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The message is that Dermaglen's aerosol-applied chain and cable lubricant Cable Brite lasted about two weeks on the outer layers of our Land Rover's winch in regular use on farm and woodlands in West Wales
• Cable Brite is an aerosol-applied chain and cable lubricant, introduced by Dermaglen, designed to be used on chains, cables, wire-ropes and gears open to the atmosphere and to resist the effects of both fresh and salt water.
As a test, writes Paul Newman, I have been using Cable Brite since November last year on a winch regularly in use on a West Wales farm. The test unit is a Mayflower power take-off driven drum-winch mounted on the front of a long-wheel-base Land Rover used for woodland and general farm duties.
The winch is fitted with 34m of 1 lnam steel cable which at the time of the first application was covered in light rust. To give the entire cable a good coat of lubricant we ran it out to its full length and then respooled it in low gear. As each layer built up on the drum we gave it a generous squirt of Cable Brite.
As the lubricant is sprayed on it builds up on the surface for a few minutes as a greenish froth which eventually sinks in to leave an even coat. The lubricant pen
etrated well into the windings of the cable and soon the slightly rusty colour was replaced with a more healthy-looking dark sheen. The whole operation took about half an hour.
The winch was soon pulling out felled trees from inaccessible places. The cable was dragged through mud and water several times, but the Cable Brite kept it fairly clean and dry. By the end of the day's work, however, the lubricant coating on the outer few metres of the cable was in need of topping up. This was done once the cable was fully respooled by lightly spraying the outer layer.
The Land Rover, parked in the open, is subjected to the full force of a West Coast climate. We found that the coating lasted about two weeks on the outer layers of cable before a new application was required, but a short spray of Cable Brite was all that was needed each time to keep out the worst of the weather. The lubricant has now been in use on the winch for four winter months and we have almost used up a 453gm can. Most of this went on the first application. The coating is topped up every two or three weeks with a short spray, which penetrates deep into the windings. The product has given good protection to a hard worked cable during some very muddy conditions, although the claims on the label that it is resistant to "wash-off" is difficult to evaluate as no time-scale is given.
If the cable is standing in the rain the coating seems to last from two to three weeks. However, if the cable is pulled through water and mud we found that an immediate reapplication of Cable Brite is needed.
Cable Brite costs 264.12 plus VAT for 12 cans, which is the minimum order. Discounts are available for larger orders.
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