[AT] Grease

[Bill "Bear" Hood]

In '68 I bought a new 15' batwing mower (I wish I could remember the brand, but I can't remember what I had for lunch) and it called for 240 wt gear lube in the 3 gearboxes.  I had to get my Conoco consignee to special order it and then we only could get it in gallon cans.  I used it in a couple of gearboxes on brush hogs that were leaking on the bottom seals.  I also used it in a combine as quick fix and in a JD/Hancock elevating scraper built on the Industrial version of the 820.  I think I still have 3/4 of a gallon in the "stuff" in the barn.  My son  who is now 39, once took him a swig of the foul smelling stuff (sulphur base) and spit it out--he wa about 3 or 4. 

That batwing was destroyed in a lightning caused fire in a 40 X 100' hay barn--along with a 4020.  The JD was insured, but the mower was not.  

Bear

--- Edchainsaw at aol.com wrote:

From: Edchainsaw at aol.com
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: Re: [AT] Grease
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:31:20 EDT



In a message dated 8/12/2008 12:06:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
at-request at lists.antique-tractor.com writes:

[AT]  Grease
I think  today  the grease is  stiffer  and wouldn't be  as good in 
gearboxes...   they make  what is called  CORN  PICKER grease  they want us to use now  
in  the  picker  gearboxes... they say its less tacky  and almost flows... 
when warm
 
 
 






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