I treated myself to a DeWalt a few years back. I don't bother getting it out of the case except for the backhoe and the finish mower. Everything else I just grab the Alemite and give it a quick shot.
I never want to grease my backhoe or finish mower with a manual grease gun again.
For a grease recommendation I have been using Amalie Pro Tac Plus with 5% moly. It seems to stay in the pins a lot longer than the 3% I used to use. I grease my machine at the first sign of the pins in the loader starting to squeak. I make a mess doin it and I might clean up after the process every third time.
Lol if things are squeaking you're too late.
If you're running most of the day or all day at least one greasing, heavy dirt work/sand twice a day, digging in mud dipping water probably a few times a day. If you're only running occasionally like a lot of property owners do you should probably grease at least based off the hours recommendations in the manual.
Do the pins or bushings have zerks ???What do you do about pins that have no grease? Like the pin holding the backhoe bucket on the arm? I know some are grease free, but there are a bunch on the end of the backhoe arm that seem dry.
What do you do about pins that have no grease? Like the pin holding the backhoe bucket on the arm? I know some are grease free, but there are a bunch on the end of the backhoe arm that seem dry.
Those in the dirt all the time wear less if not greased. Grease seems to hold grit in place to continue to damage.What do you do about pins that have no grease? Like the pin holding the backhoe bucket on the arm? I know some are grease free, but there are a bunch on the end of the backhoe arm that seem dry.
Those in the dirt all the time wear less if not greased. Grease seems to hold grit in place to continue to damage.
On my 310E backhoe, John Deere recommends greasing every 8 hours. That's what I try to do too. If I ever hear a squeak or noise, I grease it ASAP. My front end loader is very tight like it hasn't been used much and my backhoe tower is a little loose, like it's been used much more. That said, I grease everything the same each time.if you grease at four hour intervals, every time you dig. Those who neglect might better have dry joints.
Same here. I guess previous owner greased just SOME of the fittings. The lower two on the front end loader were bone dry and would not take grease. I tried everything and eventually pressed those bushings out. Dug the rock hard grease out of the channels and reinstalled them.I still have one upper king pin and one lower that won't take grease.
Those in the dirt all the time wear less if not greased. Grease seems to hold grit in place to continue to damage.