On 2015-07-18, Joe Gwinn wrote:
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Ignoramus3944 wrote:

On 2015-07-18, Martin Eastburn wrote:
Hum - keep an eye out on a 55gal drum of way oil ? :-)

I had such a drum... You think that it is better that hydraulic oil,
for lubing wire rope?

Way oil sticks way better than hydraulic oil, so it will work way
better.

But, there are protective oils formulated especially for wire rope, so
why not use the right stuff? These oils are commodities, and will be
cheap.

I have a huge amount of free hydraulic oil (barrels), and have a good
amount of way oil (3-4 gallons). Wire rope lubricant is about $30 per
gallon.

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