[AT] Now grease in unit

[Robert L. Holtzer]

Google bentonite grease.  It is for sale.  Not sure what is in it!

Bob Holtzer

At 04:20 AM 4/5/2009, you wrote:
>Mike, Bentonite is a substance found in clay.     I think the bentonite clay
>is what's used in drilling mud and maybe not the pure bentonite.  It's also
>used as waterproofing on the outside of concrete walls below grade.   I'm
>not sure about bentonite grease but it seems to me I've heard of it before.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 5:50 AM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Now grease in unit
>
>
> > 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
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