[AT] PTO shaft grease?

[Jim Becker]

By the "up position" do you mean something close to vertical?  If so, and if 
the grease separates while not in use, you could be draining the oil off 
while the machine is idle.  If parked outside, rain water will make it 
worse.

I'm assuming you have been greasing it before use and don't have the problem 
until after it is parked again.

By the way, higher grade greases tend to separate less than cheaper grades. 
One rated for wheel bearings may be better for the problem you are having. 
Here is a page with more than you probably want to know about grease.
https://www.etrailer.com/faq-grease.aspx

Jim Becker

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike M
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020 10:42 AM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: Re: [AT] PTO shaft grease?

Thanks guys that give me some ideas to try. Carl, I use a rubber bungee
cord to tie my shafts in the up position when not in use.

Regards, Mike


On 11/21/2020 10:06 AM, szabelski at wildblue.net wrote:
> I use marine grease that doesn’t seem to break down when exposed to water. 
> The only draw back I can complain about is that the two halves of the 
> drive shaft tend to slide apart on their own when I disconnect the drive 
> shaft from the PTO and I have to store the tractor end apart from the 
> implement since the two halves won’t stay together when disconnect. I also 
> is it on the PTO shaft before connecting the drive shaft to the tractor.
>
> Carl
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:45:27 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: [AT] PTO shaft grease?
>
> Hi All, would like to get opinions on PTO shaft grease. Whatever I'm
> using now doesn't seem like the right stuff. I'm not talking about the
> universal joint zerks, but rather the grease that keeps the two halves
> of the shaft sliding smoothly. Anything I use seems to harden up and get
> dry. Any suggestions are appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike M
>
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