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posted on 16-12-2008 at 01:47 PM

buggy storage conditions

do buggy berings have a limit on how cold they can get. my shed is frezzing over and i am worried about the berrings.

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posted on 16-12-2008 at 02:01 PM

well I would try to keep em above -450 degrees below zero.

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posted on 16-12-2008 at 02:59 PM

treat them with a good lubricant something that will stick to protect them form rust and moisture. I use a spray silicone seems to work well.

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posted on 16-12-2008 at 08:40 PM

Be more worried about salt water than freezing temperatures. Freezing has doesn't make thing rust as fast as salt water. The freezing temps will actually preserve your gear if the cold weather lasts long enough.

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posted on 17-12-2008 at 10:23 AM

well im inland now so no worries.

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posted on 17-12-2008 at 12:50 PM

for keeping salt out I hear that teflon lube (used for bicycles) is money

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posted on 17-12-2008 at 02:59 PM

My PL Bug sits outside in a storage yard on top of my trailer. It can get to freezing here sometimes, but even in the north you are OK. Spray the bearings from time to time with teflon spray like you get at a bike or mortorbike shop.

Not worried about wind and rain on the stainless (rinses off the salt water real well) as much as I am the UV on the seat fabric, so likely will make a cover for it out of sunbrella fabric.

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posted on 17-12-2008 at 09:42 PM

It was -35 Celcius here on Monday. I didn't think about my buggy bearings once.

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posted on 18-12-2008 at 07:28 AM

metals have come a long way in the last 120 yrs. At one time we had steel that would shatter when struck below 40 degrees. Lessons learned from Andrea Dory and Lucitania, as well as other maritime disasters.Now we have a recipe for every use. I'm thinkin the only danger to bearings in sub-zero would be grease solidifying like wax and thereby not creating lubricity. I ride year round and have frozen MY "bearings off";-) , but never the buggies.
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posted on 18-12-2008 at 08:39 AM

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Originally posted by WELDNGOD
I'm thinkin the only danger to bearings in sub-zero would be grease solidifying like wax and thereby not creating lubricity. WG

Yeah, and if it was waxy like that, it might be like they don't have any grease in them either. :smug: :P

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posted on 18-12-2008 at 09:37 AM

well said bob!

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posted on 30-12-2008 at 08:41 AM

-35º celsius...??? :o

that is freaking cold man..!!!

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posted on 30-12-2008 at 09:35 AM

It was the longest cold snap we've had in this area for a long time. Luckily it ended last week - it is a more reasonable -8 today. Wind is 30km out at the lake, so time to pack up the kites and skis, the buggy is hibernating.

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posted on 30-12-2008 at 02:04 PM

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posted on 30-12-2008 at 04:45 PM

My buggys usually live in the car and well we get really cold then warmish then cold again tough conditions Not quite as cold as the Prairies but cold -25 ºC two weeks ago. I was out bugging in it and got frost bite on my cheeks! The bearings do take a bit of a beating with the cold warm they develop condensation and then will rust. I keep them coated with waterproof greese (phil's). I also spray off the salt water from them.

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