Gehl -Greasing?

Anyhow, everyplace a shaft turns is either a sealed bearing, doesn't need grease, or a greasable bearing with a grease zerk on it. Needs a couple pumps of grease every few months to a year on each zerk. (The manual will have exact locations & actual intervals for greasing. But, at least this with any old grease will keep it running.) Running dry will wear the sleeves & shafts out, and if it's possible to find parts (if this is older) they go $50 to $500 a piece....

--->Paul

I usually grease my grinder every 3rd load, this may be too often but, except for baler knotters, I have never know of greasing too frequently being a bad thing. There are lots of different types of grease on the market: economy and "medium duty" which are cheap and warrent not further mention in my opinion. Among the "heavy duty greases there are chassis, wheel bearing, and multi purpose lithium based. My personal preference for farm use is any heavy duty to extreme duty colored (not brown or black, usually green) for generla farm use made by a major refiner of petroleum products or reputable company (Shell, Chevron, Co-op Brand (I keep Southern States "green" by the case)). There are also synthetics and special purpose greases but a feed grinder shouldn't warrant that cost. By the case, I have been paying $1.19 per tube. You can pay from .50-$5.00 per tube. Generally if its under $1.00 it is medium duty and over about $2.25 is excess protection. Bottem line is anytime two metal parts rub together their is friction and heat and that adds up to spendin more money down the road.

DAB