Lift pin covers

[SammyNole]

Does anyone use, or know of, any type of protective covers for your lower link lift pins on your attachments during storage or between uses? I have a few used implements that have very rusty lift pins that will not go into the sockets on my tractor's lift arms. Before i cleaned them up, i figured i would see if there was anything out there to protect them from getting this bad in the future. I have done some searches, but i couldn't find anything out there. Thanks for any info.

 

[PILOON]

I smear grease on mine.

 

[Sergei]

If being that rusted and can't be wired brushed or worn out why not just replace them as the cost isn't that bad. My farm supply store has pins from 2 dollars up to 7 dollars depending on the size .

 

[Gary Fowler]

I smear grease on mine.

X2. Sounds like you aren't using that equipment enough. I have had equipment set for years un-used and lift pins never rusted enough so they would go in the lift arms. Clean off the rust and grease them up.

 

[Texasmark]

I smear grease on mine.

+1...........

 

[GaryM]

I often spray my pins with Fluid Film. It's a lanolin based aerosol that sticks pretty well. My tractor dealer carries it.

 

[JRobyn]

+1 on Fluid Film. In some northern climes, folks use it as automotive undercoating. Awesome stuff for the PTO splines too. Attracts/collects less dirt than most lubes.

 

[Looking4new]

Fluid Film

 

[oosik]

I grease the heck out of the pins and jam them back into the equipment lifting points. All my equipment gets used enough so rust buildup is never a problem.

 

[Thomas]

Brake cleaner spray works well removing rust than drill bit oil.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Does anyone use, or know of, any type of protective covers for your lower link lift pins on your attachments during storage or between uses? I have a few used implements that have very rusty lift pins that will not go into the sockets on my tractor's lift arms. Before i cleaned them up, i figured i would see if there was anything out there to protect them from getting this bad in the future. I have done some searches, but i couldn't find anything out there. Thanks for any info.

I have seen vinyl caps with a convoluted exterior to allow them to expand and fit different sizes. I have one that will expand to accommodate a trailer ball easily, and when contracted is good to cover a PTO stub. ... I havnt found a current source. Must be out there somewhere. :confused2:

Oh well. ... Motorcycle handgrips are about the right size. Left is smaller, but you could slit it. :confused3:​

Bicycle handgrips?

 

[rbtjr]

+1 on fluid film. I learned about it on this TBN forum and now use it a lot. The other lubricant I use (on trailer bearings, for example) is waterproof (marine-quality) grease.

 

[gwdixon]

I'll pile on to a few responses:

> If the lift pins are that badly rusted then getting new ones with that yellow coating is warranted. Sure, the zinc plating will eventually wear off but a lift pin that rusts isn't used that often so it is worth it. Less than $5 each.

CountyLine Draw Pin, Cat 1, S28TSC - For Life Out Here

> A physical cover, like a plastic tube, just might trap moisture and increase the rusting.

> I am also a Fluid Film fan. Everything that is exposed and vital for operation is coated. It is especially useful on hydraulic cylinder rams. The is no way to retract them all on a backhoe. Thus, the exposed chromed rams are heavily coated with Fluid Film. It also works for over the winter on plow shares, shins, and moldboards.

 

[Birdhunter1]

I've seen stuff laying outside for 10 years before being used and never saw one so rusty I couldn't get my ball sockets over it. Of course now and then it may require a kick with the heel of my boot to get on but it went on. If I was looking for a way to keep them out of the elements I'd grease them up and leave it alone, but it's nothing I've ever worried about.

 

[aczlan]

Might also look at cleaning out the ball sockets on the lower arms of the 3 point. They might have enough junk in them to make it harder to get on.

Aaron Z

 

[Pixguy]

I used fluid film on my undercarriage this year and was able to buy it at Lowes I think for $10.