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Paul7


Joined: Mar 12, 2007
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Grease Question
Original Message   Jan 12, 2011 10:50 pm
So we just got our first appreciable snowfall and the Ariens 11528 made short work of it.   But last night as the snow was falling I went over the machine to make sure everything was ready to go.  I learned the hard was to always have extra belts, shear pins, springs, spark plugs, etc on hand...so I was prepared for anything it needed.  Went over my service log and saw that it was coming up on 25 hours since I greased the axle.  Removed the shear pins, grabbed the grease gun, locked onto a fitting and gave it a few squeezes before it hit me that I might not be using the right grease...so I stopped.

Here's the question.  I was using John Deere Multi-Purpose SD Polyurea grease.  It has an operating range -15 F to 350 F.  Checked the Ariens Manual and it called for Stens Mix Hi-Temp Grease, or equivalent.  How do you know if a particular grease is equivalent to Stens Mix Hi-Temp?   Does it even matter or is grease grease?
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trouts2




Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
Points: 1328

Re: Grease Question
Reply #4   Jan 13, 2011 8:36 am
   For rakes I also think any grease commonly available grease is ok.  Most seem to be made of a few bases that are compatible. 

   For hoping whatever I put in will last I use in marine grease or other water resistant rated greases.  It might be interesting to put both types on a board and leave it outside for a few months.   

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