We've had a John Deere 990 for 14 years, used mainly for mowing fields and moving dirt and debris. Ours came with a (Deere) bucket loader on the front plus the mower deck on the back and Ag tires with water instilled for weight. It was surprising to hear your comments because I've never noticed any traction problems, even on significant slopes. The front loader works fine. For traction, add weight.

Always a good idea to remove your battery before covering it in water. 😅 no wonder farmers are always fixing stuff

What’s with the 🎤 mic 😅

GREAT VIDEO! wow, learned a lot.. and something we ALL have in common with Tractors, regardless of Brand. 💯 Love my Lube Shuttle!

With coming 25% tariffs that "Made cheaper in Mexico" will be a really stupid plan to commit to. Bring it back home and figure it out or go bust.

Who would have thought you would need to be educated about grease fittings after 40 + years. Thank you this ole boy learned something!!

If you showed some closeups of various Zerks, I guess i missed it. I'll re-watch.

China made, china junk

Thje customer is allways right, some times you have to show them whats right for there, own saftey and benifit.

I get the best zerks out of old machenery heading to the scrap yard , might have to resize the hole to make it work, only once. Once had a zerk that would'nt take grease had the gun hooked on, a lot of force on the gun handle' heating the area to be greased with the oxy/acc torch. all of a sudden bam? thought the fitting finally gave up!! Nope the grease gun head split end to end!! on to plan "C" or was it plan "D" I finaly prevaled on that one!

Right on! I had 80hp JD 5420 it was way to small for the hills I hay.

I was wonder if they are metric? I worked at a independent tractor repair shop and our grease gun would work fine on all the older JD tractors but not on the newer ones!

For good zerks napa alemite and lincoln all seem to be quality. I havent had any trouble with these

Ive have been advised to apply a small amount of heat to a clogged grease fitting. I tried it and it works. I used a propane torch and just heated the zerk a small amount and then it took grease. I must also say I purchased a pneumatic grease gun and it changed my life also.

I've enjoyed your 'grease' series! Wes is very knowledgeable

I wish I had seen this a month ago.

Lincoln and Alemite have a good fitting

Lock and lube and air power for the win. Also know which fitting you need. I had to school my Kioti dealer that my DK 5310 took BSP thread fittings. Ended up buying them from Amazon.

At our dealership, once a drive-in fitting failed, we tapped the hole and screwed in another zero.

The threaded Zerks also come in straight or tapered (“thread forming”).

Luckily my 1995 zerk fittings are still working good. Thanks for all the grease videos mike i appreciate it

I bought a lock and lube tip for my grease gun this has helped me not break zerks they release more easily than the old snap on coupler that came on my grease gun. I also think part of the issue is the new power grease guns I had an air powered now I have a dewalt 20v these send I lot more pressure than the old pump guns and when they don’t take the grease the release difficulty is greater

Chinese steel is not good. It is an inferior product. I’m not sure that standard size is standard and has not been for years. The press in for the last decade plus are trash from day one. I would tap the threads and put in a new threaded zerk.

I’m confused. How would an easy-out tool be used to remove a drive-in fitting?

I got an assortment of zerks from Harbor Freight. They work fine. Drive in have to be driven in correctly or you deform them and they don't work.

Ty Mike God Bless

To expand on your guests comments regarding the speciality tool used to drive fluid into the grease zerk.. my background is as a former Industrial Equipment Mechanic and I have had one of those in my tool arsenal for years. I've never used penetrating oil or the like in mine.. I find that a 30 weight non-detergent oil (air compressor oil) is my go-to and it works perfectly for the task. Once the the zerk is cleared of the jam, I flush it with fresh grease and am back in business. I have also utilized transmission oil when 30 wt was not available. I have not experienced any bearing failure using this procedure.

Grease zerks are terrible quality now days, some of them are paper thin and break so easily. I try very hard to find QUALITY fittings to keep in my spare parts are supplies bin system. Something I have had to do is I added drill bits and taps so that I can repair the holes the zerks go into. Thankfully then I can put better zerks in. It is very frustrating to have to do this, but since I only have a handful of attachments so I only had to "fix" those initially and rarely after. I keep the tools to help friends and family with theirs.

Why did quality go down? CHINA, that's why.

Doesn't take grease. 99 times out of a 100 move the fitting. I regularly cannot grease the bucket and loader arms. Wiggle the bucket and try again - usually instant fix.

First step - reposition the joint to see it that opens the port. What about using light weight oil (say 0w20 not "penetrating" oil) in the tool? Flushing the zirc and channel with grease once cleared? Higher pressure grease gun?

If you really want quality fittings, look to something like McMaster Carr or Grainger or MSC

I stopped using normal grease gun setup. Replacing broken fittings was annoying. All my grease guns are quick release now. Finding one that fits recessed zerks is interesting.

As was stated, some zerks out there are non-standard. I have had several zerks fail on my 2019 LS MT125 and have purchased replacements of the specified size from several stores like NAPA and TSC. Unfortunately, none of these non-OEM zerks fit properly. I have had to resort to purchasing the OEM zerks. They fit like a glove, but quality is sub-par.

Some of the smaller grease plugs can have a 1/4-28 thread!

Try zerks from a company selling drag racing chassis partsand hope they are high quality............maybe ask where the zerks are made.

I love videos like this because although the subject may seem mundane, parts like these can create endless frustration!

Ask Nissan about CVT's, they're garbage trannies.

I grease ever 10 hr. Grease until in comes out .I been told it doesn't need that much.

Thanks Mike! I've got a TC35D. I had the seat reupholstered a few years ago, but that is getting all cracked up again.

Warrenties are useless because you will be put behind everyone else who is paying cash for repairs .

Same goes for automobiles and trucks because of the computers that are used for the equipment.

Sabine, the best advice concerning john deere is to stay away because they don’t “grease” before they bend you over

, I'll farmer in northwest new jersey bought an eight and boomer ten years ago brand new from the dealer

I know someone with a 2010 chevy malibu that changed the antilock brake module but it requires programming so the ECM will recognize it and the abs then will work. $1600.00! at the chevy stealership!!!

Best solution is buy something besides John Deere.

You couldn't pay me to own Junk Deere...our local New Holland dealer is AMAZING

I use my pallet forks a lot! I have 42" and they work great for just about everything. I believe fork extensions are available or just fabricate your own if you have the know how for longer reach.

Just use some Molly lithium.. any grease is better than no grease at all..😊

I love how the government brings a lawsuit with apparently no concept of how things work. The most laughable thing is the government themselves is the main reason the electronics are locked down so people can’t easily remove emissions equipment. Then the complain when the software code isn’t open sourced so people can’t easily remove change anything. Typical Hippocrates