Truck crane lubrication

Lubriplate marine lower unit grease? Works for me. I made wide tread replacement wheels for the industrial lifting equipment that I store and use outdoors and it has kept the welding-rod needle bearings from rusting. I drilled grease passages in the axle bolts and pump the bearings full for the winter because the back yard floods in the spring.

I don't think you want the crane to swivel too easily. If you park on a slope nose-down the load is likely to bang into the truck.

A pickup truck crane is really handy for working on outdoor power equipment. I've added lifting eyes to my lawnmower etc so I can put them on the tailgate when they need maintenance.

It's a 1950's motorized reel mower which needs frequent oiling and occasional home-made replacement parts.

Jim Wilkins

That's a very clever use of grease. I wish I could find a liquid that could be used to reduce friction between moving parts. I wonder what it would be called.

No. You should use wd-40 on your crane parts. Be sure to remove all the old grease first.

Discovering a crane is very clever. I'd like to share with you a secret. It's called a "ladder". It has helped me not waste my youth by helping me reach things that are too high up.

If you ask around enough, you too may be able to obtain a "ladder". They're supremely useful to have.

Yes, I mean that green clingy stuff. Just like for you, it works very well.

Good point.

How did you mount your crane? Is your crane the same kind?

"Cydrome Leader" wrote: (clip) If you ask around enough, you too may be able to obtain a "ladder".

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have a couple of those. Should I stop using grease on them, and use WD-40 instead? Many members of this group seem to think that WD-40 is not a good product.

It's the shorter, cheaper one without a winch. I made a post extension for lifting bulky appliances and added a boat trailer winch but normally use it without them. The winch handle is dangerous.

It's mounted on crosswise beams attached to the Ranger's bed bolts, which install from above.

Spring compression and bending of the mount limit it to about 700Lbs.

All your problems will go away if you use Kroil...

I would use green marine grease on my ladders. I use green marine grease on everything. I have stored aluminum ladders outside, and they have never rusted. I think it is because of the marine grease.

I know a lot of Marines, and none of them are rusty.

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote: I know a lot of Marines, and none of them are rusty. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Oh, really? Have you asked them anything about algebra, trig or English grammar?

Are any of them greasy, though?

I know a couple who were engineers who are quite good in those fields. if you don't beleive me, come to Florida and ask them for yourself.

No, iggy. They were all taught them to clean up, after a hard day's work. A skillset some others should learn.