WD40 or what Lubricant?

For penetration I like PB blaster.

 

not in my experience. I believe it's a Canadian company- they even list (or used to) ice fishing equipment as one possible use

 

I use gear oil on my hand ratchets and ratchet binders. Winches and winch slider track get absolutely nothing. I would think anything on the track would just attract road grime.

 

That's a good point. I worked with a guy that was the smoothest backhoe operator in the known universe, with the cleanest backhoe. He constantly was wiping it with rags coated lightly with WD40. BUT, if he ever stopped wiping God love him.

 

When lubes mix with road grime or dust, it turns to glue pretty much. WD40 is great for breaking free a seized winch, but I wouldn't recommend using it to lube the track. The winches should slide problem free without any lubrication. Keep the track clean and dry and it shouldn't be an issue most of the year (winter makes things horrible regardless of what you do).

I use snap binders, so don't lube anything normally outside of roll-tite bearings.

 

Here's what I like to use

 

I use white lithium grease. A little messy for the first day, but it seems to last well

 

Dish soap... dries to a nice waxy film and doesn’t attract dirt. I use it to lube the slider track on my trailers.

 

Just a few drops of chainsaw bar oil.