yet another question

[todda323]

Also I have to give credit where credit is due. Thanks to the great guys at Hoy for helping me out with the "is it a BD or a D questions."

 

[kenmac]

I have to agree with arron on this. If you have grease in the front of a 4 wd tractor, how is the grease going to get down to the bearings in the front wheels?These roller wheel bearings need to be soaked in a liquid gear oil.If the seals are leaking , replace them. I guess you could pack the wheel bearings in the front like a car,but then there are the gears that need to be lubed also.

 

[EuroYanmar]

Todda323,

A few months ago I have asked the same question about "liquid grease". We have discussed this point very acurately on the board.
Please have a look at this post (make a search on the forum using this (full) expression including brackets"":

front wheel drive fluid or "liquid grease"

Phil

 

[EuroYanmar]

Todda323, here is the link just click on it.

Shortened Long URL

Phil

 

[BruceR]

todd,

Little Miami has their in stock operators manuals, including the YM1700, for $20.00. Worth looking into.

Bruce

 

[normde2001]

I would not get too hung up on this "dealer". Most gray market tractor lots could just as easily be selling pot holders, and I wouldn't think of it as a "dealership" any more than I would think of a used car lot as a dealership, nor would I expect him to be particularly knowledgable in his merchandise. One needs to do their own research before the purchase.

 

[lens12]

I would not be afraid of using the corn head grease. As mentioned before it is really a thick oil. It is used in cornhead gear boxes & runs thousands of hours without failure. If the seals are bad it will still leak. It it is a real bad leak , you may some bad bearings. I wouldn't say half the grey tractors have grease in the FWD. It depends a lot on who in Japan they are bought from. I've only had to replace one FWD seal on a tractor bought from "A" grade suppliers. "B" grades are a different story. Yanmar YM240 operator manuals are under $20.00.

 

[pennwalk]

<font color="blue"> An operations manual for a compact tractor is practically useless </font>
I have found the operations manual for my 186D to be very useful. I think they are more useful if the refer to your exact tractor but something is better than nothing.

Chris