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Old 06-16-2014, 04:34 PM
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When you say lift components do you refer to the deck carriage? I have taken over the 126 and have taken over the maint thus I'm throwing grease over every moving part since it's never been done.
I was more speaking in a broad sense since everyone has different tractors/lift systems. Sleeve hitch's have a grease zerk where the lift arm attaches to the lift bracket, some undercarriages have a zerk on the front cross member, etc etc. Just check your machines and if it's got a zerk, grease it
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Old 06-16-2014, 07:32 PM
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I wholeheartedly agree grease is cheap. About the only joint that should not be over greased is the Cvjoint on the drive shaft of those that have it. If that joint is over greased and you start the engine grease flys all over everything. Do not ask how I know that.
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So no one has tried the green grease? Never heard of the Marathon Ep2 - what makes it so wonderful? I am new to grease and my knowledge is lacking so please excuse the many questions.
I use "green grease" but it just happened to be that color. I didn't go out of my way to find it. Summit Racing had Lucas Oil X-TRA heavy duty grease on sale for like $1.50 a tube a year or two back so I bought a case of it. Not much to say about it.. It's grease! Been using it for it a couple of years now on anything with a zerk and haven't had any problems.

Lucas talks the stuff up big time on their web site (which is no big surprise... the stuff I use is the green tube): http://lucasoil.com/products/grease/...vy-duty-grease

I hit the zerks on mine about 3x a mowing season... So probably less than every 25 hours (15-20 is probably a better guess... my yard isn't that big). Dad greased my 149 religiously before each use back when it was working 10-12 hour days. Original deck spindles are still nice and tight and Dad was running whatever was cheapest and rated for high speed bearings (probably valvoline or whatever was branded Phillips 66 as he used 66 turbo diesel oil for decades in everything).
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I have used the last tube of original IH branded 251 EP that I had on hand.

Will stick with the drak grey/blck lithium.
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