for ten hours. I don't grease the loader if I'm bushogging for 20 hours. The grease that's in there isn't going anywhere and there will be virtually zero wear on the loader while I'm bushhogging or scraping dirt with the box blade.

Why would they put a meter called an "Hour Meter" on the tractor, and tell you to use it to gauge greasing times, when what they really wanted you to do was ignore the meter they carefully put there for you and use some other equally innaccurate measurement?

Ummmm.....probably because it's primary use is for engine maintenance (e.g. oil changes).

Ken

 

[Grateful11]

ONE HINT....... I still get grease on me if I lean on it!:laughing:

Yeah if someone can figure out how not to get greasy when leaning over or
just hooking an implement to a tractor will they please let us know. I know
every now and then you get lucky and don't get any on you but usually you do. ;-)

 

[KeithInSpace]

:drink:

I love it. And I remember Mr. Wheelie. That was a fun one.

So much fun to keep coming here when we can have a group hug every once in a while. [commence double-back-tap man-hug].

Very sincerely,

Keith

 

[dieselbeef]

grease em all ya want..the pins are too **** soft and are wore out on my fel with less than 200 hrs on it....tractor got about 500...bx 2200..dlr says i grease em too much and they collect dirt..whatever..the pins are not as good as my 60 yr old jd backhoe pins..the bx will never be running at the 60 yr old mark

 

[sld]

IMO, that was mean and uncalled for.

Not all of us have a nice clean shop with a level concrete floor to work in. Trying to pull parts and get them perfectly realigned on the larger equipment can be quite challenging when you have to work on uneven dirt or grass, especially if it's something bigger than you can't push or lift by hand.

Ken

Ken,

I just saw this post and wanted to apologize. It was in jest but I seem to forget when typing you can't see that I am kidding.

 

[J_J]

If you are pushing grease in and none is coming out the sides, then it needs greasing. If it does come out the sides, then wipe off the excess as it just collect dust and dirt, leading to premature failure.

 

[gauthier]

We greased dozers and backhoes every morning but we got paid by the hour,good thing to do while you woke up and drank some coffee,but my tractor,I grease maybe 2-3 times a year,put over 100 hours on it a year,so...

 

[RadarTech]

I read somewhere in the chain here about only greasin every 10 hours of loader work.. and I also read that you grease every 10 hours of tractor use...

For what it's worth..
I grease every 10 hours of tractor use..
The reason is when I am moving around with the loader on, it vibrates alittle and moves a little and I even move the loader up and down for clearance here and there...
so even slight movement can move the grease.. and if that puppy is grading with a box or blade dirt can get in there.. new grease can push that stuff out...
so hi ho hi ho it's off to grease I go.....

 

[irwin]

One of my least favorite things to go with my machines. I bought a lincoln cordless grease gun to try and make it easier.. yes a little easier, but still not big fun... I do it every other day (or 3rd day) of use, 8-14 hours. I don't count the days I start it up to do a 10 minute job.

 

[dieselbeef]

while were on this subject..is the oil change at 40 hrs??

cuz if it is thats a load of it....

if i go by the truck...i drive an hr each way every day 7 days a week. at least. i dont change it til 5000 mi....about every month and half or so. its a 2500 cummins dodge..if that oil is good for 150 hrs then why aint the tractors..i dang sure aint werkin any harder than my truck pulling my camper or tractors