[AT] 00 Corn head grease

[Jim Becker]

Yes!  Grease comes in a wide range of viscosities, running from 000 to 6.  Typical grease that we commonly use is right in the middle at #2.  Deere recommends a 0 grease for their corn heads.  Thus it is usually labeled as corn head grease.  00 grease is used for cotton picker spindles and is usually labeled that way.  I couldn’t find a viscosity listed on the page Jason pointed at.  But the list of uses suggests it is 0.

The differences in viscosity are pretty well explained on this site:
https://www.nyelubricants.com/need-to-know-grease-consistency
There is a lot more to classifying grease than how thick it is.  This Amsoil page touches on the other classifications:
https://www.amsoil.com/newsstand/auto-and-light-truck/articles/a-closer-look-at-grease/

Jim Becker

From: Brian VanDragt 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 10:46 AM
To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group 
Subject: Re: [AT] 00 Corn head grease

Yes, Deere still sells corn head grease in tubes but it is grade 0 not 00.  It does not flow on its own without being stirred up. 
Brian 

  On 11/10/2021 10:48 AM Alan Nadeau <reloader1968 at gmail.com> wrote: 


  I have bought it at Deere dealers in the past but not in the last 10-12 years so I'm not sure if they even still have it.  Theirs came in cartridges like regular bearing grease. 

  On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 8:25 PM Brad Loomis <brad.loomis at gmail.com> wrote: 

    Yikes, I did a quick McMaster-Carr search, and a 5 gal. pail of Mobil is $500.00  
    Get the kitty litter.  
    Brad 

    On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 2:11 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote: 

      Does anyone have a source for 00 corn head grease? I have an old Troy 
      Bilt Horse that is leaking through the axle seals that I've already 
      replaced once. I've looked at TSC and Rural King, and can't find any. 
      When I ask, all the employees look at me like a deer in the headlights. 
      I've looked on-line and what I can find is $25 a quart. At that point 
      I'll park it above a tray of kitty littler and keep it full. 
      Thank-you, 
      Mike M 


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