[AT] Now grease in unit

[Mike Sloane]

Are you sure it is "bentonite"? That is what we used to call "drilling 
mud" and was used in oil drilling as lubricant, but don't think I would 
want to put it into a gearbox. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentonite> 
(It is also used for cat litter.)

Mike

Ralph Goff wrote:
> That bentonite sounds kind of familiar. Chances are that is what the manual 
> recommended for refills and that is how I came up with the corn head grease 
> at the JD dealers.
> 
> Ralph in Sask.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Denny Copas" <half_fast5 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 11:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Now grease in unit
> 
> 
>> Peerless transmission is a division of Tecumseh. They make a special 
>> grease available at Tecumseh dealers. Called Tecumseh bentonite grease. 
>> Good stuff --- but more expensive than common greases.
>>
>> Denny Copas