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- Challenger MT655E, Massey Ferguson 7495, Challenger MT535B, Krone 4x4 XC baler, Kubota F3680 & ZD331 Ram 5500 Cummins 4x4, IH 7500 4x4 dump truck, Kaufman 35ā tandem 19 ton trailer, John Deere CX-15
Have a central grease system on baler.
Due to operator error, it was run out of grease.
I refilled with grease and began cracking lines all the way up to the main splitter, which has about 40 lines coming off it going to different parts of the baler.
I cracked the fitting at the bottom of the greaser and grease came out. Good.
Then removed the main line from the entrance into the splitter. It produced grease. OK good.
I cracked a few lines, beyond the splitter, at their ends: one at a knotter, one at a plunger bearing and one at a pickup wheel. They all produced grease. Good.
There is a sensor on the main splitter. It blinks during ānormalā operation. It IS blinking. Good. The cab monitor warning for āgreasing errorā is OFF. Thats good.
But there are many, many other lines from the splitter. I am told if they have an air bubble, they will not pass the bubble. The result is the grease is blocked and the bearing will fail. I do not know how far or even if, any air bubbles made it past the splitter.
Does anyone know for sure if the air entrapped will/will not pass in lines past the splitter?
Due to operator error, it was run out of grease.
I refilled with grease and began cracking lines all the way up to the main splitter, which has about 40 lines coming off it going to different parts of the baler.
I cracked the fitting at the bottom of the greaser and grease came out. Good.
Then removed the main line from the entrance into the splitter. It produced grease. OK good.
I cracked a few lines, beyond the splitter, at their ends: one at a knotter, one at a plunger bearing and one at a pickup wheel. They all produced grease. Good.
There is a sensor on the main splitter. It blinks during ānormalā operation. It IS blinking. Good. The cab monitor warning for āgreasing errorā is OFF. Thats good.
But there are many, many other lines from the splitter. I am told if they have an air bubble, they will not pass the bubble. The result is the grease is blocked and the bearing will fail. I do not know how far or even if, any air bubbles made it past the splitter.
Does anyone know for sure if the air entrapped will/will not pass in lines past the splitter?