Grease shortage

[Hay Dude]

There’s places to buy grease, and there’s places gouging people for grease.
After I discovered Wal mart, John Deere and every local store is out (except I found 3 tubes at an Auto-Zone), I asked one of my kids to poke around on the internet.

O’Oreilly Auto parts had 150 tubes in a warehouse. (You know….O-O-O- O‘reilleeeeeeeeeeee Auto parts OW!)

I ordered 40 of them at about $7.50/tube. Should be here Wednesday.

Now I can go back to baling next week. Sheesh…

Still think it’s ridiculous how grease goes out of stock seemingly every summer for the last 2-3 years.

I guess I will have to make sure to buy plenty over the winter.

 

[Hay Dude]

Ultra Red Supreme Waterproof Grease | Schaeffer Oil

Ultra Red Supreme Grease from Schaeffer Oil is a synthetic blend, versatile, multi-purpose, waterproof grease used in heavy duty automotive, construction, mining, farming and industrial equipment.

www.schaefferoil.com

Amazon.com

Mixing greases in a 30 point automatic greaser is greaser suicide.

Krone says I have to use a soft grease. The green grease is perfect.

 

[Citydude]

The automatic greasers we had in mining were bulk filled 5 gallon tubs. Is yours set up for only tubes? I'm confused.

 

[Williy]

Hay Dude have you seen this???

Amazon.com : grease for tractors

willy

 

[Paystar]

I looked on Amazon.ca, you don't want to buy it from Canada, not at this price for 10 tubes
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Welcome to my world. LOL
Kinda like how a little Kubota L3560 cab with a loader and rear snow blower is $90,000 here.

 

[Hay Dude]

The automatic greasers we had in mining were bulk filled 5 gallon tubs. Is yours set up for only tubes? I'm confused.

It’s a bit smaller than one on a mining machine. Holds about 15 tubes of grease. Krone gives you a special loader for it. You put the tube in the loader, pull plunger back and push the tube of grease into a 1” opening, then push the plunger in from the back to push the grease into the reservoir.

It’s typical for me to push 5-10 tubes into it. Has a “low grease” warning on the monitor in the cab.

 

[Citydude]

It’s a bit smaller than one on a mining machine. Holds about 15 tubes of grease. Krone gives you a special loader for it. You put the tube in the loader, pull plunger back and push the tube of grease into a 1” opening, then push the plunger in from the back to push the grease into the reservoir.

It’s typical for me to push 5-10 tubes into it. Has a “low grease” warning on the monitor in the cab.

Ah, makes sense now. Thanks

 

[Hay Dude]

Hay Dude have you seen this???

Amazon.com : grease for tractors

willy

Yes, and thanks Willy. It’s just an awfully high price at $12/tube. I need 40-50 tubes.

 

[stumblinhorse]

B = Borderline C = Compatible I = Incompatible

 

[Hay Dude]

everyone should copy that chart