Have we torn up the Ventrac Tough Cut? Greazin!

[@cwolf8841]

Like to see a Ventrac video re their 3 point hitch options & functions.

[@mueckenhoeffer]

About ready to pull the trigger on a Ventrac with tough cut mower. I've really enjoyed your videos, and you've convinced me this is far better for my tree farm than any CUT.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

The front mounted tough cut will likely be a great fit for mowing under your trees.

[@daviddunston43]

Blades are sharp on both sides because they spin in opposite directions

[@anthonybanda8192]

Tim that's a nice grease gun. No mess with changing the cartridge. I own a milwaukee m18 grease gun very handy for the farm saves time on the combine. That tough cut mower is very strong.

[@MrDoyle07]

I just ordered the MO2 grease and a gun... didn't see where to put the TTWT code though so that is around an extra 6 bucks I spent...lol

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Ugh. Sorry. There should have been a place to enter the code.

[@isaack1567]

You got Venny Casey Johnny what would you call a Kubota

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Hmm. Not sure. Good question!

[@Chris-jh3tg]

@@TractorTimewithTim Kenny!

[@KirtH27]

Cubby

[@jacobcoles4163]

Are you satisfied with the deck and tractor ?

[@carrollthim8460]

vinnedo good god bless

[@KirtH27]

i was wondering if goose neck or gooz neck trailer?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Either way, it needs to be greazed! :-)

[@benjaminstockton3917]

Good video Tim

[@PastorDavidFranklin]

Thanks Tim. Great info. Use of appropriate grease and regular greasing are so import to the life the bearings and functionality of the machine.

[@majenness]

Hi Tim..... You always provide great informative videos.

[@lodprice2343]

I like the Lube Shuttle pistol grip grease gun - got to have that! I am impressed there was no grass “caked up” on the underneath of the deck. Great video!

[@zfilmmaker]

What orientation are the blades? When mowing tall grass do clippings spread out evenly more to the left or right or windrow through the center? Does Ventrac let customers choose? Are the blades on slip clutches? Is that why the blades are not beat up? For grease I use Fendt lithium on everything. I’ve had excellent results.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Belt driven. Same effect as slip clutch.

[@zfilmmaker]

Oh yeah belt driven is standard for these. I just wanted to know if Ventrac designed these more like a rotary cutter or riding mower.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I would say the design is more like a finish mower...but with the toughness of a rotary cutter. We'll get a bit 'tougher' with it in an upcoming video. I took down some larger trees :-) . ...and had lots of fun doing it!

[@zfilmmaker]

Have you figured out what the real working cut capacity is?

[@johndeno562]

I'm the same way it doesn't matter how careful I try to be some how that grease will get on my pants or arm or shirt. Thanks for clarifying the grease grades.

[@doogals]

I bought the Lock-N-Lube as per your recommendation. I love it! I can't believe how easy that gun is to reload. I have a very old, well worn grease gun. I usually go through two tubes per season. It requires at least 20 minutes of colorful language and grease over everything to change! I always save a large carboard box and change the tube in the bed of the truck. That way I can fold the whole mess into the box and into the trash can, along with many paper towels. And I 'lube' the tractor!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yep. Get the Lube Shuttle. There is an adapter to make the LnL work on it.

[@jacobcoles4163]

How old is the deck?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Probably 20 hours of rough brush on the deck at that point. You can watch our earlier episodes of it in use to see the type of stuff we were cutting. We were pretty rough on it.

[@nashguy207]

Wow Tim I was really impressed how clean the underside of the tough cut mower deck was. I was expecting more build up than what it had I have noticed it doesn't seem to throw debris out the front or the sides and it does a great job. That lube shuttle looks like its the Bomb in grease guns for sure. Have a great weekend. God Bless!!!

[@812archer4life]

In southern Indiana most pronounce it "Greasin". Thanks for another great video.

[@American_Heathen]

I have always used AMSoil’s grease and lubes. Never had problems with premature wear

[@davem5370]

Thanks for the informative video. Grease has gotten complex over the years, as has motor oils. Really have to pay attention to the application.

[@mikehornsby599]

Very educational always good stuff

[@donmcmannamy3409]

Heat the bent part with a torch and bend it back with a vice grip plyers

[@shaftysgaming9857]

Yeah you hit a rock I did the same with my z540 nothing a hammer can't fix

[@shaftysgaming9857]

I just greased up my snowblower 14 fittings crazy I use the hd grease I buy it from john deere

[@nathanbrodeur]

When I grease things I use a heavy duty grease for semi trucks and agricultural equipment it has a longer lasting time it gives a better protection to the rubber boots and seals and it also gives better protection for trailer axles and packing bearings

[@daved7024]

Great greasing video, love that new grease gun. I use Case Akcela multi-purpose 251 HP for all my Tractors, and vehicles. I use New Holland high temp EP grease for mower deck spindle bearings. Case moly grease for the FEL's

[@GrampysTractor]

Grease grease everywhere there's grease. Since the blades are counter rotating, by sharpening on both sides the blades will work on any spindle.

[@JustJayC]

Tim...Future video. Blades with lift vs mulching blade vs straight. Nice sponsorships to be had and great content.

[@rooster3019]

If you visit the John Deere sight for their lubricants you will see that the SD Polyurea is what they state to be their BEST multipurpose grease. For the bearings in the blade spindle shafts, you may be better off avoiding grease containing moly; the rumor is that the moly allows the ball bearings to skip in the races and thus wear out. Similar caution for the "U" joints under your power unit's radiator area. If you have not greased those "U" joint zerks yet, you are in for a treat, Houdini would have a hard time getting to the front one, but it can be done.

[@samtalley791]

Tim I took a class in college and the teacher talked for about 2 weeks on the subject of Grease. And I don’t really remember anything from that class. I have used Delo grease for a long time. Grandpa ran the cheap black grease from rural king in 55 gal drum and we had to scoop it into a gun

[@ExtremeRC4x4]

Great Video as always! I wanted to throw in my two cents about why this mower might not throw as much material as your tractor brush hog. By having essentially one blade on the brush hog the blade tip speed is going to be very high, due to how wide the blade is. This is important because the brush hog is designed to hit things with momentum and high speed which allows it to cut through thick material. However the high speed will throw chunks of that material out from under the deck just because of how hard it is being hit. On the ventrac you have three smaller blades just like your mower deck, because the blades are shorter the blade tip speed will be much less, so it shouldn’t throw material as hard or as much as a brush hog. This is simply why I imagine that it doesn’t throw as much material, if you or anyone else has something they would like to add or correct please feel free!

[@steiger256]

I think also the way the Ventrac is designed. With the 3 blades counter rotating it pushes all the debre out the back to the ground. I would imagine with a regular Bush hog with one blade spinning in a high speed circle it would hit and fling as it goes out sides, back ect. Plus chopping material up with 3 blades probably makes the stuff smaller as it goes out. That's my thought on it.

[@seenithere]

I'm impressed with the condition of those blades after what they have cut. After a summer of cutting the blades on my 60D JD deck don't look anywhere in that good of shape.

[@jakeschisler7525]

I rarely wash my commercial mower, mainly use my Stihl blower to clean off unwanted material. If one greased a lot one should buy the setup using a 5 gallon can hooked to air with gun and long hose. I had one years ago but sold it when I sold my old tractor and moved to Florida.

[@suburbantractor9125]

Here I thought "greazin" was a regional thing, something us New Yorkers weren't aware of. About two weeks ago I ordered some guns and grease for my 1025R. I really wanted to go with the Lube Shuttle but not being knowledgeable about grease I stuck with the JD stuff. According to the manual, my 260B backhoe takes a different grease than the rest of the tractor so that would mean 2 Lube Shuttle kits, and I wasn't 100% sure the grease would be compatible with the JD stuff already in there. As time and funds allow, I still may bet a Lube Shuttle. Thanks for the info and God bless you guys.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

You’ll be fine with MOS2 for both.

[@dadtoandrew]

Need to work out a coupon code for the Lock N Lube. Then I'd look more seriously at it. Fair chunk of change up here in Canada to purchase and ship it! Does like like a really good investment though. Green JD grease for me and my zerks!

[@DLTJR1959]

I use Tractor Supply Multi-Purpose Lithium on most everything that just needs normal lubrication. I use the Traveler Heavy Duty #2 red grease in all mower deck application or high speed bearings/bushings etc. I use corn head grease in some gearbox applications that call for it. The most important thing in greasing is to do it on a regular basis.

[@akbychoice]

I thought for sure it would have had the break away type swing blades. Heavy duty blades for sure. NLG-2 is used in many application, I tend to stay with FOMOCO grease with my Ford because of warranty. I use General AP greases on my small equipment. I’ve never used that new style of grease tubes, they look nice to use.

[@EricRoz]

Did I see that you got a diesel Vinny?

[@haroldbevins393]

That is ok Tim, I am briar enough to know what you mean when saying greasing..hahha

[@tomkeating65]

Where are you putting all your tractors? Now you got Casey senior coming as well. Like I said before, you going to remodel your house for tractor storage?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Stay tuned!

[@tomkeating65]

@@TractorTimewithTim personally, if I could, I'd sleep with my tractor inside the house. You know, like those guys that have their cars in the living room? Make a great centerpiece.

[@jasoncrocker9332]

I remember going to the store and they had A shelf with wheel bearing grease and tubes of regular old all purpose grease 😀 now there’s A grease aisle

[@devinkairo2966]

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[@bryanroger9197]

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[@rayzander5562]

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[@matthiasnickolas6954]

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[@malikgordon9212]

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[@douglasbuhr5741]

The three blades appear to rotate in different directions. The two on the left rotate the same direction and the one on the right the opposite. If that is true the blades could be sharpened on both sides to ease production and installation. Rough cut and bush hogs also do not need lift to mow would be another reason you can get away with sharpening both sides

[@michigantler5046]

cool

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

Tuff Cut is pretty tuff... Also the science of grease can be pretty complex, lithium or no, if you get my drift....

[@duanemcdaniel1003]

Have you ever heard of Schaeffers oil they also make Schaeffers grease their product is very good and will save you money in the long run if you get time look it up on KZbin you probably will be impressed

[@devinreed9436]

Do you own the ventrac

[@TractorTimewithTim]

No. We stated ‘sponsored by Ventrac’ at the beginning of the video.

[@eosjoe565]

That's odd that they are sharpened on both edges. Looking at the shape of the blade and the direction of the 45-degree cutting edge it does not look like you could flip them around, Notice how the top side is narrower than the bottom side (i.e. trapezoid shaped when looking at the end).

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I agree. I dunno why they are sharpened on both sides.

[@eosjoe565]

@@TractorTimewithTim It might be a good question to ask your Ventrac contact. Perhaps those same blades are used on something else that rotates in the opposite direction.

[@tbirdracefan]

If you look at when Tim moves the center blade, one of the blades turns the opposite direction. In that case those 2 blades could be swapped and it would be just like a new blade. One blade however would be left out of that rotation.

[@eosjoe565]

@@tbirdracefan Good eye!! Then it would seem the blade design simply allows you to use any blade in any spindle position.

[@JustJayC]

Possibly the different rotation on the spindles allows for a mulching effect by throwing the cutoffs into the back of the opposite spinning blade?

[@210Driver]

Do the John Deere mowing decks need to be greased?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes. From the top side, not the bottom side.

[@michaelmactavish1728]

my kubota dealer has 2 free tubes of grease wich is free with a kubota grease gun wich all those 4 bottles of grease is all in 1 tube

[@TractorTimewithTim]

How much time do you spend at your Kubota dealer, Michael?

[@michaelmactavish1728]

@@TractorTimewithTim alot because i do alot shopping in there for my 22'' mowers with 5 liter big jug of $25.00 of 10w30 engine oil and $30.00 grease gun with 2 free tubes of grease wich a case of kubota grease at the dealer is $19.00 a case of 24 wich not bad plus i get 5% and 10% off with perchuse wich pretty good savings plus a free kubota hat

[@tootall5559]

you mean it ain't greasin? I would like to know what kind of steel those blades are made from. If they can stand up to that abuse, they would make great knives.

[@tootall5559]

I mean greazin if spell check will leave it alone.

[@jaxturner7288]

toot tall they weld a hot bead on the edge then shape and sharpen it, you know how a weld grinds hard as F. If the entire blade is hardened they fracture instead of bending so they don’t do that.

[@jfdjkdjfkjdk]

marbain steel

[@sixosixo]

No matter how much I try and not get any grease on me, it always happens. There has to be a law that states this (like Moore's Law)..

[@johnnymossville]

No Fuss, No Muss.

[@alexmclellan3193]

Is that your new tractor

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Alex, you have some catching up to do :-). We have several videos of this Ventrac in action. Quite a machine! This unit is on loan to us for promotional purposes.

[@jamesdiehl8690]

Tim, people just don't know how to speak English. I always "greez" and "warsh".

[@6013kmb]

I just thought that was an Indiana accent when you always said "greezing" and not greasing lol

[@RKHarm24]

Greaze it up, You are greazin the mowers fittings. Because you are from the country.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I can’t help it!

[@RKHarm24]

@@TractorTimewithTim No need to worry what city folk say. I bet your brother and Randall speak differently than you do. When I moved here from Dallas, People asked if I was a city boy. Over the years my twang changed, or adapted more like it. Depends on who you are in conversation with.

[@rayeddy528]

Tractor Time with Tim ..... " We were country when country wasn't cool " !!! " Ain't " that right Tim !!!!??!!! Eddy

[@JustJayC]

A good grease gun is worth it's weight in gold! I have made far more messes with the plunger type than you can imagine.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Me too!

[@rickvb2709]

You should tell us when you start the video that it's going to be a commercial.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

The disclosure is written on the screen early in the video

[@peterkober6758]

Tim Christi wish I would have seen this year ago bought Milwaukee battery gun but hind sight is 20 20 Thanks God Bless PaK

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Well, Christmas time is coming :-)

[@xephael3485]

Still watching video but if you use manufacturer branded products I'll have to give you thumbs down... Edit: looks like you're going for standard base products! Good.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Let me know at the end if you find it offensive.

[@xephael3485]

@@TractorTimewithTim Didn't mean to come off mean, but a lot of KZbin folks shill products... really irks me when they say you have to use Ventrac or ______ manufacturer branded lube or else!... PS like the T-shirt!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

No problem. Not sure how long you have been watching, but we don’t get all hung up on brand names.

[@JustJayC]

xephael - I have no skin in the game, but he is not that KZbinr. I live on a big ranch in Texas...the reason I subscribed is Tim uses the right equipment for the right job. Color has nothing to do with it.