Hallo steamers,
I ain't no expert on lub oil for our locos but experience is a
wonderful teacher. For the past 10 yrs or more I have been using "Zoom
Spout" with great success for all the loco parts (other than the cyls and
valves). In fact I have been using it for my Grandfather clock too! It is
put out by Norvey Inc. in 4oz plastic bottles with a very useful
"zoom" spout which can be extended to app. 6''. It is listed as
"certified" for bushings, bearings, shafts and linkages etc. etc.
Armite makes the same thing and calls it turbine oil for the same
applications, I use either, depending what is on the shelf of my local
Ace Hardware. It really keeps the parts well lubed also meaning that I
don't have to oill every time I run--tho' I always check.
In fact, I use it for my Cricket too as it "stays" on the gears and
doesn't pick up a lot of debris. I have tried "Lubriplate" and other
greases which may be very effective but pick up the debris from many
railways like a magnet. The light oil is fine, after al these gears do
not have the thrust for which some of these greases are designed. A small
pait brus will clean any debris off without a major cleaning job.
Based on this experience, I'll stick with it!
Geoff Spenceley.
