How much grease is needed on mower caster arms?

ronjhall · Jul 19, 2001

Danny
Yes MMM means "Mid Mount Mower".
Sometime back Muhammad put together a list of Abbreviations that covered most of the common ones. A thread that included a whole lot of suggestions followed. I looked up MMM. Glossary only went to MM./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif If you havn't looked at this thread it should keep you reading for a while./w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif

Leef · Jul 20, 2001

Ron, I've started using a synthetic grease in my grease gun. I don't think it's particularly better than regular grease, but blue grease doesn't seem to be as dirty as the black stuff. Just playing mind games with myself.

Leef

DaveM · Jul 20, 2001

Danny- Yep, it's messy but I think it's also a pretty bullet proof way to adjust the height. Personally, I've adopted a "always wearing gloves" habit whenever I do anything with the tractor. OK, the seat and steering wheel are usually grease free but just about everything else I need to touch is kinda greasy or dirty. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Dave

Bird · Jul 20, 2001

<font color=blue>always wearing gloves</font color=blue>

Gosh, I'd ruin too many gloves that way. I just keep my big jug of Fast Orange handy in the shop to wash my hands frequently./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird

MReeter · Jul 21, 2001

My sister-in-law is a Nurse,had her pick me up a box of Latex Surgical gloves were she works.Snap on the gloves,do the dirty work,throw the gloves away.My wife has fun with me "operating" on our equipment.And yes,I grease the spindles about every 8 hours,and the casters every time we mow.

Bird · Jul 21, 2001

MReeter, would you believe the tool trucks (at least Matco) carry those boxes of latex gloves? And my brother sold lots of them.

Bird

MReeter · Jul 21, 2001

They sure come in handy any time in the shop.I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty,but when changing oil or greasing things up,I slip on a pair.

Bird · Jul 21, 2001

Probably a good idea. I tried using them when I'm cleaning stuff in my parts washer with Varsol, but the Varsol softens then, they stretch, get loose, and were just a nuisance.

Bird