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Ring Gear To Run In Grease Instead Of Oil
Chuck Hollar, Boone, N.C.: “I had a lubrication problem with the small front end on my mid 1980’s Massey Ferguson 1030 compact 4-WD tractor, so I modified the ring gear on it to run in grease instead of oil. I got the idea after the tractor’s front end broke and fell apart 2 or 3 times, and each time I had to take the
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Ring Gear To Run In Grease Instead Of Oil FARM SHOP Handy Hints Chuck Hollar Boone N C : “I had a lubrication problem with the small front end on my mid 1980’s Massey Ferguson 1030 compact 4-WD tractor so I modified the ring gear on it to run in grease instead of oil I got the idea after the tractor’s front end broke and fell apart 2 or 3 times and each time I had to take the front end apart and replace several very expensive parts The job takes at least a half day to do “The problem is the front end’s 8-in dia ring gear is filled with ball bearings that are supposed to run in oil However the oil doesn’t get where it’s supposed to go To solve the problem I drilled a series of holes around the ring gear and installed grease zerks in them allowing me to use a grease gun any time I want I made this modification 10 years ago and haven’t had any problems since “There have been other problems with this tractor’s front end For example the CV joints would get dry and fall off the seals leaked and I couldn’t keep the wheels locked ”
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