How often and how much do you grease your brush cutter gearbox?

   / How often and how much do you grease your brush cutter gearbox? #1  

Santa Craig Cringle

Silver Member
Joined
Mar 3, 2014
Messages
205
Location
Lawrence County, AL
Tractor
Current - 2021 Kioti CX2510, Previous - 1959 Ford 881
I have an old beat up used 5' brush cutter. The previous owner appears to have used grease in the gearbox, and maybe mixed with a little oil too. Pretty sure the gearbox leaks oil, though.

If using grease in the gearbox rather than filling with oil, how often do you fill it with grease, and how much grease do you put in? Since you can't use a fill port to gauge it, do you just fill it until no more can go in, or would it be a problem if you put too much in?
 
   / How often and how much do you grease your brush cutter gearbox? #2  
I keep mine filled to the middle of the housing
 
   / How often and how much do you grease your brush cutter gearbox? #3  
I figure a tube of corn-head equals about a short pint of oil.
If you took a big gulp from a pint of blackberry brandy, you'd have a short pint.
 
   / How often and how much do you grease your brush cutter gearbox? #4  
When a seal starts leaking on a gearbox, I tend to go to corn head grease to keep from having to tear into it. The corn head grease has enough flow to it to allow you to gauge the level the same way you would an oil. Tractor Supply carries it as 00 grease.
David from jax
 
   / How often and how much do you grease your brush cutter gearbox?
  • Thread Starter
#5  
When a seal starts leaking on a gearbox, I tend to go to corn head grease to keep from having to tear into it. The corn head grease has enough flow to it to allow you to gauge the level the same way you would an oil. Tractor Supply carries it as 00 grease.
David from jax
Thanks. That's good information!
 
   / How often and how much do you grease your brush cutter gearbox? #6  
Thanks. That's good information!
I use it too. It is ~$6.50/qt at TSC. Regular corn head grease is 0, I think. Probably better and sticks around longer, but I havnt seen 0 at that price.
 
 

Tractor & Equipment Auctions

2017 TROXELL 150 BBL ALUMINUM VACUUM TRAILER (A53843)
2017 TROXELL 150...
2018 JLG 3246ES 32ft Electric Scissor Lift (A53421)
2018 JLG 3246ES...
2011 Genie Z80 Man Lift (A54865)
2011 Genie Z80 Man...
2014 Ford F-350 4x4 Cab and Chassis Truck (A53422)
2014 Ford F-350...
2018 MACK CHU613 DAYCAB (INOPERABLE) (A55745)
2018 MACK CHU613...
2013 Ford Explorer AWD SUV (A55853)
2013 Ford Explorer...
 
Top