Grease

bbenakjr posted:

I’m in need of grease to lube up my MTH and Lionel engine gears.  Suggestions?  

My repair guy suggested lucas oil red and tacky #2.   Thoughts?

Thanks, Buddy 

In my opinion, I would NOT use the Red N Tacky on EXPOSED gears. I prefer the X-L Lubricants thick "oil" for such applications, and only use the Red N Tacky for enclosed gear boxes.

Yes, I was inquiring about the enclosed gear boxes, I should have been more specific.  Thank you, I will pick up some red and tacky today then.  I was just wondering if anyone else has used it before.

Thanks, Buddy

I use the Red 'N' Tacky #2 on all gears, enclosed, exposed, or otherwise. It really quiets down spur gear drive/parallel plate motors - especially the MagneTraction motors.

If you can actually see the red of the grease, it's too much.

I use REd N Tacky based on what I read here. No problems, as far as I can tell.

Forgot to mention, use the Red N Tacky SPARINGLY!  A very little goes a LONG WAY.

I also use Red N Tacky on all gears.