Adding grease fittings to backhoe linkage

My 1961 Case W3 (530) with Model 42 loader and model 42 bachoe are working awesome since I rebuilt case-o-matic. I was wondering why the backhoe linkage has very few grease fittings. Hydraulic ram end has one and thats it. Did the original pins come with internal grease fittings on ends? My pins I expect are non original. I replaced one badly worn pin. I was thinking of drilling 1/16" or 1/8" holes through the arms etc. Then again maybe a stronger option just to slide pins part way out and add grease. I could drill holes in shafts too. Not sure what to do. I replaced one pin with actual shaft material that is harder than mild steel. I drilled 1/4" holes through ends and pinned ends with 1/4" bolts\nyloc nuts. A couple holes on bucket have worn out bushings and holes now oval, to the point their is wear in the castings. I can fix that in the winter. I have a needle point grease gun end too for my 4x4 pick-up yet it seems all fittings on machine are male.
 
(quoted from post at 15:47:13 05/08/16) My 1961 Case W3 (530) with Model 42 loader and model 42 bachoe are working awesome since I rebuilt case-o-matic. I was wondering why the backhoe linkage has very few grease fittings. Hydraulic ram end has one and thats it. Did the original pins come with internal grease fittings on ends? My pins I expect are non original. I replaced one badly worn pin. I was thinking of drilling 1/16" or 1/8" holes through the arms etc. Then again maybe a stronger option just to slide pins part way out and add grease. I could drill holes in shafts too. Not sure what to do. I replaced one pin with actual shaft material that is harder than mild steel. I drilled 1/4" holes through ends and pinned ends with 1/4" boltsnyloc nuts. A couple holes on bucket have worn out bushings and holes now oval, to the point their is wear in the castings. I can fix that in the winter. I have a needle point grease gun end too for my 4x4 pick-up yet it seems all fittings on machine are male.

You've got the right idea...put grease in wherever you can, you'll make everything last longer. Even my 1982 Case backhoe was designed without grease nipples in places where I would definitely wish to have them. I wonder why they would try to cut corners like that??
 
That does sound weird. I've a 310B hoe and there is a fitting on anything that moves. All the cylinders, boom, dipper, swing, and stabilizers have
zerks on ea end. All pivots have grease fittings. There are 8 fittings, for example, on the links that control the side to side swing. It takes 2
grease cartridges to grease it all, including the front loader. This unit is a 1959 model, and some change in thinking took place I guess.
 
I remember a friend in MA. had a roundnose 310 that was really well cared for - the hoe was in real good shape for all of its years. GREASE rules!
 

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