[TenTec] PTO lube shelf life...

[Joel Hallas]

In my experience, SuperLube is a great product. I have never rebuilt a PTO,
but have used it on sailboat winch bearings with great success. It used to
be available from boat supply stores, but lately I have only found it at
firearms dealers such as Midway -- glad it is out there in the mainstream!

Regards, Joel Hallas, W1ZR
Westport, CT


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger C.
Rose
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 10:28 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] PTO lube shelf life...

I'm looking at a PTO cleaning and we had a discussion on greases a few weeks
ago. I was going to go with white lithium and someone said that it dries
out. A couple of folks recommended teflon-based greases and one called Super
Lube which he got at Home Depot.

http://www.super-lube.com/synthetic-multipurpose-grease-ezp-49.html
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-key
words=super%20lube%20grease&sprefix=super+lube%2Caps%2C352

I used to maintain computers for our local police department and discussed
cleaning and lubing firearms with my customers. There are as many different
ways and products used as there are cops. I think this may be the same
deal...

73, Roger W5LXS


d.e.warnick at comcast.net wrote:
> White lithium lasts a long, long time. 
> Dave
> WA3F
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <Mike_N4NT at charter.net> 
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com> 
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 11:35:48 PM 
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] PTO lube shelf life... 
>
> I asked Garland Jenkins, a super-tech at Ten-Tec, what grease they used.
"We 
> just get it down at the Co-Op," he said. 
>
> I suspect that others can advise you about grease that will survive better

> over time. 
>
> I used Phil Woods bicycle grease once, but after several years it became a

> bit gummy. 
>
> 73, Mike N4NT 
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Goudie" <jagoudie at comcast.net> 
> To: "Ten-Tec List" <tentec at contesting.com> 
> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 15:45 
> Subject: [TenTec] PTO lube shelf life... 
>
>
>   
>> Hello, 
>>
>> Probably 10 years ago I purchased the PTO rebuild kit for my 544... but 
>> since the PTO continued to function, I never did the rebuild. It has been

>> sitting on the shelf for a number of years now. 
>>
>> The green lube is still in the plastic bag and still squishy (forgive the

>> technical term). Should I get new lubricant or go with the "old" stuff? 
>> Am I likely to find good 'grease' locally, or should I just contact Ten 
>> Tec? 
>>
>> Tnx & 73 
>> Jim, AF3Z 
>>
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