Grease shortage

[ultrarunner]

Grainger keeps sending me sale info on grease...

 

[case580c]

John Deere Corn Head Grease is NLGI grade 0. Most farm equipment with ball & roller bearings, pivot pins in bushings, require Grade 2, and much thicker grease. I use JD Corn Head Grease in gearboxes subject to leaking, same reason JD selected it for use in the gearboxes on their corn heads when they couldn't get seals to hold 80W-90 gear lube.

How do you get the JD Corn Head Grease into the gear box, Will a regular grease gun work as they do come in cartridge's Or do you use a suction device ? Thanks

 

[Rustyiron]

Why are so many things of limited availability And so over priced?

You know why

 

[ultrarunner]

I run into supply chain issues daily.

Parts, maintenance items, equipment, medical supplies, drugs.

Just in Time management theory does nothing to help reliable operation or minimize cost when items restricted or in short supply…

No real rhyme or reason on some items other than the supply chain is long…

 

[sixdogs]

John Deere Corn Head Grease is NLGI grade 0. Most farm equipment with ball & roller bearings, pivot pins in bushings, require Grade 2, and much thicker grease. I use JD Corn Head Grease in gearboxes subject to leaking, same reason JD selected it for use in the gearboxes on their corn heads when they couldn't get seals to hold 80W-90 gear lube.

I forgot about Corn Head grease this but is great advice. I can use in my older parade tractors that all have leaky gearboxes. Great idea.

 

[sixdogs]

Deere polyurea grease shortage must be over. Dealer told me this morning he had 96 cases of it in stock.