Only the bottom half of a
grease cup was set into the big end of the rod, as is quite common.
The bearings on the running gear all had
grease cups for lubrication.
The vehicle has 30
grease cups that have to be filled on a regular basis, but Mr.
This is probably an early 1920s plow, as
grease cups lubricate it.
Oilers and
grease cups were gone as well as some ignition parts." It took the better part of a year to get the engine running again.
When I got there, kids had gotten into it and pulled off some of the
grease cups, and the housing for the windstacker fan had rusted out.
So, 45 minutes later, with the
grease cups and lubricator filled and priming fuel in the cylinders, I cranked up the 1630 Rumely.
Some manufacturers used screw-plunger-type
grease cups to send lube into bushings and bearings, but the Alemite Co.
The 6-12 had
grease cups instead of grease zerks for oil and grease points, but they were rotted off.