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    Corn head grease will work as well, but it doesn't lube the top spindle bearings. You can pack them much like wheel bearings, but will work for non everyday use.

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    Yep, but it has to be John Deere green ....

    (Just jokin')

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    Growing up, it was all red or grey tractors. The rich guys had the new green ones.

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    Down in West Tennessee in 1954, they were all rust colored.

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    Zero grade grease is the correct weight of grease. It is hard to get and very expensive. It can be ordered through parts houses.

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    Thanks again guys

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    Got back in the shop over the weekend...no luck getting the broken exhaust bols from the block, tried welding nuts to the existing bolts but they didn't want any part of it. They are recessed in the block about 1/8". Oh well I will work on those another time. I did manage to fix the last foot of frame on both sides. I had some heavy duty c-channel that just happened to fit inside the existing frame. Didn't get any pictures but I will.

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    It's not nice, but some times you just have to drill a hole and use an easy-out. Good luck.

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    Broken bolts or stud removal is a bit of an art. On a recessed stud, drill and easy-out is your best bet. A plumbers torch and good penetrating oil is the secret. Our local MAC tools dealer used to sell a penetrant that worked really well, but have not seen it on the market for some time. It was called Howie's penetrant oil, and it was soy bean based. It didn't taste too bad either. After you have the stud drilled for the easy out, (using the biggest easy out that you can, while leaving enough meat in the stud to drive the easy out into) heat the surrounding cast, then spray with penetrating oil. Repeat this process several times to aid in the penetrating oil in reaching deep into the threads. Then, tap in your easy out. If you feel that there is some resistance still, place an impact driver onto the easy out, then smack it with a hammer a few times. The easy out may be too small for the impact driver to fully engage, but the added shock tends to help.
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    Thanks for the advice guys!!

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