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Old 08-11-2021, 04:00 PM   #41
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I Live in Central Queensland,there is no JD dealer in town but in Biloela a 100 or Kays away there is and its an easy job. to order a carton from there and get it delivered.
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Old 08-11-2021, 04:35 PM   #42
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No JD, no problem. Case IH and New Holland, shockingly, made corn heads for combines, and had the the same grease made for their gear boxes. It is called Case IH or New Holland cornhead grease. Cenex sells their brand, as do other jobbers. Some lawn tractors spec this, so check at dealers. It doesn't have to be John Deere. No one will know the color of the tube you got it from if you hide it when done. Main thing, NLGI 0, polyurea, EP.

For those wanting 00 pourable grease, the aforementioned Super S cotton picker spindle lube is much cheaper than Pennrite, as is Farm Oyl grease. All three are lithium based. Cant recall actual name of Farm Oyl product.
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With respect ,Phil on the cap of the box its specifies the grease ,90 weight gear oil ,Corn head is recommended for pre 1937 Boxs that have poor oil retention ,just Cork seals ,the 37 boxs and Later have needle rollers in them so requires a thinner lub , they also have better /proper oil seals to keep the oil in , A three to one mix of grease to engine oil will work great you can Taylor it to your required viscosity ,A little thinner for post 1936 Personally I would not bother with corn head ,
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Old 08-11-2021, 10:11 PM   #44
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Hi Everyone,

Okay I'm reaching a bit here for my cornhead grease fanboy story, so feel free to skip.

Last week I had the great pleasure of learning more than I wanted about the front passenger axle in a 2011 Toyota Avalon. Honestly I was in there for a lower control arm R&R but the axle was a bonus education.

(Extra bonus: Of course we all know that engine mounts are now metal, rubber, hydraulic and electric. Starting decades ago. <sarcasm on> Brilliant! <sarcasm off>)

The outer CV joint boot stayed intact through the happy adventure, but the inner CV boot and joint came apart and pooped some very familiar looking greenish glop on the floor. Close to a cup of the stuff.

After some sorting and an application of official Toyota CV joint lube, from a one-use squeeze packet, went in something greenish that that looked a similar quantity as came out. Then the axle was home again.

But my senses were saying "both of those gooey piles look exactly like JDCHG!"

Your mileage likely varies. But this experience was a reminder of that lovely paper tube wrapped in yellow and green that lives in one of my two grease guns, and the U-joints and steering boxes of my 35 Touring and 36 Phaeton.
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Hi Everyone,

Okay I'm reaching a bit here for my cornhead grease fanboy story, so feel free to skip.

Last week I had the great pleasure of learning more than I wanted about the front passenger axle in a 2011 Toyota Avalon. Honestly I was in there for a lower control arm R&R but the axle was a bonus education.

(Extra bonus: Of course we all know that engine mounts are now metal, rubber, hydraulic and electric. Starting decades ago. <sarcasm on> Brilliant! <sarcasm off>)

The outer CV joint boot stayed intact through the happy adventure, but the inner CV boot and joint came apart and pooped some very familiar looking greenish glop on the floor. Close to a cup of the stuff.

After some sorting and an application of official Toyota CV joint lube, from a one-use squeeze packet, went in something greenish that that looked a similar quantity as came out. Then the axle was home again.

But my senses were saying "both of those gooey piles look exactly like JDCHG!"

Your mileage likely varies. But this experience was a reminder of that lovely paper tube wrapped in yellow and green that lives in one of my two grease guns, and the U-joints and steering boxes of my 35 Touring and 36 Phaeton.
I have read about old jeep owners using cv grease in turn knuckle housings and steering boxes.
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I agree with Tango CV grease is good they have needle rollers , .
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Old 08-12-2021, 10:56 AM   #47
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found it up county JD dealer good people bought a case they threw in the grease gun at 1/2 price [US cartridge different size to standard aussie ]
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Old 08-12-2021, 11:51 PM   #48
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Like most things we are more pron to reject it then except the benefits of it. I'd guess 99% of the time you wouldn't even know if it was working or care less inless there was a issue. 99% of the time there will not be an issue with cornhead grease. Not one post over 12 yrs that said cornhead grease ruined my bearing... But it's the web so... post away.
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Old 08-12-2021, 11:57 PM   #49
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It's a semi-liquid grease. Meaning it becomes liquid with some heat. Okay for low friction areas like steering boxes and clamshells. Not a good grease for hubs. Just my thoughts.
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It's a semi-liquid grease. Meaning it becomes liquid with some heat. Okay for low friction areas like steering boxes and clamshells. Not a good grease for hubs. Just my thoughts.
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Old 08-21-2021, 11:23 AM   #51
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Another use is the old PTO winches on military trucks and Jeeps. Gear oil runs right through but the JD CH grease works perfect!
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Phil,. we sell the 390g Cat grease guns at work they are not that expensive, AU and NZ are the only countries that use 450g cartridges, Cat only sell the 390 and 450 in our region.
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found it up county JD dealer good people bought a case they threw in the grease gun at 1/2 price [US cartridge different size to standard aussie ]
Just go to a good auto shop here and buy penrite semi fluid grease sometimes labelled steering box grease.
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You Aussie dudes. Hey welcome to the modern sub world.


Get the lube where it's available. or use axle grease too. Jesus when did we get so pictorial about grease. Worrying about viscosity is a 1st world problem. I can run my 1927 throttler on motor oil when hot. Certainly that will not make my internet work. That is a series of tubes..........

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Old 09-29-2021, 01:05 AM   #55
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Am in the process of exchanging my grease in steering box, 39 Standard Coupe, to John Deere Corn Head grease as this is recommended for this task by many for its special properties.
Just wondering if this is also suitable to use in King Pins, and if not why not?
For us in NZ John Deere Grease is in a special cartridge which is not standard to our regular grease gun cartridges.
So you have to also purchase the John Deere grease gun to be compatible.
Is this also the case in USA. A ploy for more revenue collecting cby the company!!
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Phil where did you get that stuff here? Flag that question Phil...found the answer in a previous post (when I reread properly).

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Old 09-29-2021, 01:07 AM   #56
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depending on the grease guns the tubes are the same here.
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Now trying to be a wise ass but what is a "corn head"?
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Now trying to be a wise ass but what is a "corn head"?

It's a John Deere semi liquid grease. agriculture use. used in the us to lube combines heads. Not a substitute for axle grease. It's a luxury really to regular grease made for the crop heads of harvesters. Probably nominal difference to this hobby. It has a low melting or liquid point to axle grease.
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Now trying to be a wise ass but what is a "corn head"?
A corn head is an attachment on the front of a farm machine called a combine. As the combine travels through a cornfield the corn head snaps the ears off the stalks and sends them to the threshing part of the combine. If soybeans are to harvested, the corn head is detached from the combine and a "bean head" is put on.
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A combine is capable of harvesting multiple crops. Corn heads attached to a combine is common in the US. There is wheat heads and soy also. But corn, is a standard. Probably the grease is also, just called cornhead.


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