Best fluid / way to stop padlocks freezing?

[Pilatus]

As above, locks are on field gates , thanks.

 

[Lofty1984]

Pee on them

 

[Gadget]

On shed locks here we keep the water out of them. We have made covers out of plastic cans that can be fitted over them.

 

[Yale]

Regular WD 40.

 

[harrow]

I used to use engine oil and they froze and got mucky, using WD40 they have been fine

 

[jonny]

Pee on them [emoji23]

Thought that’s how you thaw them [emoji23]

 

[Brisel]

Silicone based lubricants last longer than WD40. The trick is to exclude the water in the first place.

Otherwise you need to carry one of these

 

[Pilatus]

Silicone based lubricants last longer than WD40. The trick is to exclude the water in the first place.

Otherwise you need to carry one of these

I have got something similar , great as long as I don’t leave it in the shed with the frozen padlock

 

[Campbell]

My workshop door lock was frozen yesterday morning, I went back in the house for another Coffee and Grouse...........

 

[Gong Farmer]

Pee on them

A bit sexist though.

 

[Agrivator]

A bit sexist though.

You could have the padlock on a suitably long chain. it's called ''thinking outside the box''.

 

[An Gof]

A bit sexist though.

Is it? I always thought both sexes p**d and even those who aren’t quite sure what they are do as well

 

[Lofty1984]

A bit sexist though.

Not really

 

[Kiwi Pete]

A lot of the high country gates in NZ have cheese/muttoncloth wrapped around the padlocks to help keep the moisture external.

Even with freezing fog etc the rags help keep them fairly dry and if they're well lubed up with CRC/WD40 type penetrants they seem to work fine, cut down bottles etc do not 'keep the air out' to the same extent

 

[Classichay]

Throw them in a drum of diesel for 20 mins, stops them freezing.

 

[Fruitbat]

If it’s cold enough to freeze a lock, I’m not inclined to activate the Pee Option.

 

[Paddington]

Be very careful of peeing on a car door lock if you are suddenly disturbed by a female dogwalker at 6am on a winter's morning who wants to stop for a chat. After standing right next to the car to cover my predicament it was quite painful to move off again.

 

[britt]

Gun oil claims all the right properties.

 

[2wheels]

Gun oil claims all the right properties.

shoot the bloody locks off?

 

[britt]

I've just washed out a disc type lock. I couldn't believe the amount of sludge that came out, no wonder it froze up so easily.