wd40 on cutter blades??

[detritus21]

Get two grease nipples to fit. Give it a pump or two after every days use. Any extra grease comes out the blade exit point from the gearbox

[nepia]

Not cheap but for spraying on the cutters this would tick everyone's box wouldn't it?

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[nepia]

How would you get white lithium grease into a hedgecutter head? I can't find the stuff being sold in grease gun cartridges and my Echo trimmer has grease nipples fitted that I'd like to retain.

If it's a tricky answer then Spud can you nominate a suitable HT grease that doesn't have a Stihl price tag and comes in small grease gun cartridges?

 

Ta.

[nepia]

Should have looked harder...

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[White Noise]

WD 40 is mostly fish oil with the addition of some man made chemicals .

 

I use rape seed oil or sunflower oil on the cutter blades . Give them a good clean off with ....... petrol once a month a rinse with water and then slap some sunflower oil back on . Right or wrong it works for me

[spudulike]

I just use a normal off the shelf HT lithium grease, nothing special. The important thing is to ensure that the gearbox is always well greased. Grease is cheap, gear heads are not and lack of lubricant seizes bearings and gears........simple:thumbup:

[White Noise]

Twice a year I scrape the old grease out of the housing and fill with fresh grease that goes for all my hedge cutters . Also give them a blast with the grease gun from time to time .

[GardenKit]

Any lubrication on the blades is better than no lube at all, and everyone who bothers to lube has their own preference.

 

The cheapest is car engine oil (new) in a squezy bottle, although chain oil is also good.

 

WD 40 or similar is useless as a lubricant, but good as a storage coating and to displace moisture ( I doubt it could cause the OP's gearbox issue though)

 

Normal spray grease is OK when in use, but watch it if using it for storage. It tends to dry out and turn into a gum which sticks the blades together.

 

But there are a couple of purpose made lubricants for blades, one from Stihl and another from Anglo American Oil Company (Aspen) called AGEA.

These not only lubricate but also clean the resins from the blades.

 

The 300ml Stihl variant retails at £16.10 inc vat, whilst the 400ml Agea retails at £13.74 inc vat.

 

The Agea on works well and the aerosol is good, it just keeps on giving. We believe it to be the best on the market, certainly the best value.

 

They do cost a bit, but are very convenient to use.

 

[nepia]

Thanks Barrie; that's useful. I'll get some of that Agea (would be rude not to as a diehard Aspen user) and I think a small grease gun loaded with white lithium.

 

Thanks too to Spud for your input.

 

Cheers,

 

Jon

[Kevm]

WD 40 is mostly fish oil with the addition of some man made chemicals .

 

Myth - there is no "fish oil" in WD40 it is mostly kerosene and lube oil.

 

I think WD40 is excellent for cleaning things but not much use for lubrication especially as it dries out really quickly.