Need to vent a little here, sorry!
Why is it that some people seem to think if you fail to grease a machine at regular intervals you can make up for the lack of grease by pumping several pounds of excess grease in the fitting to make up for the lack of grease?
Was starting to wash up a WA-600 Komatsu to replace a couple hoses that had been seeping a little oil near the crimped on fittings. After a little time with pressure washer decided I'd better clean off some of the clumps around the center pin area. I was able to more than fill a large shoe box with what was mostly fresh clean grease that looked like it had just come out of the grease gun! Come on it's not like this area is far removed from the grease fittings, lower one is right at the bearing area and the upper is maybe 16 inches away right at eye level.:Banghead
I've had people tell me they don't have a problem with seeing a machine with gobs of grease on it like this one. They say at least they know it is getting greased. But what I see too often is nobody seems to feel the need to grease a machine until they can hear the screeching of the bucket pins over the blaring radio or their cell phone. Then they will pump the grease to it to be sure it gets to where it's needed. And just to be safe they will hit every fitting on the machine. I've tried to explain many times that on a loader only the fittings at the bucket and hoist and tilt cylinders need daily greasing, most others once a week or even less is more than enough. Just glad no one has seen the fan drive and idler pulley grease fittings or I would hate to think what the engine belts would look like!:eek:
Rant over ,,,,for now!
Why is it that some people seem to think if you fail to grease a machine at regular intervals you can make up for the lack of grease by pumping several pounds of excess grease in the fitting to make up for the lack of grease?
Was starting to wash up a WA-600 Komatsu to replace a couple hoses that had been seeping a little oil near the crimped on fittings. After a little time with pressure washer decided I'd better clean off some of the clumps around the center pin area. I was able to more than fill a large shoe box with what was mostly fresh clean grease that looked like it had just come out of the grease gun! Come on it's not like this area is far removed from the grease fittings, lower one is right at the bearing area and the upper is maybe 16 inches away right at eye level.:Banghead
I've had people tell me they don't have a problem with seeing a machine with gobs of grease on it like this one. They say at least they know it is getting greased. But what I see too often is nobody seems to feel the need to grease a machine until they can hear the screeching of the bucket pins over the blaring radio or their cell phone. Then they will pump the grease to it to be sure it gets to where it's needed. And just to be safe they will hit every fitting on the machine. I've tried to explain many times that on a loader only the fittings at the bucket and hoist and tilt cylinders need daily greasing, most others once a week or even less is more than enough. Just glad no one has seen the fan drive and idler pulley grease fittings or I would hate to think what the engine belts would look like!:eek:
Rant over ,,,,for now!
Pet Peeve about greasing equipment
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