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08-21-2020, 01:53 PM | #1 |
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Looking for seller of Penrite steering box lube
I am trying to find someone that sells the Penrite steering box lube in the US. All that I find is in Great Britain or Australia and they want outrageous shipping fees.
Please help!
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08-21-2020, 02:00 PM | #3 |
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Re: Looking for seller of Penrite steering box lube
Brent solved your problem.
I went the route of Penrite many years ago. For my steering box, I now use a grease with a NLGI rating of 00. 00 rated grease just barely flows at room temperature. You can buy it on-line (amazon), and tractor supply shops, and some auto parts shops. Its much cheaper. It doesn't leak out. Its super easy to go straight from the bottle's pour spout into the steering box.
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08-21-2020, 05:52 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for the replies.
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08-21-2020, 08:13 PM | #5 |
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Re: Looking for seller of Penrite steering box lube
Ariens snowblowers use the same Semi-liquid grease (NGLI-00) for their auger gears. How ever anything from Ariens is a little expensive. I think the squeeze tube was $14.00.
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08-21-2020, 09:46 PM | #7 |
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Re: Looking for seller of Penrite steering box lube
Not sure how many "0's" are involved but I have been using for years in my 6 ft rotary mower, my A's steering boxes and I mix 50% corn head with 50% stp for transmissions and diffs. They stock plenty at the local John Deere store. Comes in tubes like caulk, very easy to use. I think it was about 9 bucks a tube.
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NLGI 00 grease will flow (barely) at room temperature. This makes it a good fit for the steering box. You can use the 0 grease in the steering box also, but its hard to get it in there, and to know when its filled.
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08-21-2020, 10:26 PM | #9 | |
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On a more serious note: Only a few months ago, maybe late last year, the Deere Corn grease was not to be found anywhere. Prices went though the roof. I saw a single grease gun cartridge selling for over 40.00 on eBay (ePay). I'm not sure why the product just disappeared for several months, but who's to say it wont happen again. So stock up, or find alternatives.
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The Penrite is 00 grease, don't let them suck you into thinking their "lube" is anything specially made for vintage cars...that's just a marketing scam.
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08-21-2020, 10:49 PM | #11 |
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Exactly right
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08-21-2020, 10:53 PM | #12 |
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For those who are unfamiliar with the NLGI rating system, here is where '00' grease fits in.
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So you are better off with cooking oil even if it leaks out? "A true grease consists of an oil and/or other fluid lubricant that is mixed with a thickener, typically a soap, to form a solid or semisolid. Greases are a type of shear-thinning or pseudo-plastic fluid, which means that the viscosity of the fluid is reduced under shear. After sufficient force to shear the grease has been applied, the viscosity drops and approaches that of the base lubricant, such as the mineral oil." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_(lubricant) Last edited by updraught; 08-21-2020 at 11:18 PM. |
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08-21-2020, 11:04 PM | #14 |
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The Tractor Supply 00 grease being discussed is this one here. More discussion and pictures in this thread.
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Your mates at Australian owned Penrite suggest using it. They even put a fancy drawing of an old car on their 00 grease which they call "lube" to make you feel better about your purchase.
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08-22-2020, 06:38 AM | #17 |
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Regardless of the graphics or supplier, IT WORKS.
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08-22-2020, 06:46 AM | #18 |
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I am using regular red grease on my torque tube and grease fittings.
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Paying a high end price for imported grease is NOT common sense. That sounds like a sucker to me. BUY MADE IN USA!
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