Grease recommendations -wet weather

[Steve Blackdog]

My Kubota u17 lives outside. Someone suggested I should be using “green waterproof“ grease. I have been using run of the mill EP2.

I have been working on the basis that if you grease before every use, it doesn’t need to be anything special.

Are some brands much better than others? Should I be using something more expensive than a standard EP2?

It seems to rain most days now!

cheers

steve

 

[CPS]

My Kubota u17 lives outside. Someone suggested I should be using “green waterproof“ grease. I have been using run of the mill EP2.

I have been working on the basis that if you grease before every use, it doesn’t need to be anything special.

Are some brands much better than others? Should I be using something more expensive than a standard EP2?

It seems to rain most days now!

cheers

steve

Green waterproof grease??

Your friend is a tool and probably vegan

 

[Steve Blackdog]

I would say acquaintance!

 

[Steve Blackdog]

I think he means something like this…

 

[Smiffy]

If you really want to look after it then the grease it before you park it up as well as before you use it. That way less chance of water getting in in the first place.
And definitely grease up after washing

 

[Storrsy]

I use the Fuchs blue grease. Seems to be good stuff. Have you ever tried washing grease away! Id say if your greasing regularly I wouldn't worry too much about using anything fancy. A little and often is my motto

 

[Storrsy]

If you really want to look after it then the grease it before you park it up as well as before you use it. That way less chance of water getting in in the first place.
And definitely grease up after washing

Yeah deffo. My takeuchi has worn in in the kingpost but it's not the actual pin and bush that's always greases it's the bore where the pin is attached to the kingpost and isn't greasable. Water sits there and probably corrodes.

 

[pettsy]

Use JCB blue grease on mine that lives outside occasionally.

 

[Storrsy]

I envy anyone who gets to keep their machines indoors. Mine all live outside and it definitely ages them. The 1 I have that lives indoors still looks like new at 6 years old

 

[Simon edwards]

All my kit lives outside,always has,Justgrease with daily use, couple of shots per pin on a little machine will be fine,the rain ain’t gonna wash those pins dry,I suspect whoever suggested waterproof grease has not spent a lifetime working with kit like most of the wise old heads on here!

 

[LKSF]

Where can I buy the cheapest grease cartridges by the box? Mine has so much play I can pump half a tube in before it starts to squidge out

 

[doobin]

Where can I buy the cheapest grease cartridges by the box? Mine has so much play I can pump half a tube in before it starts to squidge out

I’d save your money for bushes instead!

A moly grease would be your best bet, it tends to stick around in a thin film.

 

[Steve Blackdog]

I use the Fuchs blue grease. Seems to be good stuff. Have you ever tried washing grease away! Id say if your greasing regularly I wouldn't worry too much about using anything fancy. A little and often is my motto

This stuff?

Fuchs Renolit Blue LX 2 Grease - 500g Cartridges

Fuchs Renolit Blue LX 2 RENOLIT BLUE LX 2 is a non-leaded, lithium complex, extreme pressure grease, capable of operating at higher temperatures than normal lithium greases. It provides good rust protection, efficient water resistance, excellent stability against oxidationand good resistance to...

shop.lrtlubricants.co.uk

 

[Lancs Lad]

I feel it won't be long before the gun question arises 🫢

 

[Steve Blackdog]

I feel it won't be long before the gun question arises 🫢

My gun question is “who pinched my best grease gun and left me with my cheapo gun I’ve have for 20 years!?”

 

[Storrsy]

I feel it won't be long before the gun question arises 🫢

Followed by the red fanboys!

 

[Storrsy]

This stuff?

Fuchs Renolit Blue LX 2 Grease - 500g Cartridges

Fuchs Renolit Blue LX 2 RENOLIT BLUE LX 2 is a non-leaded, lithium complex, extreme pressure grease, capable of operating at higher temperatures than normal lithium greases. It provides good rust protection, efficient water resistance, excellent stability against oxidationand good resistance to...

shop.lrtlubricants.co.uk

Yeah that's the one. Grease is more pricey but the guns are lovely to use. No mess or airlocks

 

[Storrsy]

I prefer the pistol grip version. Less psi but not a problem for what I use it for and nice to have a hand spare to attend the nipple.

 

[6feetdown]

I feel it won't be long before the gun question arises 🫢

Red

 

[DaveDCB]

I use jcb blue grease, 4 boxes for the price of 3 is a decent offer which they put on every so often