Greasing a tractor

3020 JD 15 · Feb 18, 2009

Just wondering how often yall guys grease a tractor. I grease mine once a year. Is that enough. Thanks

kyhayman · Feb 18, 2009

I normally grease mine at least weekly when Im using them regularly. If Im using one hard, I may grease it twice a week. When I park one for winter it usually gets it going into the barn and coming out.

Paul from MI · Feb 18, 2009

Most of the fittings on my JD's need it every day if you work them all day. Hard to damage anything with too much grease, with the exceptioin of throw-out bearings.
Paul

Bob · Feb 18, 2009

Your operator's manual (you DO have one, right?) will tell you what needs to be greased every so many HOURS OF OPERATION.

If you don't use it over 10 hours a year, once a year MAY be enough!

3020 JD 15 · Feb 18, 2009

I have an IT manual. I use it 100 hrs a year. Never had any problems with bearings in the last few years my dad said. I did grease it today though. Thanks!

Sam from WA · Feb 18, 2009

I was told by a heavy equipment operator I used to work for that too much grease never hurt, except where grease isn't supposed to be. We always greased the equipment every day before starting work, at lunch, and at the end of the day. I usually grease any of our tractors before starting work for the day.

Bob · Feb 19, 2009

I don't know WHAT good a I&T SHOP MANUAL would be in place of an operator's manual as a reference for greasing.

Come to think of it, I don't know ANYTHING an I&T manual would be good for. (Except as BuickandDeere often states "as a doorstop"!)

bruster · Feb 19, 2009

My tractor gets greased every time after it's used. This way I know fresh grease is in it when I start, and it takes no time with not much lube to keep it "topped off". Some equipment like mowers, combines, balers, disks follow the morning noon and night rule for lube periods.

ohiojim · Feb 19, 2009

if you treat your equipment right every 10 hours, a couple pumps and you're done

thurlow · Feb 19, 2009

I continue to be amazed at the quality of advice offered to the questions asked on 'here'. Why not just carry a grease gun along and grease it every hour or so; impossible to over-grease anything, right? Did you read WHAT BOB SAID?????

Dave Sherburne NY · Feb 19, 2009

I used to work for a guy and he had us grease every
thing every day. These tractors and equipment worked 8 to 10 hours a day. I always greased at quitting time because everything was warm and you never know if the ground will be wet under things. Used to carry to different grease guns for the plow.
We really never had much equipment trouble.

cornfarmer · Feb 19, 2009

Read the owners manual-you can get one at Jensales if you do not have one-then follow it. Industrial preventative maintenence programs, complete with thermographic surveys, have convinced me of the damage too much grease does. Overgreasing damages dust seals and also makes bearings run hotter. From what I have seen, most people from a farm background tend to overgrease.

3020 JD 15 · Feb 19, 2009

Yea it dont do me no good but thats what I got.

3020 JD 15 · Feb 19, 2009

My neighbor farmed for years with a 4020 and one morning he greased the rear axals(by the wheel) and put to much and ended up fixing it for ruining something in it.

300 Randy · Feb 19, 2009

On my 300 utillity all the grease zerks are either broken off or if they aren't they don't take grease anymore. Most look like they were pressed in ones. I'm thinking of drilling them out and using threaded ones. Some say thats a bad idea because I'll get shavings in there. I would think I could blow them out with compresed air or would that just blow them in where they aren't suppose to be? Whats the best solution?

RayP(MI) · Feb 19, 2009

Randy, when you drill them out, and thread the holes, coat drill and tap with grease to collect the chips. Don't try to blow them oput - all you'll do is distribute chips INTO the bearings.

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