[AT] PTO shaft grease?

[Aaron Dickinson]

Must be nice to have that much cover. Tractors go in first, then equipment with a lot of moving parts or sheet metal (baler/planter/drill/mowers), equipment with belts or rubber, gearboxes, then solid equipment (blades, plows, disks, cultivators). 
All of my tractors are indoor as are the baler, drill, planter, sickle mowers that are operational and one hay rake with a large drive belt. Three point brush hog and snow blower, hay rakes, tillage, cultivators, wagons, and project mowers sadly all set out.

Aaron Dickinson
Mason, Michigan

From: Mike M
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020 5:18 PM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: Re: [AT] PTO shaft grease?

Sorry, I guess "up position" wasn't very accurate. I mean I attach a
bungee around the area where the top link would attach and then around
around the PTO shaft putting it at about a 45 degree angle. My problem
is that the grease dries out and loses its lubrication properties. I
guess I could use anti-seize, but man does that stuff makes a mess. All
my equipment is stored indoors if it has a gearbox, or under a lean to
roof for things like a back blade, or box blade.

Mike M

On 11/21/2020 1:17 PM, Jim Becker wrote:
> 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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