[AT] reply to Spencer's 430V update and my new MTZ tractor..

[Spencer Yost]

Thanks.  I'm going to have to try that.  I use 30W engine oil but it it doesn't really last more than a few years but keeps the rust at bay.   I don't have to worry about it getting thick because here in NC it rarely gets cold enough to worry about it but I'll get some of that Kroil.  I'm always on the lookout for better stuff for application like that.

Spencer Yost

> On Feb 11, 2018, at 9:49 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
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> Ralph:
> 
> Ralph:  Silikroil is the brand name for the product from kanolabs, www.kanolabs.com     It is packaged in areosol and also in 8oz and gallon cans.  If you only want one can you can order it from Amazon and get free shipping if you have their prime membership.   I have had the prime for 3 years, and it has paid off.   I have even bought tires from Amazon and got a better deal than locally or from my supplier in Nebraska.  I just ordered a high torque starter for my wife's Arctic Cat ATV.  It was $20 less than DB Electrical.   When I found the bearing number for the pilot bearing on the new Belarus, I ordered a bearing from Amazon..   It was here in 2 days and in time to take it to the shop with the tractor.  Amazon is a big company, but for me the ability to order parts and go on to working on something while I wait on the 2 day delivery  saves me at least a day.   If I go into OKC for parts, I usually have to pay 50% more and have to look up the part number or put up with some kid telling me that it doesn't exist........    I find what I need online, find the best price, order it go on.
> I had a very good Oreilly's auto parts that had some good knowledgeable employees.  I went in just before the end of last year and found all the guys were gone and it was under new management.  I have shirts that are older than the kids that were working there....
> 
> Cecil in OKla
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> 
> 
>> On 2/11/2018 8:24 PM, Ralph Goff wrote:
>>> On 2/11/2018 8:11 PM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>>> Spencer:
>>> 
>>> Just my $0.02  When lubricating a boden cable (choke wire )  I use Kroil with silicone.  It will flush out the crud like you did with yours, and then leave a silicone coating that won't gun up and makes it so smooth operating you won't believe how easy it works.    This works great on those big long PTO shift cables.  I also have used it on the cables that work my remote hydraulic valves on my New Holland TS110 money pit...
>>> 
>>> As to the quiet list, I have noticed that also    It is now 20 deg with a 20mph North wind here.  Since I am on the highest point in the county, and nothing between me and Ralph but a barb wire fence, I have retreated to the house..
>>> 
>> Pretty cold here in Sask. Cecil with wind chill factors down near -40F at times. That is below normal even for us! I fired up the furnace in the workshop a day or two
>> so I could do a bit of work on the Merc. Still no movement on the flathead.
>> I like your idea on the cable lubrication. Have to see it they have that stuff here as I have two tractors (Case) with cable shifts that could use some lubrication to
>> smooth out their operation.
>> Good luck with your new Belarus.
>> 
>> Ralph in Sask.
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