[AT] Free info on 2 items

[Ralph Goff]

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From: "Bruce Moden" <brucemoden at yahoo.com>
To: "AT Tractor Antique Tractor" <AT at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 8:25 AM
Subject: [AT] Free info on 2 items




Bentonite- is a clay in the Pharmaceutical industry it is used in some 
protective hand creams as a water or oil repellent, I presume using it in 
grease adds body to the grease & makes it coat the parts better. It is the 
same as drilling mud but of finer refined particle size (large particles 
might act the same as sand & wear parts).

After trying to walk on wet yellow clay like we have here in Sask. I can 
agree to the "greasey" characteristics of it.
I'll check my JD mower manual again just to be sure of their grease 
recommendations.

Ralph in Sask.