Lube for stabilizer jacks

I use whatever is at hand from and oil can, dry lube even WD-40. I make little difference because we are always on the go and it is always being washed away by rain or pummeled by dirt and gravel.

A couple of squirts of some lube and it works until the next time it feels sticky.

I use Fluid Film, great product.

Scissors jacks have a brake surface that keeps the jack from backing off. It is usually just behind the operating nut. That area should not be lubed.

Mosseater, that's probably what I should use, since I am apparently saving my stabilizers for the next person that owns the trailer. I basically never even use them anyway. :)

I used motorcycle chain lube, the white grease/wax kind. It goes on thin and penetrates, then dries to a semi-dry, tacky film which does not attract dirt and refuses to wash off.

Then, after I realized how good it worked, it became impossible to put any tension on my stabilizers without them backing themselves off!!! I now have stabilizer locks that I made to keep the jacks where I put them. I have tried to use solvent to remove the lube, but it really stays put! Not sure they'll ever be the same again, but I've stopped the wear and squeaking completely, LOL!

Dry silicone spray.

westend wrote:
I use Tanker X.

Lemme' explain. I used to work on petro/chemical tankers. Various oils were abundant. this was the birthplace of Tanker X.

I now take an emptied oil bottle or any petroleum container and let the final drops drip into another container. When I have enough accumulated, it's transferred to an oil applicator. The final mixture is Tanker X.

I use it on a lot of things that need lubrication. My empty containers get recycled with the least amount of oil and I don't pay anything for lubricating oil. Dirt or dust that build up on oiled surfaces are an extra layer of protection, lol.

you're a man after my own heart ! I have been known to take the used Mobil One drained out of the truck and use some of that to top off my trusty oil can......

This works well: WD-40 SPECIALIST 300059 Dry Lube

westend wrote:
I use Tanker X.

Lemme' explain. I used to work on petro/chemical tankers. Various oils were abundant. this was the birthplace of Tanker X.

I now take an emptied oil bottle or any petroleum container and let the final drops drip into another container. When I have enough accumulated, it's transferred to an oil applicator. The final mixture is Tanker X.

I use it on a lot of things that need lubrication. My empty containers get recycled with the least amount of oil and I don't pay anything for lubricating oil. Dirt or dust that build up on oiled surfaces are an extra layer of protection, lol.

:B as well as :C

I use Tanker X.

Lemme' explain. I used to work on petro/chemical tankers. Various oils were abundant. this was the birthplace of Tanker X.

I now take an emptied oil bottle or any petroleum container and let the final drops drip into another container. When I have enough accumulated, it's transferred to an oil applicator. The final mixture is Tanker X.

I use it on a lot of things that need lubrication. My empty containers get recycled with the least amount of oil and I don't pay anything for lubricating oil. Dirt or dust that build up on oiled surfaces are an extra layer of protection, lol.