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Originally Posted by rotorwrench
Ford used gear oil and soda soap mix. This was as close as they could get to a thixotropic grease back in the day.
John Deere needed a grease to work with a gearbox that is very complicated. It has to mix one drive force into two to drive the pickup mechanisms that pull the corn stalks into the combine through the corn header. Due to the unique characteristics of the design, it needed a lubricant that was different than any they had used before. The stuff works with very little problems with seepage. Here is what one example looks like.
http://www.worthingtonagparts.com/Jo...EW-WN-AH209794
You can use what you want but this stuff works. Gear oil you can get but soda soap is a different story and then what ratio do you mix it? Ford never explained this stuff. |
Here's the video of corn head grease working for anyone interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEwk_sYP6A8
I'm still considering it.