track oil

[Michael R.]

Lynn, would you like that slightly salted? No, I did not think so. I prefer Kerry Gold. A slippery slope, derailing my thread . . .

As Robert mentioned, running on salted road surfaces is tough on the track. Getting the road salt spray on the carrier when trailering is painful too!

[Lynn Eades]

Richard, You currently have more butter than tracks?
Our export bulk butter is un salted, but the usual local consumption is predominantly sold salted, Our roads are not salted. We save it for chips and peanuts.
Another one (thread) bites the dust!

[rob love]

I found sections of new track a bunch of years back. They were treated with black cosmoline. As with oil, it would likely attract sand, however, would eventually wear off. I would suggest it would be the repeated oiling that would really cause problems as opposed to a one off.

[Lynn Eades]

ditto Rob.

[RichardT10829]

So.

Would the thoughts be to perhaps spray penetrating oil into the tracks if leaving for a while ?

I used to drive mine weekly rain or shine, the only provision I made for parking up was to drive it onto wooden boards so the track was off the floor.

It's all interesting stuff !

[Lynn Eades]

I have found that track that is free and dry stored can seize. The worn out stuff doesn't so much, but the good stuff with closer tolerances can rust up.
A good soak in light oil and a wiggle with two small pry bars (one in each adjacent link) helps to get things moving again (maybe?)

[colin jones]

Sorry to butt in here but I would think that a good dose of oil for storage and powder graffite for use. I use the grafite on my backhoe (extendahoe section)and it does not attract dirt at all. Also on the slew ring on my grader.