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rotorwrench · 11-05-2019, 10:30 AM

I kind of miss Dick Spadaro. I didn't always agree with him but he was a good source for parts. These old threads bring back memories.

John Deere developed the corn head grease for the corn header gear boxes. They have an input shaft and multiple output shafts. With all those seals, thay had troubles keeping the lube in there. The thixotropic stuff did the job and works a lot like the mixture of gear lube and soda soap that was used back in the day. This thickened mixture would stay in the housing better and still ooz into the u-joint bushings to keep them lubed. JD corn head grease and a few other thixotropics will do the same job.

The picture was from near 10-years ago so it is gone now. Likely a photobucket deal.

11-05-2019, 10:30 AM	#27
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,453	Re: U-Joint Prepacking I kind of miss Dick Spadaro. I didn't always agree with him but he was a good source for parts. These old threads bring back memories. John Deere developed the corn head grease for the corn header gear boxes. They have an input shaft and multiple output shafts. With all those seals, thay had troubles keeping the lube in there. The thixotropic stuff did the job and works a lot like the mixture of gear lube and soda soap that was used back in the day. This thickened mixture would stay in the housing better and still ooz into the u-joint bushings to keep them lubed. JD corn head grease and a few other thixotropics will do the same job. The picture was from near 10-years ago so it is gone now. Likely a photobucket deal.