[AT] Vicon rake - penetrating oil test

[Ron Cook]

I just dip them in Marvel Mystery Oil and hang them up to drip.  No more 
problems for a long time.  And then when it gets stubborn, dip it 
again.  My padlocks hang locked for up to two years unused and I am too 
lazy to build a waterproof cover although that would be the correct 
thing to do.  Wasps would be a bad thing!

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

On 3/12/2012 12:12 PM, Steve W. wrote:
> Larry Goss wrote:
>> I ran into an interesting problem in this regard yesterday afternoon.
>> I went over to our church with my trailer so I could pick up a
>> Snapper Comet and bring it home for service, but the padlock on the
>> yard barn was rust-welded.  The cylinder would turn, but the hasp was
>> frozen solid.  All I had available in the way of tools was a tire
>> iron. I finally pulled the dipstick out of the engine of the truck,
>> and used a couple drops of oil from that to free it up so it was
>> operational.  This is one of those things that isn't supposed to ever
>> be a problem, but it was.
>>
>> Larry
> Well I can give you three easy fixes.
> One - buy a new all weather padlock, remove the old one and toss it in
> the trash.
> Two - Buy a new lock and install a very expensive weatherproof cover for it.
> Three - Soak the current lock in Evapo-rust for a couple days. Work it a
> bunc so the stuff gets in all the spots the water did. Take it out of
> the bath and toss it in a warm thin machine oil bath. Work it to get the
> oil into the lock. Remove and let drip dry. Install a CHEAP waterproof
> cover. (How cheap? - Take an old tractor tube, Cut a flap out of it that
> will drop over the lock and stop water from hitting it.)
> When you install the flap cut a strip of steel/wood to spread the
> clamping force over the rubber, and coat the contact area with some
> silicone caulking.
>
> Don't make a 3 sided box for over the lock as some do. Unless you like
> wasp nests in a hidden spot where you will be sticking your hand!!
>