What are you using to lube your implements and tractors?

pmsmechanic · Apr 25, 2023

This is the grease I use. I like it because it's water resistant and u-joints last a lot longer. It's also fairly thick and seems to stick around longer than a thinner grease.

As far a pto shafts go I use WD-40. I've used oil and grease in the past but it attracts so much dirt that you can hardly move the shaft. I supose I could use graphite powder but haven't got there yet. What I do know is that I won't live long enough to see my pto shafts wear out because they weren't lubricated properly.

Fluid Film is for corrosion protection. Not pto shafts. I no longer have the upper arm strength to deal with the stickiness.

dj1701 · Apr 25, 2023

I endorse Fluid Flim for snowblower shoots. Not the inside, just where they meet the body. I have tried oils and grease, but the Fluid Film has worked the best.

Dave

5030 · Apr 25, 2023

pmsmechanic said:
As far a pto shafts go I use WD-40

said before and will again, WD40 has NO lubricating qualities what so ever. It's a moisture dispersant and nothing else. The only use for it is in moisture sensitive electrical connectors and repeated use will cause it to make a sticky hard to remove film.

2515R Dude · Apr 25, 2023

5030 said:
said before and will again, WD40 has NO lubricating qualities what so ever. It's a moisture dispersant and nothing else. The only use for it is in moisture sensitive electrical connectors and repeated use will cause it to make a sticky hard to remove film.

When you are 100% correct about WD40, (WD stands for Water displacement i think), now this company has some other WD40 products for rust prevention, penetrant, lube and such. All of them go under the name WD40.

Bearsixty7 · Apr 25, 2023

5030 said:
said before and will again, WD40 has NO lubricating qualities what so ever. It's a moisture dispersant and nothing else. The only use for it is in moisture sensitive electrical connectors and repeated use will cause it to make a sticky hard to remove film.

I think he means on the METAL tubes that overlap and cover the PTO shafts that older equipment has in stead of the newer plastic sleeves, not the U-joints.
For this purpose I think WD40 would be fine.

BigRed4540 · Apr 25, 2023

Shell Gadus S3 V220C Red hi-Moly grease NLGI 1, 2 and 220 Viscosity grade. (Caterpillar Spec) for all Zerks on my machines. I have it in all my lube guns as well as in tubs for pto shafts and open lube parts.

This is the only grease I keep around for EVERYTHING! trailer bearings, ball joints, loader pins, hinges, pedals, spindles, bushings ect. this grease will do it all and outperform most anything on the shelf. It is red, tacky, and stays where you put it. A case is $70 on amazon for 10 tubes.

Everything else gets Fluid Film or Amsoil MP.

crashz · Apr 25, 2023

Amsoil greases (#1 and #2), Fluid Film (spray cans, gallon cans, and black). Clean and lube each time the tractor is out for a day long job.

BTW - I have Woolwax, New Hampshire Oil Undercoating, and FF side by side. WW is a bit more more viscous. Otherwise they all seem the same and I'd be hard pressed to say one is better than the other.

5030 · Apr 25, 2023

Bearsixty7 said:
I think he means on the METAL tubes that overlap and cover the PTO shafts that older equipment has in stead of the newer plastic sleeves, not the U-joints.
For this purpose I think WD40 would be fine.

Not going there. I stated what WD (Water Dispersant) 40 is good for and I'll leave it at that. Every one of my pto sliding shaft inners have grease fittings on them for a reason.

rScotty · Apr 25, 2023

jyoutz said:
Lucas green HD tractor and equipment grease

Yander said:
I try to use a good quality Grease I don't have a specific brand that I use. I'm sure there are different quality but as mentioned any Grease is better than none.

I've been using Lucas mostly. I just used grease and a little bit of fluid film on the PTO shaft that I was working on yesterday.

I use JD's version of a green grease. It is also a HD polyurea base with extreme pressure and temperature resistance. Advantage to polyurea is the broader compatibility and and protection against water washout. And because I've had trouble in the past with the clay-based greases being compatible with each other.

Modern greases don't mix well with the lithium complex types.