Grease Bank Lube System

Grease Bank Lube System FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 33-4-38 If you've ever cussed at hard-to-get-at grease points, you'll be interested in a new grease bank that's designed to lubricate from centrally located banks. "It lets you grease all the fittings from a standing position without having to crawl on the ground or on top of equipment," says inventor Brice Custer. "Really, it extends the zerks out to the edge of your equipment. It results in greater safety because you don't have to climb onto equipment, and longer component life because of regular greasing." The system consists of banks of zerk fittings that attach to the implement frame in place of the original zerks, and 1/4-in. dia. tubes that attach to threaded fittings that mount at the original zerk fitting locations. The grease banks are available in kits for 30, 36, 40, and 42-ft. Deere 1890, 1990 and 1995 air seeders. However, Custer says the kits can be made for any brand of air seeder, and for other types of machines such as disks and sweep plows. "If a machine has grease zerks, I can run tubes to it. I've installed grease banks on everything from tractors to combines," he says. A grease bank for a 42-ft. air seeder equipped with 10-in. openers sells for $2,900; for an air seeder equipped with 7-in. openers, $3,900. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Custer Farms LLC, 1453 Postrock Drive, Hays, Kan. 67601 (ph 785 639-1202; custerfarms@eaglecom.net).

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