Homemade Grease Hoses
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Gregory Peltier, Danbury, Texas: "One day I was greasing my 1460 International combine and had to climb almost all the way up the combine tire to grease four hard-to-reach zerks. I slipped and fell hard onto the ground. That got me thinking there had to be a beter way. I made grease hoses out of 1/8-in. dia. hydraulic line and plumbed them in place of the original zerks by drilling and tapping the holes. I clamped the zerks to the other end of the hose and attached the hose to the side of the combine with conduit clamps. Works great.
"Another problem on the combine was tightening the reel chain. I welded a big nut to the reel motor bracket and to the side of the combine. Then I put a long bolt through both nuts. To tighten the chain I just tighten the bolt. I welded a small nut on the side of the motor mount to insert a set screw to hold the bracket in place once it's tightened."
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Homemade Grease Hoses FARM SHOP Maintenance 20-6-32 Gregory Peltier, Danbury, Texas: "One day I was greasing my 1460 International combine and had to climb almost all the way up the combine tire to grease four hard-to-reach zerks. I slipped and fell hard onto the ground. That got me thinking there had to be a beter way. I made grease hoses out of 1/8-in. dia. hydraulic line and plumbed them in place of the original zerks by drilling and tapping the holes. I clamped the zerks to the other end of the hose and attached the hose to the side of the combine with conduit clamps. Works great.
"Another problem on the combine was tightening the reel chain. I welded a big nut to the reel motor bracket and to the side of the combine. Then I put a long bolt through both nuts. To tighten the chain I just tighten the bolt. I welded a small nut on the side of the motor mount to insert a set screw to hold the bracket in place once it's tightened."
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