JHZR2
Staff member
Our 29-30 year old aliens rider at our mountain home needed a new tire inner tube. When the wheel was off we looked at the grease in the wheel. Essentially the wheel fits on a spindle, is held on with a cotter pin, and just turns on the grease packed in there loose (no tight caps on either end). No bearings. All the metal parts looked great, only one face on one part had a noticeable wear ridge.
The home is wooded, so it only has 3/4 acre of mowable terrain. It's rather hilly.
I figure if we now on average at 4mph (probably is faster), it's about 6mi per mow. Do that about 15 times a year, so we're at 90 miles/yr, or 2500-3000 miles on the mower.
We squeeze a bit of grease in now and again, but with the wheel off, I cleaned out a lot of the old stuff and added Mystik JT-6, as its what we had on hand. I'm thinking its not the right stuff, and a high moly grease needs to be used.
For a rotating load, really low speed, and purely metal on metal without bearings, what's the barest product to use?
We only now when it's dry, and the mower is kept out of the elements, so washout is not an issue. Not sure if a tacky grease is really necessary. The wheel has a zerk in it, and the center inner section has a "reservoir" for grease. Adding more makes it squeeze out both ends.
Thanks for recommendations.
The home is wooded, so it only has 3/4 acre of mowable terrain. It's rather hilly.
I figure if we now on average at 4mph (probably is faster), it's about 6mi per mow. Do that about 15 times a year, so we're at 90 miles/yr, or 2500-3000 miles on the mower.
We squeeze a bit of grease in now and again, but with the wheel off, I cleaned out a lot of the old stuff and added Mystik JT-6, as its what we had on hand. I'm thinking its not the right stuff, and a high moly grease needs to be used.
For a rotating load, really low speed, and purely metal on metal without bearings, what's the barest product to use?
We only now when it's dry, and the mower is kept out of the elements, so washout is not an issue. Not sure if a tacky grease is really necessary. The wheel has a zerk in it, and the center inner section has a "reservoir" for grease. Adding more makes it squeeze out both ends.
Thanks for recommendations.