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Lubricating Hedge Cutter blades

Posted by Gary RK on August 22, 2012 at 8:10pm in Machinery

Can I ask who uses what to lube hedge cutter etc blades if you're using 'all day' at site?

WD40?, Graphite Spray, Silicon Spray, 'Something else' ?

Spill the beans. I've got to get some more tomorrow of 'something'

We've been cutting very dry. dusty hedges this week at a Bus. Park and WD40 is just 'not cutting it' ;-)

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  • John Baker August 22, 2012 at 8:15pm

    Spray grease...eg Carlube White spray grease, very regularly, keeps my Echo Longreach in particular from locking up, which it invariably does if I neglect to do so. I assume you are talking about blades rather than gear.

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    Gary RK August 22, 2012 at 8:21pm

    Yes blades.

    So, grease works ok on Blades ? Imagined it would 'gum' up with debris/dust

  • Simon Smith August 22, 2012 at 8:22pm

    I use copper grease in aerosol form. To be honest mainly because i have a load of it handy

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    Brian www.mibservices.co.uk August 22, 2012 at 8:24pm

    WD all the way for me Gary. Dont think it would matter much what you used, its going to get brushed off very quickly with the work. I just keep putting it on every 5 minutes of cutting, when cutting leylandii especially.

  • John Baker August 22, 2012 at 8:30pm

    Never gums up on me. And I reckon you wouldn't need to put it on as often as WD40...every couple of refuels. Mind you we haven't seen dust in Northern Ireland for about seven years!

  • David Cox August 22, 2012 at 9:30pm

    I use WD40 when out and about, and at the end of a job, if its gummed up a wire brush to get the worst of it off then wd40.

    Every other week or so, I run them at full revs under a gently running tap for 20-30 seconds, then brush them off - I then brush on old lawnmower oil with a paintbrush and leave them to sit on a tray for the weekend.

    Keeps everything in great order so far!

  • Chris Auld August 22, 2012 at 9:35pm

    cant beat good old WD40!

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    Gary RK August 22, 2012 at 9:40pm

    Ok, ok...a bulk order of WD40 seems to be the order of the day....

    Thanks guys ;-)

  • Pro-Cut August 22, 2012 at 10:28pm

    I Use graphite powder. Works well for me plus it's cheap and dry so it doesn't gunk up.

    I also carry a can of wd 40 for use in the wet.

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    Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance August 23, 2012 at 6:12am

    I use machine slideway oil. Does a good job and i was given a couple of 20L drums - bargain.

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