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Hi Aaron, well, I'm lucky enough to have a horse barn, but no more
horses, now that my youngest got married and moved out. So if I work
things right, I can shoe horn everything in. I realize that not
everyone has that luxury. I see plenty of large farms that let their
big stuff sit outside all winter, so it can't do that much harm. I'm
sure everything is greased up and oiled up to reduce the rust. I
made cut outs on a 5 gallon bucket so it would fit over the bracing
around my brush hog gearbox, before it could go inside. <br>
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Mike M<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/21/2020 9:31 PM, Aaron Dickinson
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From:
</b><a href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com" moz-do-not-send="true">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"
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<b>Subject: </b>Re: [AT] PTO shaft grease?</p>
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<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">>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.etrailer.com/faq-grease.aspx">https://www.etrailer.com/faq-grease.aspx</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> Jim Becker</p>
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<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: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com">at@lists.antique-tractor.com</a></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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">> On 11/21/2020 10:06 AM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:szabelski@wildblue.net">szabelski@wildblue.net</a> 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">>> ----- Original Message -----</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">>> From: Mike M
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com"><meulenms@gmx.com></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">>> Subject: [AT] PTO shaft grease?</p>
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<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. Any suggestions are
appreciated.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">>> Thanks,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">>> Mike M</p>
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