Grease - How do you get it off

[PineRidge]

This not a problem to me. When I brush against grease on the tractor I wipe it off of myself. The grease on the tractor belongs there.
larry

I'm with SPYDERLK, just getting on and off the tractor gives the grease a good excuse to jump out on my clothes. The wife says I'm a grease magnet.

 

[Egon]

Grease magnet is a good description.

Try rubber gloves, a rag soaked in diesel and have a proper dispersal method for the used rags.

How far do you fellow think grease can jump??

 

[jmfox]

The pressure washer will do the deed. If not use a more concentrated nozzle, if you're still leaving grease behind then more power. When my wife bakes she tends to get a little flour on her apron and breaks a few eggs. No one is surprised.

jmf

 

[Glowplug]

I don't know, maybe I'm being a little silly. But I feel a little uncomfortable using a pressure washer on greased bushings, pins, spindles, etc. I'd be afraid I would "push" grit back into the space that would then essentially act as sandpaper in there. Don't get me wrong, I use a pressure washer on my tractor occassionally, but I don't like to blast those areas. I don't mind a big wad of grease sitting there. I don't mind getting dirty grease on me (my wife is a different story though). I'd rather have gritty, dirty grease on me than possibly push that gritty dirty grease back inside. Somebody else may come on here and say I'm being completely ridiculous though.

 

[MikeBurr]

I agree that a little grease on my hands won't hurt me, but I just hate it when it moves from the loader pins that I try to keep well greased to areas that I use when getting on/off the tractor. And I know that I just checked the area where my hand touched and it was clean.
I've started wearing camo t-shirts so my wife doesn't complain about grease on my cloths.
As for the pressure washer, the soap part no longer works. It will remove the big wads, or at least move them and leave a greasy trail down the loader arm. Guess a whole roll of paper towel isn't too much of a price for a little cleaner tractor.

 

[Greyfields]

I simply cover every article of clothing I own in grease, so then the grease on the tractor is no issue. I'm sure my wife approves of the approach.

 

[DieselPower]

I simply cover every article of clothing I own in grease, so then the grease on the tractor is no issue. I'm sure my wife approves of the approach.

And now you have a handy water proof rain suit.

 

[Skyco]

I don't know, maybe I'm being a little silly. But I feel a little uncomfortable using a pressure washer on greased bushings, pins, spindles, etc. I'd be afraid I would "push" grit back into the space that would then essentially act as sandpaper in there. Don't get me wrong, I use a pressure washer on my tractor occassionally, but I don't like to blast those areas. I don't mind a big wad of grease sitting there. I don't mind getting dirty grease on me (my wife is a different story though). I'd rather have gritty, dirty grease on me than possibly push that gritty dirty grease back inside. Somebody else may come on here and say I'm being completely ridiculous though.

I'm with you. Pressure washers can cause a lot of unintended damage.

 

[Lou_B]

A cloth moistened with a little diesel fuel removes grease easily. If the diesel fuel odor is a problem, deodorized kerosene works just as well.

Take some care when disposing of the wet (and now greasy) cloth since it is flammable.

Lou Braun

 

[Glowplug]

A cloth moistened with a little diesel fuel removes grease easily. If the diesel fuel odor is a problem, deodorized kerosene works just as well.

Take some care when disposing of the wet (and now greasy) cloth since it is flammable.

Lou Braun

Actually that brings to mind some "creative" methods of disposing of the rag!!

Just kidding! Don't try this at home!