Best Grease

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marcusmerritt

Member

• Aug 22, 2023

• #1

Ford 2000; 3 cyl; 8/2 trans......It's time to grease my tractor and implements and I'd like to ask what's everyone's opinion of the best grease? Would like to settle on one grease for tractor and implement zerks. Any opinions out there?

 

Hobo,NC

Well-known Member

Location

Sanford, NC

• Aug 22, 2023

• #2

Stens New Red N Tacky Grease 051-611 (Lucas)

 

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Check Break

Member

• Aug 22, 2023

• #3

(quoted from post at 17:13:13 08/22/23) Ford 2000; 3 cyl; 8/2 trans......It's time to grease my tractor and implements and I'd like to ask what's everyone's opinion of the best grease? Would like to settle on one grease for tractor and implement zerks. Any opinions out there?

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Schaeffer 219 Green.

https://www.schaefferoil.com/synforce-green.html

 

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MJMJ

Well-known Member

• Aug 22, 2023

• #4

Brand is wayyyy less important that just using it. I ve used all sorts of brands and can t say there is a noticable difference between any.

 

Steve in IL

Member

• Aug 22, 2023

• #5

Fully agree with MJMJ. Nearly any of todays grease is
far better than what was around in the 70s. And just
doing it (and ensuring that each grease zerk is
actually taking grease) is 99 percent of the battle.

 

rustred

Well-known Member

• Aug 22, 2023

• #6

its just a tractor and implements, as long as it gets greased all is good. there is no hi heat , or high rpm, or such thing u need to worry
about, just grease it with waht u find on sale. there is expensive grease for them special applications.

 

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shaun wallace

Well-known Member

• Aug 22, 2023

• #7

Been useing Mystic for years, usually the green, sometimes red, its more sticky.

 

Janicholson

Well-known Member

• Aug 22, 2023

• #8

Second Mystic. Also Like Red Mobil 1 synthetic. Jim

 

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r.w.b.

Well-known Member

• Aug 23, 2023

• #9

x3 with mystik, luberplate is great too

 

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KL in Wi

Member

• Aug 23, 2023

• #10

Primrose. It stays where you put it like in bushings. I've tried some other brands and after a short time the grease works it's way out . The Primrose seems to stay where it's needed. I use a lot less than with some other brands.

 

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caterpillar guy

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• Aug 23, 2023

• #11

Any grease is better than none and will be fine. this horse get beat to death every few months and always the same out come. Some have a brand preference and some use the cheapest they can find and then a percentage will use what they think is the best most expensive grease they can find. Choose as you wish.

 

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Duner Wi

Well-known Member

• Aug 23, 2023

• #12

X4 For mystic Red . Once I found out I could grease Alternator bearings at 100,000 miles and they went to 200,000 miles , I just kept using the stuff.
I purchase by the 5 gallon bucket and fill grease guns by pump.

 

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Hoofer B

Well-known Member

• Aug 23, 2023

• #13

We use Mystic Synthetic (Blue) in our semi fleet.

 

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RedGreenGuy

Member

• Aug 23, 2023

• #14

If your going Synthetic you will need to stay with it. My understanding is it's not compatible with lithium
based grease. When I was still farming I used moly based grease and thought I had less bearing failures.
Still use for my mowers, tractors and vehicles.

 

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4wdtom

Well-known Member

• Aug 23, 2023

• #15

I have been using Mobilgrease XHP 222, no. 2, Lithium Complex, Blue, for both plain and roller/ball bearings. As has been said, it's more important to use often than
exactly what brand/type.

 

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Fritz Maurer

Well-known Member

• Aug 23, 2023

• #16

Grease salesmen always say that their absurdly
expensive grease saves money because you only need to
grease half as often. They fail to take into consideration
that greases other function is to expel dirt. In a case of a
small 3-point disk with iron bushings operating in a
constant shower of dirt, you can scarcely cut down the
grease intervals; if once a day was required to expel dirt,
now every other day with the expensive grease ,half the
time the bearings are running in lapping compound. The
best grease in the world cant stop that. They used to be
so proud to demonstrate that hammer grease. but it
doesnt do a dang bit of good if it is full of dirt.

 

Destroked 450

Well-known Member

Location

Harned, Ky

• Aug 23, 2023

• #17

I don t get picky on brands but do make sure it s the thicker EP2 or #2 grease

 

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Northvale PA

Member

• Aug 23, 2023

• #18

My two cents, I use the tractor supply brand but get the red tacky stuff. And I try to hit all the fittings on
everything before use. Dont know how many times I miss a bearing a few times in a row that burns up.
Grease is cheap compared to repairs. On my Kuhn Tedder, previous owner probably rarely used grease.
Chewed up all the pinion gears, the bull gears and two rotor needle bearing hubs. I bought it at a
consignment auction so no way to tell the condition.

 

Liquid_wrench

Member

Location

Ohio

• Aug 23, 2023

• #19

Wolf's Head Red (lithium complex) Grease. Napa has it, been using it for over 30 years.

 

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Greenfrog

Member

• Aug 24, 2023

• #20

Check Project Farm on YouTube. He makes a comparison. I think he concluded the red tacky stuff
was best.