It has 28 grease fittings, 7 lube check points on axles, transfer case, transmission and steering gear. 3 on distributor: oil cup, breaker cam, points pivot. 2 oil cups on generator. All on a 1000 mile schedule.

If maintained according to schedule, that's 4000 lube operations at 100,000 miles on top of all the longer interval operations such as oil and filter changes, front wheel bearings and axle gear oil changes, rear axle lube changes, transmission and transfer case changes, and oil bath air cleaner servicing. Probably those might add another 100-200 lube operations by 100K miles. Not including daily engine oil level checks on the maintainence schedule.

Do all that and we'll have to start calling you 'LubeSlinger'...

Daily oil level checks? How much oil does that thing consume?

No wonder GM went to "lubricated for life" fittings!

Missionary I use to know in Mozambique bought a Toyota Landcruiser years ago (about 2007) from Asia with 80K miles on it. It had NEVER had an oil change. It was running still up to a few years ago, when one of his local buddies crashed it.

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1962 GMC K1000 4WD Suburban

That's an awesome vehicle to have, imagine keeping things greased is imperative since things made in 62 were not made to todays tolerances.

Got any pictures to post of it?

Sounds like you are operating a steam locomotive.

I had a 1964 C10 with a grease fitting on every part of the steering and suspension, plus on three u-joints. I also had a 1984 C20, same note, minus the u-joints (they were sealed). Not every 1000 miles, though. Every oil change is sufficient, unless you're also doing that every 1000 miles too.