Did I get the wrong moly grease for my backhoe/loader pins?

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Did I get the wrong moly grease for my backhoe/loader pins?

Grabbed this moly grease, when I got home realized it says lithium. Its dark like im used to. Says NLGI-LB on the back.

Thanks for the help!

 
   / Did I get the wrong moly grease for my backhoe/loader pins? #2  
Somebody help me out here: Where's the downside here?
 
   / Did I get the wrong moly grease for my backhoe/loader pins? #3  
First of all, any grease is light years ahead of no grease. Looks fine to me, remember you are not lubricating high speed bearings here. Lube away.
 
   / Did I get the wrong moly grease for my backhoe/loader pins? #4  
Use it, you will be good. Pay attention to how long it stays in the joint.

I found Wal-Mart SuperTech Marine Grease lasts the longest in my Cat backhoe.

I tried a sporty looking Red synthetic but it ran out of the joints from the heat in the summer.
 
   / Did I get the wrong moly grease for my backhoe/loader pins? #5  
First of all, any grease is light years ahead of no grease. Looks fine to me, remember you are not lubricating high speed bearings here. Lube away.

^^^^^ What he said!
 
   / Did I get the wrong moly grease for my backhoe/loader pins?
  • Thread Starter
#6  
Thanks guys. Guess ive never seen moly lithium grease. Im used to the white lithium stuff.

Noob here learning.

Carry on :)
 
   / Did I get the wrong moly grease for my backhoe/loader pins? #7  
I think most of it is lithium base. Look at the moly content. I switched to a 5% moly for my backhoe and it lasts much longer than what I had been using.
 
   / Did I get the wrong moly grease for my backhoe/loader pins? #8  
From a reliable source I read you should not always be switching back and forth from lithium based grease to other based grease. Stick with the same base. Switching once in a blue moon doesn't hurt. As long as that tube says high pressure I would use it and then stick to a lithium based grease.
 
   / Did I get the wrong moly grease for my backhoe/loader pins? #10  
On loaders and backhoes pins I switched to Deere polyurea grease. It's their "best" in a lineup of lithium, lith-moly and then polyurea. Kubota also sells a branded polyurea now and I believe dropped the basic lithium from their line.

The Deere poly is a thicker grease that makes loaders, buckets, pins etc feel as tight as new and it stays there for a while.
 

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