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Old 03-30-2021, 07:39 AM
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Default Re: John Deere 9 Series Tracked Tractor with Planetary Steering

I've pulled a few bricks around and a home made beet harvester so far and it takes it no sweat. My spur gear and hub are plastic and hub is only press fit onto the shaft. All other driveline components are metal, so it should stand up to some abuse. Which reminds me - I should pull the planetaries apart again and check grease. What do you guys use for heavy grease in these things? I just used some regular old John Deere grease from the farm, but its actually pretty light stuff. I've heard there is some heavy weight grease folks use for differentials?

The limiting factor so far has been traction. I need more weight. New drive wheels will have heavy hex nuts embedded for more weight. I thought about redoing the frame and having it CNC cut from aluminum to add some weight. We will see. My RT components are coming along great. Really excited for this project to be complete.

Where is a good place to source headlights, taillights?
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