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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>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). </p><p class=MsoNormal>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.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Aaron Dickinson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mason, Michigan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com">Mike M</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, November 21, 2020 5:18 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com">at@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [AT] PTO shaft grease?</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry, I guess "up position" wasn't very accurate. I mean I attach a</p><p class=MsoNormal>bungee around the area where the top link would attach and then around</p><p class=MsoNormal>around the PTO shaft putting it at about a 45 degree angle. My problem</p><p class=MsoNormal>is that the grease dries out and loses its lubrication properties. I</p><p class=MsoNormal>guess I could use anti-seize, but man does that stuff makes a mess. All</p><p class=MsoNormal>my equipment is stored indoors if it has a gearbox, or under a lean to</p><p class=MsoNormal>roof for things like a back blade, or box blade.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike M</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 11/21/2020 1:17 PM, Jim Becker wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> By the "up position" do you mean something close to vertical? If so,</p><p class=MsoNormal>> and if the grease separates while not in use, you could be draining</p><p class=MsoNormal>> the oil off while the machine is idle. If parked outside, rain water</p><p class=MsoNormal>> will make it worse.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> I'm assuming you have been greasing it before use and don't have the</p><p class=MsoNormal>> problem until after it is parked again.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> By the way, higher grade greases tend to separate less than cheaper</p><p class=MsoNormal>> grades. One rated for wheel bearings may be better for the problem you</p><p class=MsoNormal>> are having. Here is a page with more than you probably want to know</p><p class=MsoNormal>> about grease.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> https://www.etrailer.com/faq-grease.aspx</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Jim Becker</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> -----Original Message----- From: Mike M</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020 10:42 AM</p><p class=MsoNormal>> To: at@lists.antique-tractor.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Subject: Re: [AT] PTO shaft grease?</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Thanks guys that give me some ideas to try. Carl, I use a rubber bungee</p><p class=MsoNormal>> cord to tie my shafts in the up position when not in use.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Regards, Mike</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> On 11/21/2020 10:06 AM, szabelski@wildblue.net wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> I use marine grease that doesn’t seem to break down when exposed to</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> water. The only draw back I can complain about is that the two halves</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> of the drive shaft tend to slide apart on their own when I disconnect</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> the drive shaft from the PTO and I have to store the tractor end</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> apart from the implement since the two halves won’t stay together</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> when disconnect. I also is it on the PTO shaft before connecting the</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> drive shaft to the tractor.</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Carl</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> ----- Original Message -----</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> From: Mike M <meulenms@gmx.com></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> <at@lists.antique-tractor.com></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Sent: Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:45:27 -0500 (EST)</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Subject: [AT] PTO shaft grease?</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Hi All, would like to get opinions on PTO shaft grease. Whatever I'm</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> using now doesn't seem like the right stuff. I'm not talking about the</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> universal joint zerks, but rather the grease that keeps the two halves</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> of the shaft sliding smoothly. Anything I use seems to harden up and get</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> dry. 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