corn head grease

[peter lena 8,582]

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/317640-what-corn-head-grease-what.html   just did a look up on that grease after reading about that 2 stage blower gear box oil leak, this is a specific grease made for that issue. good idea and good feed back, pete 

[ACman 7,618]

That was the fix on our 90° gearbox on our Grazer zero turn. Grenaded two before we switch to grease . Replaced the fill plug with a grease zirt and a breather in the top one . Still running after 30yrs.

Edited February 2, 2019 by ACman

[Lee1977 6,643]

Double 00 that was used in transmission of rear engine rider Snappers is about the same as corn head grease.

[bc.gold 3,403]

19 hours ago, peter lena said:

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/317640-what-corn-head-grease-what.html   just did a look up on that grease after reading about that 2 stage blower gear box oil leak, this is a specific grease made for that issue. good idea and good feed back, pete 

 

If the grease is not available locally you can always find it here. Ebay corn head grease

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 3, 2019 by bcgold

[WHX?? 48,783]

Interesting in those posts in the link you graciously provided Mr Lena about the mentioning the use of Lubriplate that John @wallfish has used with good results.

[bc.gold 3,403]

2 hours ago, WHX21 said:

Interesting in those posts in the link you graciously provided Mr Lena about the mentioning the use of Lubriplate that John @wallfish has used with good results.

 

Lubriplate is a well known brand name that covers a wide range of products. https://www.lubriplate.com/Products.html

 

 

 

 

Edited February 3, 2019 by bcgold

[wallfish 16,985]

Lubriplate 105. It comes in an easy to use squeeze tube. Available at auto parts stores

[bc.gold 3,403]

From the tractorbynet thread I thought this reply was hilarious.

 

[bc.gold 3,403]

23 minutes ago, wallfish said:

Lubriplate 105. It comes in an easy to use squeeze tube. Available at auto parts stores

 

Lubriplate 105 is engine assembly grease, I'll stick with the corn head grease which John Deere probably spent millions of dollars on developing and testing. If the automotive industry says it good enough to use on front axle CV joints that's good enough proof for me that this grease works as intended.

 

Edited February 3, 2019 by bcgold

[WHX?? 48,783]

Have a tube on the shelf 'Fish. Just getting to pack the auger gearbox on the deuce and on the fence between 80/90, Lubriplate or now this stuff. Sounds like corn head is well suited for it as well?

[bc.gold 3,403]

39 minutes ago, WHX21 said:

Have a tube on the shelf 'Fish. Just getting to pack the auger gearbox on the deuce and on the fence between 80/90, Lubriplate or now this stuff. Sounds like corn head is well suited for it as well?

 

 

 

Edited February 3, 2019 by bcgold

[wallfish 16,985]

No need to buy a huge tub for 20 or more lifetimes.

Less than 10 bucks for a squeeze tube. We're dealing with a simple little snow blower gearbox here, not a 10K + machine part.

I myself have absolutely no issues "going outside of the box" on many things. For example, I'm sure PB Blaster has also spent millions on the testing and development of their product, yet a simple mix of acetone and ATF outperforms it for loosing rusted fasteners. If acetone and ATF work better, it's good enough for me. If the engine assembly grease is good enough to lubricate a $5000 engine for it's first initial start up, I trust it will most likely lubricate a $50 worm gear gearbox.

My initial post wasn't to discredit corn head grease, it was just let you know what grease @WHX21 was referring to since you posted motor oil. I'm sure that grease works great, 

 

 

[bc.gold 3,403]

Material safety data sheet for corn head grease, hydrocarbon family with a flash point 399 f.

 

Material safety data sheet for Lubriplate 105, COMPONENT: Calcium hydroxide with a flash point 295.6 f

 

Corn head grease works well below freezing, could not find data on the Lubriplate 105 engine assembly grease but assuming it's meant to be used indoors there would be no need for the manufacture to provide that data.

 

[JoeM 7,871]

I think this all started with a seeping gear case. The JD grease surly fits the application.

105 is a assembly lube that is used on start up protection until the lubricating oil flows and takes over. Short term protection. It also contains anti-seize, anti-seize is not a good lube for ball bearings. This lube may work if mixed with some other lube. This has a caution sign.

There is a lot of work goes into picking and providing the correct lubricants for machinery. Picking a lube that is as close to a manufactures recommendation is always the best.

It doesn't matter if a gearbox cost 1 dollar or 10,000, we don't want a failure.