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03/08/07, 12:57 PM
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alternitive/organic wd-40
this is my first post and i've had this burning question for a while now. what do you use on your lawn mower to lubricate the blades thats safe for the grass to use as mulch/compost? i have a push reel mower tyia
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03/08/07, 02:34 PM
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I would imagine veggie oil would probably work. There may be one type or another that resists gumming up and/or becoming rancid, maybe even a little animal fat, the little bit that would end up in the compost probably wouldn't hurt anything.
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03/08/07, 02:44 PM
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Food grade mineral oil would probably be OK. Although it is a petroleum distillate, it's safe for consumption...
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03/08/07, 02:52 PM
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I guess I would have never thought of this as a problem, but if I had any doubts, I would use veggie oil.
Have seen chainsaws use veggie oil in place of bar oil for fast and easy butchering of large game animals that need to be packed (carried) out. Quartering elk for example.
Messy but fast and easy.
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03/08/07, 03:36 PM
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there was a food grade wd-40 that was used at a food processing plant where i once worked.
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03/08/07, 04:11 PM
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WD-40 has a very low toxicity(sp) rating according to it's MSDS.
A lot of folks spray it on their lures as an attractant when trolling for game fish.
I wouldn't worry about the trace amounts that might be left from your mower.
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03/08/07, 05:29 PM
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thanks for all the replys. i was thinking veggie oil too.
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03/08/07, 05:35 PM
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Meloc, i saw something like that forsale online, i was wondering about it.
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03/08/07, 05:41 PM
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I even rob it on myself for helping my Arthritis. there is over 2,000 uses for the miracle stuff. you have just heard but one of them
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03/08/07, 06:28 PM
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Trivia question: Anyone know where the developer of WD-40 got the name?
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03/08/07, 06:38 PM
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Formula, attempt, Number 40 for a displacement compound.
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I believe it was developed as a water displacement spray for use on the heads of torpedoes in WWII. As mentioned above, the 40 stands for the 40th formulation that was finally selected.
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03/08/07, 08:55 PM
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whale oil
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03/08/07, 10:26 PM
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Water Displacement 40
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03/09/07, 04:19 AM
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What ever. It is good stuff.
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03/09/07, 01:18 PM
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i was wondering because i want to mulch the cut grass on the veggies and i dont think i want we-40 on my vegtables 
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03/09/07, 01:25 PM
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the amount that would be on your grass and then the dirt then in the Vegies, I doubt that a chemical testing could even find it. There are prob worse things falling in the rain. I would use WD40 but that's just me.
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03/09/07, 02:42 PM
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Ballistol
We stopped using WD-40 and switched to Ballistol Lube. It comes in an aerosol can with a white label. Read the literature that comes with it or that you can find on the internet. Ballistol is a lubricant which is non-toxic, non-carcinogenic and biodegradable. If can be used for anything - wood, waterproofing leather, fungal preventative, firearms, aluminum, plastics, zippers, plants, light bulbs, shaving, etc. It doesn't have that "chemical" odor. You can find it in most well stocked hardware stores or online.
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03/09/07, 04:56 PM
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Try lanolin instead.
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03/09/07, 05:20 PM
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Walnut oil is used on cutting boards as it does not go rancid. BTW - WD40 is not a lubricant.
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