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| | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 130 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 130 | How much and what weight should I use? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 | You might try John Deere Corn Head Grease. Good stuff for a steering box, and won't leak out like the 90 wt gear lube.
Some specs from Deere:
Special-Purpose Corn Head Grease (AN102562, AH80490, TY24428)
Applications
· Formulated for John Deere corn head and other slow-speed gear cases
· Extra-soft grade of lubricating grease, required for row-unit gear cases of John Deere corn heads
· -30 to 330°F (-34 to 165°C)
Kurt | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 863 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 863 | | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 | Its been talked about many times. The John Deere corn head grease has been the consensus many times. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,224 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,224 | Corn head grease is a 00 grade, which is self leveling. It flows back in on itself as it is used, very much like a supper thick gear oil. Any brand of grease will work if its NLGI 00 or NLGI 000 grade grease. Normal chassis grease will be pushed to the corners and stay there.
As for how much, enough to cover the gears in the box. My '41 gear box holds almost one whole tube of grease, your might be more since its newer and probably bigger. To much grease can be pushed out the input shaft and up the steering column tube.
John Deere grease can be bought online or at any dealer ship. The lawn mower dealers may have to order it in, and the price is around $3.00 a tube.
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