Shimmy1
Senior Member
I grease all bucket points daily, unless the machine only runs a few hours, boom and stick every 3 days.
My mental tally goes like this:
bucket hinge pins (both) 50-60 pumps
linkage points: usually about 25, pump until seen.
Boom cylinder rod end: 25-30
Boom cylinder base: 10-15
Boom hinge: 40-50 pumps
Stick cylinder base: 20
Stick hinge point: 50-60 or until seen
Stick cylinder rod end: 20 or until seen
Bucket cylinder base: 20 or until seen
Rotec bearing: 5 pumps each fitting every third time I grease the boom/stick
This may seem complicated, but I've been running and greasing my own machines for over 30 years, and this seems to be the right amount. The Case 210 I've been running for the last 8 seasons has 5000 hours on it, and I cannot see any movement in any joint yet. Always used 5% moly in the summer, 3% spring/fall and winter. FWIW, Case recommendation is 50 hours on all bucket points, 1000 hours on everything else. Stupid.
These amounts obviously will not be sufficient on a machine that has any slop in the joints, worn joints pound the grease out twice as fast. Hope this helps.
My mental tally goes like this:
bucket hinge pins (both) 50-60 pumps
linkage points: usually about 25, pump until seen.
Boom cylinder rod end: 25-30
Boom cylinder base: 10-15
Boom hinge: 40-50 pumps
Stick cylinder base: 20
Stick hinge point: 50-60 or until seen
Stick cylinder rod end: 20 or until seen
Bucket cylinder base: 20 or until seen
Rotec bearing: 5 pumps each fitting every third time I grease the boom/stick
This may seem complicated, but I've been running and greasing my own machines for over 30 years, and this seems to be the right amount. The Case 210 I've been running for the last 8 seasons has 5000 hours on it, and I cannot see any movement in any joint yet. Always used 5% moly in the summer, 3% spring/fall and winter. FWIW, Case recommendation is 50 hours on all bucket points, 1000 hours on everything else. Stupid.
These amounts obviously will not be sufficient on a machine that has any slop in the joints, worn joints pound the grease out twice as fast. Hope this helps.