Excelle Lubricants

I have been purchasing and using their product exclusively for some years now. I use his "grease" for the side rod bearings on steam locomotives, as it doesn't get "thrown off". However, I still use only Red-N-Tacky in & on the gears of what few diesel models I have. 

This is what our local store stocks. Have used their liquid grease on diesel truck axle gears (used to use LaBelle with Teflon) as the newer locos have come bone dry.

Still use the Lucas Red n Tacky inside gear boxes.

I use grease for external gear trains like the ones on diesel power trucks and exposed worm gears on steamers. Enclosed worm drives should always be packed with grease, not oil. Normally the only reason to repack them would be if they are dry or dirty, in which case you would clean them up and put in fresh grease. I find very little use for heavy oil except on tinplate. 

 

I've never used the Excelle products but knowing the guy who runs Mega-Steam, he's got high standards so the odds are it's good stuff. 

I just use medium grade and oil the bearings

That's the reason I bought it rather than getting more labelle.

I have the kit as well and have been very happy with the product. I also still use Red & Tacky for the gear box. The heavy oil or gear oil works good for standard or O gauge tinplate like the wheels and axles.

I'd be interested in the results received from the Excelle product line. Surely someone can say more than the usual one or two words. What's going on? I've been using R &T #2 and Lucas' Gun Oil for more than 20 yrs. Since I'm no longer able to run trains, I'm looking for something that will protect my,"shelf queens"for those extended periods of sitting there. Thank you!

 

God Bless,

"Pappy"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Hi Michael,

 

We have had so many requests for lubricants over the last few years that we finally are very proud to offer the Excelle line. Since we specialize in smoke fluid, we thought we might expand and take care of things on the other end of the locomotives. Lol!

 

Excelle Lubricants are produced right here in the USA and are extremely high quality.

They are all plastic compatible, all conductive, and all synthetic. They will not dry out over time and in our testing we found them to be the very best lubricants for our trains...that do get lots of run time.

 

The Gear Oil is made for the exposed gears like on the sides of diesel trucks and anywhere gears are exposed. It can also be used on side rods of steam engines. It will not fly off...it stays put. That makes it superior.

 

The Grease can be used anywhere you would use white grease and is designed to be used in enclosed gear boxes and the little ports on the bottom of engines that says "Grease". The grease will not dry out or crack since it is synthetic so it works very well and is especially useful in prolonging life for the "shelf queens" that "Happy Pappy" mentioned.

 

Hope this information is helpful.

 

Jeb Kriigel

Mega-Steam

Proudly Promoting Excelle Lubricants

Thanks everyone!