Why are there not grease fittings on the front wheel spindles?

[tigercat]

Some operators have drilled a small hole in the cap to allow the air to vent and grease to show and leave the grease fittings installed to reduce the time spent during a 200-500 hour lube.

That's a clever idea. I never thought of that. If your afraid of dirt getting in after the hole is made, just put a drop of sealant on the hole.

The next time I visit the garage, I'm drilling the cap. It's all your fault Mad Mackie! Thanks for the post.

 

[SidecarFlip]

1/4 x 28 tap and a box of alemite fittings is all you need.

 

[tigercat]

1/4 x 28 tap and a box of alemite fittings is all you need.

On my machine they had plugs installed, just remove them and screw in grease fittings. It couldn't be easier to improve.

 

[SidecarFlip]

My M60 tank came with alemite fittings on both front spindles and I've bumped into all sorts of 'stuff' from house foundations and trees over the years and I never broke one off. I did bend both anti scalp wheel mounts on the front of the deck so I took the deck off,took my Hyper Therm and cut off the OEM wheel mounts and fabricated and welded on real wheel mounts I made from 1/4" steel plate. They don't bend now. While I was at it. I made the mounts so I could mount generic (much less expensive) anti scalp wheels too. I buy the cheap Oregon plastic wheels and bore them and insert a bronze bushing inside. They last a couple years in our sandy loam and get replaced.