Kind of reminds me of the oil less air compressors...Actually some excavators now are grease less, specifically ditchwitch. They use a special plastic bushings and seals on the pin. Works very well. Most other high quality excavators if greased use seals on the pins as well now to keep the dirt out of the pivot point. Also the older ones without seals recommended purging the joint daily with grease to flush out any dirt. If this was not done it would result in new pins and bushing with some frequency. Flushing dirty grease out of a log splitter would be somewhat of a challenge I would imagine. Of course most logs don't have the sand on them, probably depends on local. Around here its just clay.
Or sealed u-joints! LOLKind of reminds me of the oil less air compressors...
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"Lubed-for-life" bearings - by definition!Kind of reminds me of the oil less air compressors...
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Are we talking about the life time of mice or of a tortoise by definition?"Lubed-for-life" bearings - by definition!
"Lubed-for-life" bearings - by definition!
Ditch Witch equipment is JUNK. I have a 20/20 drill sitting 50 feet from me right now. I have run every major brand of equipment in most every category, and Ditch Wich is garbage.Actually some excavators now are grease less, specifically ditchwitch. They use a special plastic bushings and seals on the pin. Works very well. Most other high quality excavators if greased use seals on the pins as well now to keep the dirt out of the pivot point. Also the older ones without seals recommended purging the joint daily with grease to flush out any dirt. If this was not done it would result in new pins and bushing with some frequency. Flushing dirty grease out of a log splitter would be somewhat of a challenge I would imagine. Of course most logs don't have the sand on them, probably depends on local. Around here its just clay.
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