Hedge Cutter Grease

[john willis]

Hi Folks,

 

I am new to this forum but thank you for being allowed to chat.

My colleague who I help has several Sthill Hedge cutters and he has to use their Sthill grease, the 80gms which is £10 a time. This adds up and is expensive.

What do you guys use and where do get your product from please?

I do have an engineering background and was planning to put a grease nipple in each machine and use the EP2 Lithium grease in the big tubes

What are your thoughts? Have you used this or any other product if so what would it be please?

Thanks in advance.

 

John. 

[Dan Maynard]

18 minutes ago, john willis said:

put a grease nipple in each machine

This, pop the plug out of the cutter into a lathe, drill and tap M6, fit grease nipple. I reckon plenty of EP2 is better than being stingy, not getting round to, or forgetting the special Stihl grease.

 

The Makita cutter I have came with a grease nipple on the gearbox.

[tree-fancier123]

my Stihl cutters I undo the torx machine screws on the gearbox cover, usually at the start of an all day job,  takes five mins, use a tub of lithium grease 500g and just smear it in

[nepia]

Likewise.  Bear in mind that the grease does tend to migrate to one end of the gearbox so plenty grease overall doesn't = good lubrication everywhere

[GarethM]

Yeap, never fill it full, just enough to cover the gears is more than enough.

 

You'll not only waste it by squeezing it out but possibly even cause more damage by it working against itself. The hedge cutter equivalent of hydrolock.

[doobin]

1 hour ago, GarethM said:

Yeap, never fill it full, just enough to cover the gears is more than enough.

 

You'll not only waste it by squeezing it out but possibly even cause more damage by it working against itself. The hedge cutter equivalent of hydrolock.

Not the case, excess just oozes past the plastic 'seal' at the front. This is where it all escapes from when warm too. It's not really a seal, just a nylon packer.

 

I've seen dozens of hedgecutters with broken con rods from lack of grease (old grease just sitting emulsified at one end) I've never know one die from being pumped full of grease.

 

Grease nipple in the nut and lithium grease regularly is key. You won't believe how many pumps it will take after a days work. It all runs out when it gets hot, so replenishing it regularly is important.

[GarethM]

I never said no grease, there's a reason why they have a similar thread on the tube.

 

You screw it down and push some in, you don't need to remove the side cover and pack it full like some stuffing gland on a boat.

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

I use 80grams per 4 years ,and I cut hedges 6 mont per year every day ,this about the cost it’s nothing by any consideration. Correct method to replace grease is open gear box remove old crap from it and lubricate with medium amount of new grease don’t put too much it will break.

[spudulike]

The bearings die from lack of grease rather than not using the Stihl grease. Ensure all the grease points are located and filled regularly - weekly if using it every day. Those gears are a tad expensive!!!!

Lithium grease is fine.

[Peter 1955]

11 minutes ago, spudulike said:

. Those gears are a tad expensive!!!!

 

 A tad expensive? A tad expensive? When I priced one up for repair on a Kombi, it was evident that a full brand new cutter was the best idea, not a huge amount more costly. Mind you, when I snapped a casting on the Kombi chainsaw attachment, a replacement casting actually  cost more than buying another full attachment!