On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:17:37 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

On 1/4/2012 12:54 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:52:25 -0500, Ed wrote:

On Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:43:13 -0600, wrote:

On Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:07:57 -0500, wrote:


Personally, I think 3-in-1 Multipurpose Household oil is an expensive
way to oil things. Buy a pump oiler can, get a quart of non-detergent
straight weight SAE 20 oil, and use that in the future.


Many years ago, I'd have agreed with you. Seems like everything today
is electronic or has sealed bearings. I cannot think of a single
thing that I've oiled in years. I have a little can of some kind of
multi-purpose oil and I bet it is 30 years old.

I have a spray can of Big 90 that I've had for many years and I've
used it on a hinge or two. Last pump oil can I bought was 45 years
ago and I have no idea where it disappeared to.

As a farmer, I am constantly oiling and greasing stuff. Lots of larger
motors on farm machinery need to be oiled. "Sealed bearings" is just
another way to say "disposible motor". When the bearings seize up,
you toss the motor, spend a couple hundred bucks for a new one and
more if you need an installerm V/S spending 5 minutes and 5 cents
worth of oil every year. I have machinery motors that date back to
the 1950's and 60's that still work fine, but I need to oil then
yearly. But we live in a disposible society and most people would
rather help fill up a garbage dump and spend a large sum of money
every 5 years, than spend any time oiling a motor. For me, when I had
a furnace that needed oil on motors (and most forced air blower
bearings still require oil),, I just did it in fall when I changed the
furnace filter the first time before winter. At the same time I would
oil every other motor, door hinges and whatever needed it in the
house. A half hour of time at most was needed to do all that stuff. A
pump oiler can is always available.


Um, where are the grease fittings located on your average cow? ^_^

TDD
Just below the tail - but the grease comes OUT.