The Ford Barn

tinman080 · 09-25-2016, 04:31 AM

Will it maintain lube properties under extreme pressure? Just because a product feels ''slick'' does not insure it will maintain an adequate film to prevent galling and surface failure. I would tread very carefully in this area....

RonC · 09-25-2016, 06:10 AM

https://www.nlgi.org/faqs-lubricating-grease/

Regular multipurpose grease is NLGI 2 -"Normal". Corn head is NGLI 0 -"Very Soft". Ford used a grease equating to NGLI 1 -"Soft" in the universal joint.

coupe1942 · 09-25-2016, 12:00 PM

One may wonder though if "what Ford used" was based only on what was available at the time or determined that it was the very best product by some other method. A lot of changes and improvements have happened over time to virtually anything that Ford had available at the time. They types of oil, oil additives and the gasoline quality could all be examples, couldn't they?

RonC · 09-25-2016, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coupe1942

One may wonder though if "what Ford used" was based only on what was available at the time or determined that it was the very best product by some other method. A lot of changes and improvements have happened over time to virtually anything that Ford had available at the time. They types of oil, oil additives and the gasoline quality could all be examples, couldn't they?

Materials yes but the engineering is the same in this case i.e. a grease with NGLI 1 for the universal joints

5lugnuts · 09-25-2016, 04:16 PM

Regular multipurpose grease is NLGI 2 -"Normal". Corn head is NGLI 0 -"Very Soft". Ford used a grease equating to NGLI 1 -"Soft" in the universal joint.

50% Normal plus 50% Very Soft = 100% Soft What could possibly go wrong??

Indiana A. Lover · 09-25-2016, 04:19 PM

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All in all I think this was a worth while Thread. I enjoyed Talking about the grease, I was very on the Fence so to say, I needed feedback and I got it!!! Thank everyone for your input!! I enjoy the Barn a lot!!

fastroadster · 09-25-2016, 05:05 PM

I'm going to try it in my steering box............

09-25-2016, 04:31 AM	#21
tinman080 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Forest, Virginia Posts: 250	Re: John Deere Corn head Grease Will it maintain lube properties under extreme pressure? Just because a product feels ''slick'' does not insure it will maintain an adequate film to prevent galling and surface failure. I would tread very carefully in this area.... __________________ Just Passin' Thru.....Slowly!

09-25-2016, 06:10 AM	#22
RonC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,868	Re: John Deere Corn head Grease https://www.nlgi.org/faqs-lubricating-grease/ Regular multipurpose grease is NLGI 2 -"Normal". Corn head is NGLI 0 -"Very Soft". Ford used a grease equating to NGLI 1 -"Soft" in the universal joint. Last edited by RonC; 09-25-2016 at 06:25 AM.

09-25-2016, 12:00 PM	#23
coupe1942 Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ada, Oklahoma Posts: 357	Re: John Deere Corn head Grease One may wonder though if "what Ford used" was based only on what was available at the time or determined that it was the very best product by some other method. A lot of changes and improvements have happened over time to virtually anything that Ford had available at the time. They types of oil, oil additives and the gasoline quality could all be examples, couldn't they?

09-25-2016, 04:16 PM	#25
5lugnuts Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Clermont in Central Florida Posts: 111	Re: John Deere Corn head Grease Regular multipurpose grease is NLGI 2 -"Normal". Corn head is NGLI 0 -"Very Soft". Ford used a grease equating to NGLI 1 -"Soft" in the universal joint. 50% Normal plus 50% Very Soft = 100% Soft What could possibly go wrong??

09-25-2016, 04:19 PM	#26
Indiana A. Lover Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Brook, Indiana Posts: 214	Re: John Deere Corn head Grease Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) All in all I think this was a worth while Thread. I enjoyed Talking about the grease, I was very on the Fence so to say, I needed feedback and I got it!!! Thank everyone for your input!! I enjoy the Barn a lot!!

09-25-2016, 05:05 PM	#27
fastroadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Santa Cruz Ca. Posts: 175	Re: John Deere Corn head Grease I'm going to try it in my steering box............