[AT] 00 Corn head grease

[Tom Armstrong]

A while back I found it at Tractor supply in quart squeeze bottles. It is sold for use in rotary mower gear boxes. I use it for lubing rollers on Cat tractors so I bought several quarts. I think it was $5-6 per quart. I remember when we used to get a five gallon  pail for about $35. It is hard to find now and has to be special order and is north of $150 so it is a good price.
The problem is the new Tractor supply that opened up near me does not have it.
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Sent from myMail for Android Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 10:01AM -08:00 from Jim Becker  mr.jebecker at gmail.com :

>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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