Colorless Grease???

[Dougster]

Forgive me for asking such a lame question, but again I find myself looking for a tractor grease brand/type that is not ink black and that will not make such an ungodly mess with the new (to me) canary yellow Yanmar mini-ex after I repaint it.

Previously, in another life, someone was smart enough to recommend a reddish tinted grease for use on my red Mahindra and Bradco 509 to keep the grease mess somewhat masked and under control... but now it would be best just to find a tractor grease that is as near to colorless as possible. Anyone know of such an animal???

Dougster™

[Kennyd]

It's in the isle with the transparent aluminum












Sorry, couldn't resist

[Dougster]

It's in the isle with the transparent aluminum
Sorry, couldn't resist

Okay for you Kenny!!! I'm officially lumping you in with the old Edster as yet another Class 1, Grade A chain yanker!!!
Dougster™

p.s., I know this magical stuff exists because I put my finger in some the other day on a brand new 2008 Yanmar VIO35-5 that had just been delivered. -d

[Edster]

Forgive me for asking such a lame question, but again I find myself looking for a tractor grease brand/type that is not ink black and that will not make such an ungodly mess with the new (to me) canary yellow Yanmar mini-ex after I repaint it.

Previously, in another life, someone was smart enough to recommend a reddish tinted grease for use on my red Mahindra and Bradco 509 to keep the grease mess somewhat masked and under control... but now it would be best just to find a tractor grease that is as near to colorless as possible. Anyone know of such an animal???

Dougster™

Me thinks Bill6 is rubbing off on ya. I don't believe there is such a thing. Just think wives would have nothing to complain about if the grease was colorless and they couldn't see it all over our clothes. Besides that "Honey I was working" has no proof without the grease stains on the clothes.

[Dougster]

Me thinks Bill6 is rubbing off on ya. I don't believe there is such a thing. Just think wives would have nothing to complain about if the grease was colorless and they couldn't see it all over our clothes. Besides that "Honey I was working" has no proof without the grease stains on the clothes.

Ed, I've spent at least 37 hours degreasing this damn Yanmar so it could be repainted and I still haven't gotten it all off. The good news is that it's ink black (like that cheap stuff I bought at TSC last year) so I can see it wherever it is. The bad news is that it's ink black and the more I try to clean it the worse it makes the ULDM look.

I am not Bill6 but I am fed up with this black stuff. When I saw that newly minted VIO35-5 with the clear grease, I knew I had to find out what it is and where I can get some.

Dougster™

[Edster]

Ed, I've spent at least 37 hours degreasing this damn Yanmar so it could be repainted and I still haven't gotten it all off. The good news is that it's ink black (like that cheap stuff I bought at TSC last year) so I can see it wherever it is. The bad news is that it's ink black and the more I try to clean it the worse it makes the ULDM look.

I am not Bill6 but I am fed up with this black stuff. When I saw that newly minted VIO35-5 with the clear grease, I knew I had to find out what it is and where I can get some.

Dougster™

Why don't ya give the guys at Yanmar a call. I'll bet they will tell ya where they get it.

[Dougster]

Why don't ya give the guys at Yanmar a call. I'll bet they will tell ya where they get it.

The factory guys in Georgia are fairly nice. They won't sell me the parts I need, but they do try their best to answer my questions. I'll ask next time I talk with them.

Dougster™

[Edster]

The factory guys in Georgia are fairly nice. They won't sell me the parts I need, but they do try their best to answer my questions. I'll ask next time I talk with them.

Dougster™

Actuallu if my memory serves me correctly, my loader had a somewhat colorless grease when I first got it. Maybe our friendly neighborhood loader builder could answer your question.

[Dougster]

Actuallu if my memory serves me correctly, my loader had a somewhat colorless grease when I first got it. Maybe our friendly neighborhood loader builder could answer your question.

That Kansas Loader Kid ain't here yet. In fact, I don't know where he's hanging these days. I haven't seen him on-line much. But I'm thinking that a lot of the manufacturers probably use that less colorful grease coming out the door at the factory.

Dougster™

[Dougster]

The old Dougster™ managed to find exactly what he was looking for at TSC yesterday: colorless tractor grease! Actually found some nifty red stuff too which would have been great for the Mahindra... but I can only use one color grease at a time in the new cordless grease gun... and that "color" will now be "colorless"!

This super-premium colorless grease costs more than twice what the ink black stuff costs, but I feel it will be worth it. Of course, it make take years before all the old black stuff is pushed out... but ya gotta start somewhere!

Dougster™