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Never known of a model number. I think it was before that time. I don’t think they had specific model numbers but I could be wrong. Woodsman double door is what I call it.

Ok, thanks for the quick reply. The stove I got has some cracks by the hinges that need to be repaired but can't wait to have it all fixed and polished up.

Probably just friction from the blade spinning loose and getting hot from metal To metal Friction. It may have got the bearings hot. I’m sure the rubber shield lips didn’t like it. But I’d keep it greased and run it. Sorry to hear about that and yes we all have mistakes.

Thanks. Appreciate the comment. Just curious how you know if it does or does not have seals / shields on the bearings of its been going strong this whole time and you never needed to go into the deck for repairs of the bearings? All the box store machines Iv been working on ranging back 25 years have all had the inner shields.

@@GTObearclaw1 I have taken it apart a year after I bought it because I didn't grease it and burned the bearings out of it! And had to replace them and the wheelhouse because that was melted and twisted! Plus this is a Kubota Zero turn 18 HP Diesel and I don't think they use them but I could be wrong! The first year when I bought it I greased it about once a month and I only put like one or two pumps of grease in it I just didn't know any better but after that, I grease it every time I mow and I grease it well!

@@The1313jeff that really cleared up all of my questions and thank you. I’d sure expect better from kubota but I’m glad to know of your experience with it. Thank you. They all need grease. That’s for sure!!!

@@GTObearclaw1 Thanks it wasn't Kubota's fault it was all mine But it has been a good mower like I said I have had it for about 24 years now and it has done very well. There are good tractors just got to take care of them!

@@The1313jeff I’d say absolutely good, Kubota is my favorite brand - I’m sure not trying to discount the brand!!!

They don’t care. Some folks will argue that I’m wrong till they are blue in the face. I actually sent a reply to Donny boy a year before I made this video hoping he would reconsider and run some tests but he is lazy or just doesn’t care about providing accurate information so I no longer trust his advice. I now realize he is an expert on everything and that doesn’t make much sense to me. Some folks know a lot but nobody knows everything. He is only after views and not the truth. Anyways, thank you and you are absolutely welcome to share all you like but after two years I still have not seen anybody else take time to run tests in a video to prove what really happens. Why won’t they just try it? Strange. I don’t see why folks wouldn’t just try it and show proof of why it won’t work rather than just denying it without any proof. That should tell us something. Plenty of naysayers ready to give their expert advice but usually quick to follow up they have only worked on a few decks or have background in aircraft or some other type of bearings. To many experts on this topic willing to tell us how this works and not enough experts willing to show us any real proof. Seems strange to me. Why is it so hard to show in the video why not to do it this way? I didn’t want to make another video but I’m glad I did. It has been interesting to see how many comments I get. I haven’t made a video since. Probably will eventually if I can find a topic that might be helpful.

@@GTObearclaw1 I'm glad you did (make a video, that is). 👍

The only thing I’m stating about the bearings is that grease will push past the lip on shield and it’s silly to argue that fact. Just connect a grease gun like I did and the grease gets into the bearing. Mystery solved. So technically yes I’m exactly right because it works like I said it does. Opinions are of zero importance here. I have proven it. I have displayed in a video with step by step I instructions anyone can easily follow. It’s most certainly not magic my good sir. Do you have some facts you care to share? Any sources to back your opinion? anything other than your opinion. Only facts matter. This is a source to help people. If you have something based on fact that can be beneficial to the DIY community please don’t hesitate to share.

Simply not what this video was made to prove. My point is that there is no need to go this deep into a bearing. Latter in the video I show how using the grease gun achieved that same result without any need for dismantling a deck. It all makes sense in the end. Needed to prove a point.

@@GTObearclaw1 👍

So do those SKF “””Experts”””” specifically discuss this application? Just love to see that data. Actually for this application it works fantastic. Sometimes it’s just not that complicated and why does it work out that my bearings last 20 plus years when I grease like Iv shown, the same way my grandpa did his old school “real” cub cadets. Before the box store junk mower builder better known as MTd (MADE TO DIE) took them over. but these days they fail in well under 100 hours on some box store tractors including the 100 Series Deere, when not greased. I’ll keep pumping mine full like Iv shown because it works better than not greasing. And the majority of folks are not going to pull bearings to add a metered amount of grease. Thats kinda comical really. Most folks won’t even grease them with a gun, they sure won’t take the deck apart to put a calculated exact fraction of grease into a bearing. Dont get me weong, If you have hard evidence this procedure causes failures, i invite you to please make videos with the evidence and helpful information that can do good for the DIY community. Otherwise your just another naysayer blindly following experts and with no evidence. This is not helping anybody. A bearing in this application will not overheat from over greasing, the seals don’t hold pressure. Any extra grease will push out of the way and out the lip of seal. If you can prove otherwise I’m ready to watch your video. Please post right here for us all If you have links to your own videos or others on the topic or any data for that matter other than general advice for bearings that do not cover the use of bearings in this application. This video is strictly for deck bearings and what id like to keep it focused on. Too many other applications that run diffrent loads and different RPms that won’t meet the use of the bearings in the mower deck mandrel application.

Don’t grease them the bearings will fail. Add grease they go long time. Do as you wish. Apparently nobody is an expert. However Iv shown it works just fine been doing it almost 20 years no issues.

@@GTObearclaw1 Right on, no argument here, just trying to understand why its suggested not to, thanks for video.

@@ApothecaryRdy my guess is so it fails sooner and you go to them for parts or services or a new tractor

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I recon I didn’t care about if the bearings were smooth or not just to prove my point. But I think anyone would have the natural instinct to check the feel of the rotating bearing to guage if it has obvious gritty feel. I know I always check them and spin the assembly before teardown to see if I feel an issue. If I feel an issue I explore deeper to see what one is bad, usually the bottom.

@@GTObearclaw1 You're the kind of mechanic I would have liked to work with when I was younger and still working!

I thought I clearly explained in the video why removing seals is not necessary. If unit has grease zerks I have proven that making the effort to do such is a pure waste of time. Some folks appreciate the detail I went into to prove my point on the process. Just trying to save folks some time. Unless your unit has a weep hole in the side of the assembly between the bearings this process works 100% of the time. Poping the seals out won’t add any benefit just more work For the same results.

@@GTObearclaw1 I do believe that you've proven that grease makes it inside the bearing under pressure. You've also proven that the people telling us to not bother greasing the spindle fittings are wrong. I don't believe that you've proven that there's no use or benefit to removing the bearing seal facing the grease chamber. I don't doubt you per se. I just think it bears further research. If you don't have to take your deck off right now, by all means, simply pump grease into that fitting. But if you're already taking your deck off for something else, say, to replace your blades, why not to it at that point? It's a small marginal increase in the size of the job. It would still take some convincing for me to believe the manufacturer's contention that having that seal in place was a good idea in the first place.

@@pleappleappleap I have no issue with someone running some tests. I’d love to see the results. However if the grease gets into the bearings I don’t see what difference the shield makes one way or another therefore what good would it do to remove it until it’s proven that would make a difference. I tend to believe it’s just as beneficial if left in place as it is if it’s removed. An argument could be made either way. I don’t have those facts. I was mostly concerned about folks believing the advice others provide saying it’s a waste of time. Hopefully it helps some folks. According to the overwhelming comments I believe it’s more of a hot topic than I ever imagined. It was a topic that never set right with me when I started seeing those videos saying don’t grease them. Thanks for the additional comment now I see more what you meant by the first comment.

@@GTObearclaw1 It is just a difference of degree. I think more grease will get in. But your original point that the fitting needs regular grease is more important, and I agree wholeheartedly.

I understand that is one way, that is the more complex way to reach the same goal as I achieved in my video. The purpose of this video was to show it’s not necessary to dismantle a mandrel to access a bearing and manually pack grease in the bearings. As I deminstrate in the video, grease applied through a zerk provides the bearings with grease with no issues. Plenty of other channels explain how to dismantle the assembly to access a bearing and mislead the DIY community by informing folks that the shields stop the flow of grease. I have made this video to Debunk those fraudulent claims. Folks who make videos stating a shield stops grease flow should consider running some tests before posting misinformation. This subject is very controversial because so many channels won’t put any evidence in the videos and simply spend the time bumping gums when they should be showing the steps and proving why or why not. The truth can be found by each DIYer by simply following the process Iv shown. If folks don’t trust me they can test for themselves. I’m just trying to help reveal the truth about the factory installed zerks and how little effort it takes to get grease past an inner shield. Simple stuff when we really think about the process.

Did you watch the whole video? I feel maybe you missed some parts if your asking that question. I could be wrong. However, I had some points to make. I was not showing how to do it that way. I was showing that the seals take grease and how many pumps it takes. It was necessary to do it the way I showed so folks would know when filling a new unit how it will be done. Taking these apart to fill the inside with grease manually is not normal and would be confusing if it was mixed with the information I was presenting in this video. It’s simply easier and less mess to connect a grease gun and pump the assembly full.

You have got the hard part out of the way. Now that they are full it will only require a few pumps on the future survices.

Okay. So if a tube has several hundred pumps in it. How much $ are you complaining about exactly? 5$ expensive to you? Vs a bearing value taking out a mandrel ? Geez what are we even talking about? Next thing you’re gonna tell me an oil change is too expensive so we just run the engine to failure because that seems more reasonable? What could you be trying to say here? Please elaborate so I don’t have image what your trying to say. Keep in mind. After the assembly is filled it only takes a few pumps for all the future greasing. So like 50 cents or less.

Ask the manufacturer If you want to Dismantle to remove a seal that can’t stop grease then get to it. But why? It is irrelevant and the whole point of the video.

Apparently you don’t know jack crap about mower decks. But eager to run your mouth I see. This is basic mower servicing 101. Can’t over grease these. Assembly won’t hold pressure. looks like we have another expert ready to provide us the information we need with no proof in sight. Just an expert with no evidence of any facts. Can’t wait to hear your credentials. Another engineer or do you work on aircraft? I’m so eager to hear what makes you an expert. I’ll bet you don’t post a video to prove your point. Are you just one more expert who knows it all but too lazy to make a video and show us the dangers of “over greasing”? 😂 I won’t hold my breath. In two years not a single naysayer has provided a shred of Evidence that over greasing is possible in this application. News flash, it’s not a thing for mower deck manufacturers chif.

@GTObearclaw1 So explain super brain why these sealed bearings come with about 25% fill of grease by volume. Seeing as you are more knowledgeable than the manufacturers or engineers or professional maintenance personnel.

@@dennismoore1116 if knowing one thing in life makes me a super brain, then that’s awesome and first time Iv heard that. But I’ll take any compliment you want to offer. I may not be any more knowledgeable than the manufacturer however I’m willing to offer the information and they don’t. Just take some time to let that soak in a while. What do I stand to gain? Nothing. What do they stand to gain by not offering information to make decks run longer? O simple, parts sold or more machines sold. however my gole is to get folks bearings to last forever without need to spend money. I don’t get paid one way or another. Just like to see people have the real story. And that’s why I did the baby step video. I have no benefit from this other than to see folks receive the information needed to make the decks go for as long as possible. I didnt make this video with the idea of making a proft. Only to help folks. As for why the manufacture of a box store mower won’t properly fill a bearing or add a quality grease, that’s a question you should try to extract from big corp. after 20 years of trials and error Iv found this to be a bullet proof way to make deck bearings go for ever if properly maintained they can outlast the engine and other components if maintenance is started from day one. As for naysayers who have no real hands on experience and want to argue, I’m your huckleberry. If you think the big corps care about us and if you think they don’t engineer failure into these machines your sadly mistaken. The quality in the last 20 years is baffling to myself and I’m sure others who work on mowers. I seen a video from one of the top channels just a few days ago where he is basically getting out of the business because of how bad it has gotten. To think these bearings should only have 25% grease is absolutely insane when they put a zerk on the assembly. Be realistic, nobody can pump 25% grease into a unit. And commercial and all the old school units were always pump till you see grease. How did that get lost in the last 20 years? Because manufacturers quit proposing the directions and left it to the owners to figure out. Who would think it would take 60 to 90 pumps to fill the void? Answer is very few folks would realize that and only folks with substantial knowledge or impressive intuition would know better. But thankfully I decided enough was enough and stepped in to help folks rather than be a brain dead mower channel and give folks the same stupid advice because I’m too lazy to run some hands on trials in my shop. I did this for me to keep my machines running: took me years to realize not a single person out there was peoviding the information I knew was true. Your welcome and hope your not offended but I call it like it is and if your build like the old timers you can take one on the chin and accept when your wrong. Otherwise I’m sure you can go full Karen and throw some insults. But I’m here with evidence that can be tested by anybody and left nothing to be questioned except does it work and there is one way to find out. My way may help your bearings go for ever. The other way leads to guaranteed eventual failure. So what are we arguing about here? For real? What?

@GTObearclaw1 You don't have maintenance experience as a professional do you? I've seen several of these decks out last the engine with no greasing. Sorry to burst your bubble, but they fill the bearings 25% because that is the proper amount and they don't expect regreasing.

@@dennismoore1116 your kidding right? im not claiming to be a professional and if you think folks can’t teach themselves in today’s technology your close minded. I guess you assume that only way to be a pro is to work for a company or something? I do not follow what I’m told, I do what makes sense when someone tells me something that seems stupid I test my theory and see what really happens. Iv seen professionals tell a man he needed a new 600$ transmission in a 20 year old tractor. He refused to pay the repair and left the tractor at the shop. That shop told me I could have the tractor if I paid the diag time. I got it for 100$ welded the pully to the shaft and mowed with it 5 more years. So what kind of professional was that? They didn’t help the customer. Dont be dooped. I’m not saying some machines don’t come with a higher quality bearing and an excellent quality grease that can last a long time. But I will say with 100% certinty some of these new machines will loose bearings at under 100hours without adding grease. Go get a 100series Deere from Home Depot. You better add grease or it will cost you. Even the bad boy zero turns can’t last over 400 hours without bearing failures. Iv seen some bad boys loose bearings at 200. And those are supposed to be commercial with no grease zerk? Absolutely ridiculous. Just the facts these days. You’re on the wrong side of this and you don’t know it. You’re basing you may be basing your argument on a handful of lucky experiences. But that’s not the reality in the mower world. If it has a zerk, be thankful and grease it. Some machines like bad boy don’t all come with zerks and Iv replaced enough bad bearings and checked the hour meters less than 4 years old and bearings gone. It’s simple preventative maintenance. Do you trust engineers and doctors just because of their titles?

Great news, save money make those babies run forever. Dont blow money for repairs that could have been easily avaided

Did you check the underside? I’m not familiar with XT1 but on the cubs prior to that model the zeros were hidden under the bottom and a slight grass accusation on the mandrels cover the zerk and hide it from view. I hate when they put them on the bottom. They get covered with grass

@GTObearclaw1 Yes, I looked under the bottom. No zerks. Also saw on another website that they don't have them. The only 2 zerks on the machine is in the front 2 wheels. Terrible engineering.

@@AaronRankin sounds like cub is in a nose dive. mTD really running the cub name straight into the ground. Iv hated cub ever since MTD got ahold of the brand.

@GTObearclaw1 I agree my 1973 Cub Cadet 129 still runs and is built like a tank. They'll never be the same again.

@@AaronRankin cub is not cub anymore. Just a sticker on a MTD tractor with yellow and white paint. Fake

No thanks. That’s amateur stuff. If the assembly has a zerk there is absolutely No need to take the deck apart just to remove the shields. They don’t stop grease from passing into the bearing as Iv shown. Doing all that work gets you no better lubrication and is simply just a 100% waste of time. The only way I’d recommend that is if the unit has no grease zerks or if the unit has a weephole. If that was the case I’d plug the weephole and add a zerk long before I’d consider taking my deck apart every years.

Thanks for the comment! Yes lots of bad information out there. Sadly i commented on some of the pros videos and tried to get them to run some tests but nobody would. I finally decided to just do it myself but figured it would get more attention on a Chanel with a bigger following. However it gained a lot more attention than I expected so I’m glad I did it myself.

No argument from me, I know they will fail without grease, Just hoping to shed some light on how to get grease to the bearings as easily as possible.

Precisely

The point is that the units don’t need to come apart to simply grease the bearings. Most folks think the grease zerks are not funny I was only proving they are functional. It was only disassembled to show grease reached the bearings.

I was simply using the used parts to show that grease passed. Yes for these type bearings caps pop off and on easily if in good condition

Case is a commercial grade or heavy duty machine. My guess is it would be fine to run it but it’s hard to say without seeing how stiff they are. I notice they get a little stiffer in the cheep box store mowers but quickly free up after running a few minutes and letting the grease migrate.

Missing in action. I dont always get all the pieces that break off. And not everyone cares about a wheel being there. Some of these tractors are just beaters. Some folks just need to get the grass mowed. Just my 2 cents, Those wheels are not as useful as folks think. Cheep model tractors might have none, mid grade model has a few. Some deluxe models have 4 or 5 deck wheels. In my opinion the wheels are more of a gimmick but that’s just how I feel about them on the cheep mowers. I like them on the bigger tractors that allow them to be greased and have wider decks that can cut deep if deck leans to far one way.

Some folks don’t realize It’s just the lip of the seal that lets grease move past. Maybe some confusion due to the word seal being thought of as a hydraulic cylinder seal. Not sure but that’s how some of the comments seem to be making me feel. Also some concern about the the shield caps coming off the bearing. But they can’t unseat in this assembly unless something is assembled wrong. I challenge anybody to unseat one of these seal caps with a grease gun in a properly functioning unit. I’d like to see proof that it has happend. Iv never seen it happen. These units have no tolerance for movement. Not even a mm. The shields stay in place. Grease flows past seal. Very basic, but yet a lot of confusion on this topic.

Good thought on the void filler. I have also considered that idea. No I don’t think a good greased bearing produces enough heat to matter. My wheel bearings on a loaded trailer don’t even melt grease much

As usual an expert with advice we can simply throw into the trash. Those seals won’t hold 500psi that’s an absurd number. You are way off track and probably comparing what you know about some other bearings. Have you ever had one of these type of mandrel bearings in you hand to visually inspect? Just because someone is an engineer does not know they know everything. Especially if they find it necessary to make it known. My experience with engineers leads me the opposite direction. I question everything they do. As a mechanic I see too much absolutely stupid stuff. Yet I don’t see engineers coming out to ask a mechanic if something makes sense. Why not ask the guys who actually fix this stuff? These seals would not be capable of holding 5psi let alone 500. That’s one of the most ridiculous things iv ever heard. This is how these are designed to be greased. If you have t done it and don’t have any experience your not one to give advice. If you have hands on experience with a failure occurring due to greasing the way Iv shown please do share. But not a master yet has any hands on proof. And they most certainly won’t take time to make a video to prove so. Your comment is bogus. The guns can actually reach upwards of 15000psi. That’s not gonna be what goes into these bearings. When you can prove that a seal can be damaged in this application please come back with that evidence. This application will be just fine doing as Iv shown. Caps are installed in a way they can’t push off the bearing. Only the seal of lip lets grease pass.

I somewhat agree. Except I don’t think the grease spins out. I believe it’s just low quality and also a lesser quantity than should be used from the factory to make the bearings fail quicker. Some folks leaving comments saying they had tractors from 25 years ago last 20 ply years without a service. Hard to say but most likely the lower grade grease, less grease and lower quality parts used these days all coming together to lower the lifetime of these parts on the cheep machines. Probably one reason Briggs is now cutting he snapped and Ariens names, and the lack of sales have a lot to do with the low quality.

Thanks for commenting to let me know your thoughts. It’s always pleasant to see someone who agrees and appreciates the information. It’s ashamed the big corps won’t post videos to help folks. They put the zerks on but in hops that people are too lazy I guess. No extra help that I can find. The biggest issue is the huge void. No way the average person would know To fill that void with grease before it’s going to reach the bearings. That’s the basic stuff the manufacturer should be sharing.

Im not saying some machines are not built better than others. Your tractor is not representative of all tractors. Not to mention things have changed in 25 years. You won’t find craftsman bearings in the new ones to last that long. 25 years ago you got a lot better quality machine than what they provide today. Quality has gone down hill. The way I show takes time but that’s just to make the point to clear up the confusion on this subject. However it is actually not a very time consuming project to connect a grease guns and service. It takes about 5 minutes to grease a few mandrels the way Iv shown. And that’s 5 minutes for the first time to fill the voids. Future greasing would be even faster only needing a few pumps on latter services after voids are full. I’m sure you realize it takes more than 5 minutes to change bearings, that’s just a silly thing to say that it would be faster to change bearings. Be realistic, no need to be dramatic. The information is helpful to some. Some folks can find error in anything.

Nice, thanks for the comment and confirmation on how many pumps an empty mandrel can take. You’re set now, in the future 4 or 5 pumps will get you done. I had a deck this week on an older model Husqvarna zero turn and the mantels took 92 and the other took 94 pumps before I seen any grease come out.

@@GTObearclaw1 wow 92+ pumps mine is a 2003 Troy Built probably never greased, lol.

@@davidlaws1438 that’s impressive but I don’t doubt it. Your lucky it had zerks. they can go a long time without grease sometimes. Iv had some comments about folks not greasing for 20 years and Iv personally seen some fail after just a few years and less than 100 hours. I’m sure it all matters how much grease they came with and more than likely highly dependent on the quality of grease used for one to be able to last 20 plus years. I’d say your safe to go for many years now without grease but it’s easy enough to hit it with a few more pumps each year just in case one didn’t receive as much grease the prior time! It’s always better to be proactive!

@@GTObearclaw1 yes now that I know their there I will definitely grease every year. 👍

Are you a troll? Or just need more help? Did you even watch the full video to obtain the information or just knew you were an expert on the topic and too smart to need to see what I was doing here in the video? If this is a real comment, you’re over achieving at a level of ignorance that few of us can comprehend. I know I’m struggling to grasp the level of stupidity on you’re comment. I’m sure it’s simply rooted in a total lack of experience in the exact application I’m showing and possibly you have high level of experience with bearings of another application but you are off base here. Iv seen a lot of dumb comments but you’re competing for first place and that is not exactly an easy achievement for this video. Iv got some real zingers. It’s one thing to not know something because it’s new to you but this is a comment on a video with details on each step of the process. Nothing was hidden, no tricks. I know people struggle with this exact situation and what sealed bearing actually means for this exact application. And that’s exactly why I explained it to the painful detail. If you still can’t grasp this point after it was broke down into the slow motion detail you probably shouldn’t own any tools. Nobody is stoping you from running personal experiments to find out how well this actually works. This is a basic as changing an air filter and doing routine oil changes. Not exactly rocket science at any level. Just basic day one mechanic stuff. And the kind of stuff everyone should know who wants to keep a mower deck operational for as long as possible without failure. Thanks for taking time to leave a comment.

Hay boss, did you notice this was not an airplane part. Did you see any airplanes in my shop? Did I say I was greasing aircraft bearings? Or did that little detail fly over your head? You’re just another expert I see. Of course every bearing in the world must be just like aircraft bearings since that’s what your an expert about so now your the one we should know a trust. Even though you don’t have any videos to help us with mower deck bearings. Another expert, Same as the ones I advise to watch out for. Dont trust an expert. Trust what can be proven and seen and tried at home. Even trial and error is more responsible than just taking some clowns word for it. Whoever gives the advice, find the truth don’t just trust what we are told. Iv proven this works for 20 years never had an issue not a single time. It’s how they are made to be used. I have provided proof the process works, yup the video where I proved facts on non airplane parts. I guess because you think airplane bearings are the same as everything else, now you’re the lead consultant for all bearing related matters and they all fit the same category and fall under your umbrella of expert status. What a total load of bull crap, I believe a true air craft mechanic would have basic common scene and know better, so I doubt your credibility. But nice try, few if any will listen to your advice. Terrable as it is, not the worst Iv seen or heard. Hay but it’s free to post videos and boast your expert status. Dont let me stop ya. Fly your arse over to the camera and get us some more gold nuggets on video. Can wait to see what kind of Jewels you drop on us.

No sir. Crap garbage advice and junk science that nobody has shown in a video nor proven to work. Most box store tractors with zerks are set up like the one Iv shown and how they are engineered. You can destroy your equipment and waste your time. Hopfully nobody with brains will listen to that nonsense. Good luck with that and if you’re such an expert please make a video so folks can see what you’re doing. As for me it’s a big nope. You lost my respect at too much grease is bad. lol. Not in this case chief.

Thanks for taking time to leave a positive comment. I’m very glad it helped.

Into the gap? Why not pop the cap off and make sure it gets the lube? I’m not exactly sure how you would access the bottom bearing to do that. At least on the ones Iv seen the bottom bearing is well protected from damage that could be caused from all the action under the deck. That one is not usually exposed to see the seal cap. I absolutely don’t know what you mean, it’s silly not to add grease. Grease is not expensive where I live. One tube will Service 3 or 4 mowers. Can you break down that expense? that’s just a silly thing to say. Grease is expensive but China bearings are cheep? Does that mean it’s more logical to change bearings?

Thanks for the positive vibes. I love to see when someone appreciates the information. Funny to me some folks argue and say this won’t work. It just boggles my mind when it’s something that anybody can test for themselves.

@@GTObearclaw1 Hey, Brother' because of you...... Our mower' a Cub Cadet a few year's old now, is back to working fine. Like you showed, it was mostly a simple fix. Please keep up the great work. There will always be the 2% that disagree. But that's life, I guess. We thank you, VERY MUCH!!!