ZD 1211-3-60 Mower Spindle Greasing
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North Idaho Wolfman
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If grease come out of the seals, it's too much.
You should consult the Operations manual to know how much and how often, as they tested to set the baseline.
You should consult the Operations manual to know how much and how often, as they tested to set the baseline.
Operations manual says "Until grease overflows". Where do i look? Under the pullies? Under the deck? Estimate 20 seconds on each spindle with DeWalt 20 volt Max grease gun so far. Dont see anything. How much does it hold?
On many mower deck spindles there are bearings at the top and the bottom of the spindle. There is often a fairly large space between the bearings at the top and bottom of the shaft in the hub. That area needs to be filled with grease to get grease to both bearings.
As an example.
As an example.
OK. But where does the grease overflow at when its full? Do i have to remove the blades to check?
North Idaho Wolfman
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The bottom would require you to remove the dust cover to see the grease.
Look under the pulley for it to overflow.
Look under the pulley for it to overflow.
I grease every fuel up (about 12 hours) and I know it takes about 3 pumps for my machine. If you grease yours regularly you will figure out how many pumps it takes on your machine.
If you see globs of grease on the floor after you are finished then its too much.
If you see globs of grease on the floor after you are finished then its too much.
yes, but only after the entire cavity is filled. Most dealers don't put enough grease in them and Kubota doesn't ship them with a lot of grease in them. When I was doing them professionally, the dealer only allowed a certain amount of grease/fluids/oils/etc to be used, so on something like the bigger ZD series mowers, if I wanted them greased properly, I had to buy the grease myself. Using a pneumatic grease gun, it would still take time to fill them all up. And almost a full tube of grease-per mower.
yes hit it until it starts to ooze out of the upper seal under the pulley. From then on, it won't take much grease each time, a few pumps at the most, til it stars to ooze out.
