I don't do it much today because my health issues but in my pastime I enjoy restoring/repairing old true Garden tractors over the yrs, Wheel Horses, Cubs, Simplicity, Ford, Deere ext..
Anyway' I add Lucas oil additive in when I change their ****** fluid.
Like in autoparts stores with clear displays on their counter tops you can hand crank it fast to watch the oil climb up all the gears while we wait on parts guys? That's great stuff, nice & sticky!
So when I cleaned all my ratchets in the ol' ultrasonic cleaner with my tractor parts a few yrs ago because hey' anything that fits in one gets cleaned in one right? Everything but the grandkids! Humm? No' I better not.
But I figured wth' I'll put a bit of that additive I keep mixed here with 90wt in my ratchets?
You know' not only did Lucas stay in there, unlike thinner oil I use but when I opened mine up yesterday, they all looked like the factory just put it in there. New!
I do have a few V ratchets with oil ports on their head I haven't opened yet but I bet they look new inside too.
Costly, but if you use it elsewhere maybe save a bit for your ratchets next time you change your fluid.
Fyi- Most here know not to use WD as a lube but Ill mention it anyway. It's not a good lube, it will clean gears though.
Fwiw-
Guess I lost one my (V) 1/2" drives with the oil port within the last yr.
Seems I left it at a customers business/home with a tractor/forklift I worked on because I can't locate it anywhere & thats a drag because I've owned those ratchets since new (over 50yrs).
I stay organized to keep track of stuff but anymore my mind can't keep up with the rest of me since my strokes.
This get'n old chit ***** man!
Peace
Anyway' I add Lucas oil additive in when I change their ****** fluid.
Like in autoparts stores with clear displays on their counter tops you can hand crank it fast to watch the oil climb up all the gears while we wait on parts guys? That's great stuff, nice & sticky!
So when I cleaned all my ratchets in the ol' ultrasonic cleaner with my tractor parts a few yrs ago because hey' anything that fits in one gets cleaned in one right? Everything but the grandkids! Humm? No' I better not.
But I figured wth' I'll put a bit of that additive I keep mixed here with 90wt in my ratchets?
You know' not only did Lucas stay in there, unlike thinner oil I use but when I opened mine up yesterday, they all looked like the factory just put it in there. New!
I do have a few V ratchets with oil ports on their head I haven't opened yet but I bet they look new inside too.
Costly, but if you use it elsewhere maybe save a bit for your ratchets next time you change your fluid.
Fyi- Most here know not to use WD as a lube but Ill mention it anyway. It's not a good lube, it will clean gears though.
Fwiw-
Guess I lost one my (V) 1/2" drives with the oil port within the last yr.
Seems I left it at a customers business/home with a tractor/forklift I worked on because I can't locate it anywhere & thats a drag because I've owned those ratchets since new (over 50yrs).
I stay organized to keep track of stuff but anymore my mind can't keep up with the rest of me since my strokes.
This get'n old chit ***** man!
Peace
