Lets talk grease.

[chris142]

In the past I used a grease with Moly in it for everything. then I was told that moly should not be used in things that spin like a bearing. Even though I never had a problem I switched to Lucas red and tacky..

now it seems like Im wearing things out that did not wear with moly. Anyway does anyone jave any input about greases and grease types?

BTW water contamination is not a thing here so I don't need that in a grease.

 

[Texasmark]

My understanding is that moly is too slick for rolling surfaces....ball and roller bearings that need some friction to cause the little balls to spin and do their job. I use GL2 Red for everything and have for decades. I don't recollect having lost anything because of grease type or lack of grease in the last 60 years or so. I have a tube of moly for sliding surfaces where I think a lot of you guys use cornhead grease....never saw it down here.

 

[SETX]

GL2 Red is what I use on everything from disc mowers up to combines. Never had an issue.

 

[caterpillar guy]

I don't buy the moly BS . We used to be able to get a Unoba by union 76 for a grease we used it in everything from tractors to the dryer bearings. Never had a problem with bearings or it being to slick. I liked the way it would stay in bearings and just stick in things. Even would not wipe off good on your hands. Was a brown sort of color. then it changed to a different composition and did't work as well so went to a red tac grease still no bearing wear problems with it. Depending on temperatures you need grease to get into a bearing and stay there . IF to cold you might need a softer lighter so to speak grease. IF a hot climate it might be the other way around needing a thicker or stiffer grease that doesn't run out so easy.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

In the past I used a grease with Moly in it for everything. then I was told that moly should not be used in things that spin like a bearing. Even though I never had a problem I switched to Lucas red and tacky..

now it seems like Im wearing things out that did not wear with moly. Anyway does anyone jave any input about greases and grease types?

BTW water contamination is not a thing here so I don't need that in a grease.

Did you replace all your bearings with new when you switched grease?

If no, then I'd question the whole "did not wear with moly" assertion. Bearings wear, grease or no grease. They're just not supposed to wear as quickly with grease.

It may just be that the bearings were going to wear out now whether you switched grease or not.

 

[chris142]

Did you replace all your bearings with new when you switched grease?

If no, then I'd question the whole "did not wear with moly" assertion. Bearings wear, grease or no grease. They're just not supposed to wear as quickly with grease.

It may just be that the bearings were going to wear out now whether you switched grease or not.

sorry I need to clarify...The redn tacky seems to do very well on bearings and u joints. I have lost several sets of ball joints on my cars since leaving Moly grease. I assume the red n tacky cant take the pounding .

I grease at least every 5k and often sooner too.

 

[jwal10]

Only grease I have ever used is Chevron EP2 for everything on the farm. I use a wheel bearing grease on heavy road-vehicle axle bearings. My first rig was a 1952 GMC with a 4-71 Detroit, so got use to buying oil by the 5 gallon bucket. They always had great buckets to reuse. So I stayed with Chevron oils and grease. My stuff is all old....James

 

[M-MAN]

Ford specified moly grease for bearings back in the day. I still use it.

 

[jdeere562]

In the past I used a grease with Moly in it for everything. then I was told that moly should not be used in things that spin like a bearing. Even though I never had a problem I switched to Lucas red and tacky..

now it seems like Im wearing things out that did not wear with moly. Anyway does anyone jave any input about greases and grease types?

BTW water contamination is not a thing here so I don't need that in a grease.

Are you a member at BITOG? Name sounds familiar from there, Chris.

 

[chris142]

Ford specified moly grease for bearings back in the day. I still use it.

my 87 f250 does also. thinking of going back to a moly based grease refardless of what people say

 

[chris142]

Are you a member at BITOG? Name sounds familiar from there, Chris.

yepp

 

[sotxbill]

In the past I used a grease with Moly in it for everything. then I was told that moly should not be used in things that spin like a bearing. Even though I never had a problem I switched to Lucas red and tacky..

now it seems like Im wearing things out that did not wear with moly. Anyway does anyone jave any input about greases and grease types?

BTW water contamination is not a thing here so I don't need that in a grease.

Try to use the black EP grease with moly and graphite additives.. This is good for everything except boats, where water will cause the graphite to eat the bearings up... SO do not use Extreme Pressure for boat axles that get submerged!!! ever seen worm grooves worn/cut through out the roller bearings???

 

[gable]

Another GL2 red user here. Way better than the moly imo

 

[jdeere562]

yepp

Me too, same username!

 

[Liquid_wrench]

I have used Wolf's Head red grease for over 30 years without any problems. Works for me, I get it by the case at Napa.

 

[flying belgian]

For a while I was closing water ditches for my cousin backhoe with my JD 70 skidster. Ran it hard and steady for 6 hrs a day. about every hour the cylinder and arm pins would start to squeal and I would have to grease them. I was using Mystic grease the red stuff. Then the Schaefer guy told me to use some of his moly grease. Only had to grease it once a day. Now I rented the farm out and only do hay.I went back to Mystic for the hay equip. Moly seemed like overkill.

 

[Ozlander]

sorry I need to clarify...The redn tacky seems to do very well on bearings and u joints. I have lost several sets of ball joints on my cars since leaving Moly grease. I assume the red n tacky cant take the pounding .

I grease at least every 5k and often sooner too.

Moly is for things like ball joints and spindles. Things that slide.

 

[Fixingfarmer]

Moly for pins. Ball bearing grease for ball bearings pretty simple. What that is depends on your thoughts and whose selling what to you. Caterpillar has them labeled as such. we have less failures on the old combine with the correct grease we had been using lithium for everything and that wasn’t working very well. We had about 3 bearing issues a year. Now it’s been 3 years with 1 that was an operator error destroying a chopper so use the right stuff. I do find it interesting that the only company who can simply label the product as what it is for is the company who doesn’t have a whole lot of greaseable ball bearings to start with with all their oil bath and duo cone seals. I’m sure they don’t sell much.

Somebody else makes it I’m sure and I’m sure it’s twice as expensive but hats off to the marketing people for getting someone in there with common sense makes it pretty easy for us simple folk. It does happen to be blue where most companies is red

 

[waugh621]

I am pretty sure that red 'n tacky is a lithium based grease and i was told one time that lithium and moly based greases should not be mixed, causes them to be less effective.
Nate

 

[NDIHC]

I like Kendall L-427 Super Blu. Hard to find in my area but can order it online. Rated for wheel bearings, chassis etc.