Question about first greasing for loader

[Trustable]

Buy and mount an appropriate size fire extinguisher,.....if you "would like it to last a long time"!
Metal handle/metal valve type.
Not big box store junk!

Thats a good idea, never thought of it, but definitely is cheap protection. Im sure I can figure a way to mount to the rops.

 

[#40Fan]

I hear this all the time, but I’d like to know what “problematic “ means. What’s the outcome of mixing incompatible grease?

Likely the same "problem" you'd see from not greasing at all, but we'll blame it on the grease and not the owner's lack of greasing.

 

[JimmyJazz]

Neil from Messicks has a ditty on YouTube on grease. Let Neill be your guide and keeping it simple. Good luck.

 

[Trustable]

Likely the same "problem" you'd see from not greasing at all, but we'll blame it on the grease and not the owner's lack of greasing.

Not sure how true it is, but the research led me down to a lot of industrial websites/vendors, and I guess depending on what grease you "mix" it can harden possibly

 

[Trustable]

Neil from Messicks has amity on YouTube on grease. Let Neill be your guide and keeping it simple. Good luck.

Neil is great! The videos he does are extremally helpful, especially when your new to all of this.

 

[#40Fan]

Not sure how true it is, but the research led me down to a lot of industrial websites/vendors, and I guess depending on what grease you "mix" it can harden possibly

And I believe that what you have found to be true. It would harden. How long would it take and how many greasing intervals have been missed in the meantime.

 

[Russell King]

I hear this all the time, but I’d like to know what “problematic “ means. What’s the outcome of mixing incompatible grease?

The thickeners of incompatible greases “attack” each other chemically and break down. This releases the oils and no longer lubricates the parts.

The times I have seen it in large ball bearings the “grease “ looked more like thick soup than grease. I assume the reaction could become a harder structure but I have never seen that.

And to make it more confusing there are different grades of grease and some of them are liquid and some are very hard substances.

 

[Trustable]

The thickeners of incompatible greases “attack” each other chemically and break down. This releases the oils and no longer lubricates the parts.

The times I have seen it in large ball bearings the “grease “ looked more like thick soup than grease. I assume the reaction could become a harder structure but I have never seen that.

And to make it more confusing there are different grades of grease and some of them are liquid and some are very hard substances.

Interesting, thanks for explaining it in more detail! Learned something new.

 

[jyoutz]

The thickeners of incompatible greases “attack” each other chemically and break down. This releases the oils and no longer lubricates the parts.

The times I have seen it in large ball bearings the “grease “ looked more like thick soup than grease. I assume the reaction could become a harder structure but I have never seen that.

And to make it more confusing there are different grades of grease and some of them are liquid and some are very hard substances.

I imagine the answer would be to keep adding grease until the old grease is expelled and the new grease is squeezing from the joint?

 

[Russell King]

In a pinned joint yes you can just grease it enough and often enough to get by.

In a ball bearing you can’t do it by pumping grease into the bearing.

In the trailer hub bearing it might work on the style that grease through the rear of the bearings.

 

[Trustable]

I imagine the answer would be to keep adding grease until the old grease is expelled and the new grease is squeezing from the joint?

Yeah I was gonna do that anyway just because it says in the manual

 

[Johnxman]

Thanks all! Appreciate all the responses, I was worried about opening up a can of worms, as I figured grease on the forum is a hotly contested topic much like oil on car forums. It sounds like I had the right idea about which type of grease to use (just following whats in the manual), and that there will be no harm if the grease im putting into the zerk is a different brand then the one the dealer put in. Just want to make sure Im doing everything correct with the tractor, I would like it to last a long time.

Thank you for asking this question. I too have a new tractor and was wondering the exact same thing.

 

[GeoHorn]

Of more import is whether OP is using Lok-n-Lube attachment to avoid future warranty claims denial.