Jeremy Whittaker
Well-Known Member
I was greasing my 345bl today and I've always bought the grease from Empire. This isn't a big deal except it requires me going to the store. Is there an online source/brand that is a good go to?
Why no moly on the swing?A grease with 5% moly disulphide is probably the best for all the grease points on the front end.
For the swing bearing and swing pinion grease bath a regular EP2 non-moly grease is the one to go for.
Anything manufactured by one of the major oil companies should work fine.
Not recommended for cross-roll slewing bearings because the reduction in friction can cause the rollers to skid rather than roll and result in premature bearing wear. I was involved in the replacement of swing bearings in a fleet of Hitachi EX3600s costing about $1m in total for that exact reason.Why no moly on the swing?