[AT] PTO shaft grease?

[Mike M]

I agree Jim, thanks for looking into that for me. It may just have to be
a spring time ritual, that I pull the shafts apart, clean them then
re-grease them with a high quality grease. I have half a can of wheel
bearing grease from when I was 16; being 53, that should go a long way
and should resist separating, and you are correct, mine have no fittings
on them at all.

Best regards,
Mike M


On 11/23/2020 3:30 PM, Jim Becker wrote:
> A lot of those telescoping joints had a grease fitting but many others
> didn't.  I recall at least one, sometime in the past, that had an
> access hole in the shield for reaching the grease fitting.  You had to
> rotate the shield to look for the fitting.  I don't suppose the ones
> that are causing you trouble have them (otherwise they probably
> wouldn't be causing trouble). I looked online for a (relatively late
> model) Bush Hog manual to see what they recommend.  They said 8 hours
> for the u-joints.  For the telescoping joint, they said 40 hours on a
> pull-behind mower and didn't show a fitting on the joint.  For a
> 3-point mower, they never mentioned lubricating the telescoping joint.
>
> You may not be putting on more than 40 hours a year.  But cleaning and
> greasing at least annually seems prudent.  Maybe that is all you
> really need to do.
>
> Jim Becker
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Mike M
> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2020 12:37 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] PTO shaft grease?
>
> I grease the universal joints before every use.  I only pull the shaft
> apart and grease it, when it starts getting hard to move.  The shaft
> that stuck on me was on a used rototiller, and I neglected to check the
> shaft before I bought it.
>
> Mike M
>
> On 11/23/2020 10:47 AM, Jim Becker wrote:
>> A back to basics question, how often have you been greasing it?
>> Depends on how much you are using it, but it should be greased
>> more-or-less daily,
>>
>> Jim Becker
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Mike M
>> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 5:41 PM
>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Subject: Re: [AT] PTO shaft grease?
>>
>> The first shaft I had "stick" was on a 3 point rototiller. A friends Oxy
>> torch applied lightly got the grease hot enough that it slid apart
>> easily. He also has a welding table with one of those chain type vices.
>> Much of my equipment is older and has no safety shields which I'm sure
>> doesn't help with crud getting into the grease. Thanks for all the
>> advice, I may just need to pull them apart each year, clean and
>> re-grease.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mike M
>>
>> On 11/22/2020 4:30 PM, Steve W. wrote:
>>> Mike M wrote:
>>>> 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 sliding objects exposed to weather I like to use silicone grease,
>>> same stuff I use on brakes parts and slide pins. It stays in place,
>>> handles pressure well and isn't bothered by water.
>>>
>>
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