[AT] Cub - Update

[Stephen Offiler]

I note the smiley face, Jim....

But to Cecil's comment, the important factor does not appear to be heat
(although *surely* it plays a role) but rather, with these NLGI 0 or 00
greases, the important factor is shear stress.  The video Steve W. posted
specifically states the JD brand NLGI 0 is thixotropic and surely that is
how all these types of greases work.  Shear stress causes viscosity drop.
Kind of like yogurt.  Yogurt is a semisolid when you first open it up, but
it's a viscous liquid after you stir it.

SO


On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 11:31 AM Jim Becker <mr.jebecker at gmail.com> wrote:

> So all you have to do is spin the steering wheel at a couple thousand RPM
> for a few minutes and you'll be ready to go? :)
>
> Jim Becker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cecil Bearden
> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2020 9:48 AM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: Re: [AT] Cub - Update
>
> It is used on Hesston Rotary mower conditioners with some pretty high
> dollar bearings in them, so I would think that it lubricates when hot.
> I have put it in a RT913 Roadranger that leaked at the PTO and it
> stopped leaking.  It has to run a few minutes when cold to shift easily,
> but otherwise I have had no problems...
> Cecil
>
> On 7/6/2020 10:52 PM, Steve W. wrote:
> > Stephen Offiler wrote:
> >> Hi Cecil:  I've been warned that the grease trick is a little sketchy;
> it
> >> gets pushed aside over time and ends up doing not much good.  And it
> has
> >> next to zero chance of working itself down to the pivot.  Those are the
> >> downsides of the grease trick.  I will still give it serious
> >> consideration. Curious, what is special about this corn picker grease?
> >>
> >> SO
> >
> > 00 or Corn head "grease" is somewhat of a misnomer. It goes in like a
> > grease but as soon as things move in it the viscosity becomes more like
> a
> > very thick oil. It's what a lot of snowblower gearboxes have in them.
> >
> > Video on the stuff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zNhli-J0Gk
> >
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