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Cletus

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Guys, I've been trying to source Way Oil locally, found a local industrial distributor for Mobil Vactra 2. However, minimum purchase quantity is a 5-gal pail at US$110.00 ($770.00 local currency). The mill arrived from PM with the one-shot oiler filled with way-oil, which I believe to be Vactra or the equivalent thereof and there's quite a bit still in the reservoir.
Not feasible to import a gallon, due to the hassle and cost of hazmat charges, etc.
I can locally obtain, BelRay ISO68 Anti-Wear #2 Hydraulic Oil, in quarts, gallons, etc. all the way up to barrels quite reasonably priced (US$6.79 /quart).
Should I go this route? or should I just bite the bullet for a lifetime (and then some) supply of Vactra 2?
EDIT:
Holy Sheep-$hit Batman! ....just checked the price of Vactra again, it's gone up, now US$185 (local currency $1122.00) per 5-gal :mad:
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I personally use the anti-wear ISO68 Hydraulic oil for all my stuff. I figure if massive hydraulic systems can survive on it, than something designed to work on a 80+ year old Mobil product should do fine on it.

I can find 5 gallon buckets of that at my local Napa/Wilco for ~$80, as well as single gallons (though I haven't priced that out in a while!).
 
I agree with ErichKeane wholeheartedly.
The best way to get Hydraulic oil to "stick" is to throw some STP oil treatment in it as a tackifier. This is exactly what I did for my Bridgeport surface grinder.
 
Search the board. Some guys buy plain 68 and add bar oil for for a tackifier. I wouldn’t pay those prices. Have you looked for alternatives for Vactra #2? There are plenty out there.

I use both. Vactra #2 in the one shot. Cheap 68 in a can to slick all of the ways and keep an oil film on stuff I don’t want rusting.


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Some good alternatives here. Oil sellers have learned that making and selling a "special" and "required" lubricant for their "better" machines and tools can get a lot of people to buy their high priced lubricants, that are quite often not really so special... I have been caught up in it myself until I caught on to what is going on in manufacturer's minds, making "special" lubricants to go with their "special" machines, with large mark-ups. I make my own "special" lubricants as needed when I can determine what they really are. I have not found any problems or wear related to lubricants in my shop, but it is also not a busy commercial shop, either. I also own a lot fewer basic lubricants and do a lot less driving or mail ordering to purchase what I really need. YMMV.
 
I would try bar oil for chain saws. The requirement for the chainsaw bar lubrication is similar to that of machine ways. Bar oil is available here for under $10/gal. You should be able to easily find a local source in Trinidad Tobago.
 
Ahh, will probably get bar oil at the local Stihl distributor or agri store. Thanks guys!
 
Cletus said:
Guys, I've been trying to source Way Oil locally, found a local industrial distributor for Mobil Vactra 2. However, minimum purchase quantity is a 5-gal pail at US$110.00 ($770.00 local currency). The mill arrived from PM with the one-shot oiler filled with way-oil, which I believe to be Vactra or the equivalent thereof and there's quite a bit still in the reservoir.
Not feasible to import a gallon, due to the hassle and cost of hazmat charges, etc.
I can locally obtain, BelRay ISO68 Anti-Wear #2 Hydraulic Oil, in quarts, gallons, etc. all the way up to barrels quite reasonably priced (US$6.79 /quart).
Should I go this route? or should I just bite the bullet for a lifetime (and then some) supply of Vactra 2?
EDIT:
Holy Sheep-$hit Batman! ....just checked the price of Vactra again, it's gone up, now US$185 (local currency $1122.00) per 5-gal :mad:
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If you buy chain bar oil you can easily adjust how much tack you want-more on vertical surfaces, less on horizontal.Also costs less in US.
 
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