TheFIXSMITHgrease hose is another flexible product suitable for different hand-operated grease guns. However, the grease hose only uses a specific coupler with full access to such grease guns. So, if you use a power-operated lube grease gun, this is not the best solution for you. Thanks to...
Once you havethe right type of grease, attachthe nozzle of the grease gunto one of thetractor’s zerks(grease fittings). Pull back on the lever to fill the chamber with grease and then press down on it to release it into the fitting. Repeat this process for each zerk until all are ...
Check out if your grease gun has a “coupler” at the end of it or not. Is it adjustable? If yes, then try loosening it to make the process stress-free. Remember to use the grease gun hose while connecting the injector needle. ...
Insert the grease gun into each fitting and apply two to three pumps of grease to each one. These fittings should also be serviced after 25 hours of mower use. Examine the belt idler on top of the mower deck. If there's a grease fitting, wipe it off with a clean, oiled rag before ...
Lug nut covers, or caps, are placed over the lug nuts on a tire's rim, mainly for aesthetic reasons. Some caps must be removed to reach the lug nuts, which must be removed in turn to take off the tire. Other caps are part of the lug nut and must be remov
Find the top of the deck spindles on the mower deck. Attach the grease gun to one of the zerks and pump two portions of grease into it. Tip A grease zerk is a small, nipple-like device on a piece of machinery. Its tip serves as the male connection to the female fitting of a grea...
Without question, obsolescence is fundamental to the evolution of engineering and technology. The old must make way for the new. Yet some inventions have long life cycles, the grease fitting for example. Its design has changed little since Oscar Zerk invented it in the early 1920s, yet is ...
in the bottom of the kingpin shown above is almost worn right through on the lower left hand side. The bush has become oval shaped, instead of round, as it should be. It just goes to show you how important it is to grease that bottom "Zerk" fitting on the kingpin once in a while...