[Healeys] Penrite or John Deere CHG.

[Michael Oritt]

Thanks for that Bob

In case you wanted to know, Ketchup (Catsup) is thixotropic which explains
why, once it gets started moving, invariably comes out of the bottle at a
faster rate and in a greater quantity than planned.
Teflon is also thixotropic. On my old Hobie 14 a teflon molding fit in a
socket onto which the mast was stepped.  The mast rotated on its vertical
axis as the sail was trimmed with the Teflon minimizing friction and
preventing binding notwithstanding substantial pressure between mast and
step.

Enjoy the party....

On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 11:25 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> To clarify, all grease guns--at least the half-dozen or so I have--take a
> cartridge with a plastic cap on one end and an aluminum 'pop-top' seal (or
> just foil) on the other. The pop-top/foil and plastic cap are removed and
> the cartridge full of grease is inserted into the gun pop-top end first,
> but not before the feeder spring is retracted and locked in place. Then,
> the end cap of the gun is screwed back on and the spring released, so that
> it can force grease to the outlet end, from which it is pumped out under
> pressure, with either a pistol or lever type piston pump. CHG, I noticed,
> does not come out of the gun in a steady stream when pumped, there seems to
> be air or something in the stream, which requires a bunch of fruitless
> pumping of the gun until another slug comes out.
>
> For all of you thinking 'Well, Duh! Who didn't know that?!' I had to
> figure this out on my own and made some sizable messes in doing so, and
> still do sometimes--it's an inherently messy process. My concern now is
> have I lost some of the oily goodness in the CHG that actually does the
> lubricating*, and where can I find the specialty CHG dispenser to add to my
> collection of grease dispensers? And, to further prove I have way too much
> time on my hands, and insufficient energy to use it wisely, I knew this
> 'grease turns into an oil' miracle must have a scientific name with which
> you can impress your friends and make them think 'What a smart-ass,' so I
> found it:
>
> 'Thixotropic'   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thixotropy
>
> Now, you can be the hit of the next cocktail party--assuming we ever have
> parties again--or, maybe, you can win a fortune on Jeopardy!
>
> You're welcome.
>
> Bob
>
> * All greases are oil with a thickening agent; think lithium, molybdenum,
> etc. The cheap stuff usually uses finely-ground diatomaceous earth (aka
> 'dirt').
>
>
>
> On 2/8/2022 1:49 AM, simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>
> Bob, that may be a good point. When I went to the agricultural place for
> the grease, they suggested that I buy their grease gun. I bought it for its
> flexible nozzle which is a blessing. Perhaps they sold it so that it
> wouldn’t “liquefy and leak”. I’ve never thought about its inner workings.
> It has a pistol-grip pump action so I suppose that’s the only pressure.
>
> Maybe the recipe is to buy the tubes of CHG gloop and use it with a
> pistol-grip pump. I doubt John Deere actually manufacture the gun although
> they’ve branded it and jacked the price up accordingly.
>
> It’s a decent thing, though on the large size, and I use it for pretty
> well all greasing jobs.
>
> Simon
>
>
>
> >> It'll liquefy and leak in a spring-loaded grease gun however.
>
>
> On 2/7/2022 3:54 PM, Don via Healeys wrote:
>
> Yes John Deere corn head grease.  I had a steering box that wouldn’t hold
> much and I wasn’t about to pull the steering column/box out . I’ve done
> this before but it was on a total rebuild. I filled the box up with this
> corn head grease , and so far no big leaks . 🤞. Time will tell I’m sure
>
>             Don
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> On Feb 7, 2022, at 5:58 PM, i erbs via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Heat it up first in hot water. You'll thank me later.
>
> Ira Erbs
> 1959 AH 100-6
> 1967 MGB
> Milwaukie, OR
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2022, 2:51 PM Bob Begani via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> John Deere Cornhead Grease is what they had made for the cornhead which is
> an articulated joint out at the end of the combine which is like our
> steering box.  I used it 4 years ago and not a drop from the steering box
> so far. Amazon sells it in a cartridge and in tubes.
>
>
>
> Bob Begani
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Team.net
> *Sent:* Monday, February 7, 2022 2:52 PM
> *To:* Ray Juncal <healeyray at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* List Healey <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Penrite
>
>
>
> John Deere Cornhead Grease.
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