hard to get to grease fitting

[pyates]

I have a Land Pride 1860 cutter. It seems almost impossibe to get to the grease fitting on the front of the drive shaft. Am i missing something?
Also, the manual says to grease the shaft itself periodically. How do you do that?
Thanks.

 

[tow653]

Take pto shaft off,and then you can turn u-joint to reach zert. While it is disconnected slide shaft apart and spread some grease on square shaft.

 

[greasemonkeyok]

Also, NAPA sells a fitting for the end of your grease gun that has a slot for the zerk on the side (90 degrees) instead of on the end. You can get to a lot of zerks in tight places with one of these.

Here is one on Amazon:
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G76OMA/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000I19CF0&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1JJJ6GFAX9C5FK5HA1F5]Amazon.com: Lincoln Lubrication 5883 Slotted Right Angle 90 Degree Coupler: Automotive[/ame]