Hi all
As the title suggests anybody have any thoughts on the best lubricant for the curtain track
On a ( sounds obvious ) curtain side truck .
Have used WD40 which is ok for a few days and does make them smoother / easier to pull.
But as you know WD40 dries up after a while and I’m back in the same boat within a week.
Thanks
Goose fat
Id have said a lube that contains silicone would be best.
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I have seen a spray specifically for the job at my last place, which was a shock as you’d generally be lucky to find some screenwash in the yard.
Google shows a couple of products but none I have used before :
uktrailerparts.co.uk/curtai … -spray-can
kandsmckenzieltd.co.uk/prod … ube-400ml/
along with an old TN thread
Silicone spray
https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Professional-Silicone-Lubricant-400/dp/B000297TQM/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B000297TQM&psc=1
Olive oil spray could do the trick.I found it useful and long lasting on the bunk curtains.Also good for domestic items,copper water flasks typa thing.
Silicone spray - any form of ‘wet’ lube is eventually prone to having stuff cling to it and get sticky
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Dash board shine/spray.
This is one of the reasons I blame for my upper arm tendons being Donald ducked 
I’ve been at my lot for bloody months about it.
The trailer maintenance on the safety and legality side is second to none, but anything that is gonna help the driver is totally ignored on the whole, so the curtains are a complete pain in the ■■■■ to pull on, especially in the wind, also the internal strap runners, you would swear to God that grease was the price of gold. 
When I worked for the Dutch, every time you went in the depot two guys would meet you, one pushing a mobile stair ladder, the other on top of it with a spray gun containing penetrating oil…the curtains on the trailer was merely a flick of the wrist action, front to back in one movement.
It makes all the difference
white spray grease is what I use works as treat
robroy:
I’ve been at my lot for bloody months about it.
Is it beyond you to put an extra half hour on your time sheet?
Use that £5 to buy a tin of your choice.
Put the receipt in, if they pay it happy days, if not it’s their money you have spent anyway.
Mind you, it will give you one less thing to moan about, so probably best to struggle on.
isaac hunt:
robroy:
I’ve been at my lot for bloody months about it.Is it beyond you to put an extra half hour on your time sheet?
Use that £5 to buy a tin of your choice.
Put the receipt in, if they pay it happy days, if not it’s their money you have spent anyway.
Mind you, it will give you one less thing to moan about, so probably best to struggle on.
So you’re suggesting drivers now do their own maintenance 
wrighty1:
isaac hunt:
robroy:
I’ve been at my lot for bloody months about it.Is it beyond you to put an extra half hour on your time sheet?
Use that £5 to buy a tin of your choice.
Put the receipt in, if they pay it happy days, if not it’s their money you have spent anyway.
Mind you, it will give you one less thing to moan about, so probably best to struggle on.
So you’re suggesting drivers now do their own maintenance
Yeh…he often lives up to his name. 
I just do what I have to and what I’m paid for, I’m a driver not a garage apprentice. 
If he or anybody else thinks I’m going to get up a ■■■■ ladder to do a job that a garage should do…AND go out and buy a tin of whatever, irrespective of whether or not I get re.imbursed., he/they can think again.
In the unlikely event of me going arse over ■■■ 15’ up a ladder, you can sure as hell bet there would be no backing up coming from my outfit’s direction whilst I am on 2 wheels for a time.
So yeh Mr Hunt is correct,.I’ll carry on moaning and struggling on.
Cheers. 
robroy:
In the unlikely event of me going arse over ■■■ 15’ up a ladder
Thats where you’ll fall down in more than one way. No doubt they had you sign something at some point to say no ladders, climbing on trailers etc. Gives them a “we told them not to do it” card for HSE and their insurance.
Ours are the same except we can change trailers 4x a night so would have to charge an extra 2 hours on runs with no spare time to start with. Could gabe done the whole fleet in a month amd spent a fortune on spray grease. Simple for the garages but they never get the hint…or care.
trevHCS:
robroy:
In the unlikely event of me going arse over ■■■ 15’ up a ladderThats where you’ll fall down in more than one way. No doubt they had you sign something at some point to say no ladders, climbing on trailers etc. Gives them a “we told them not to do it” card for HSE and their insurance.
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Exactly, some time that sort of thing works for you if they ask you to do this that or the other.
Use their own stick to beat them with.
Not a chance in hell of me going up a ladder for them.
Outlaw curtainsided vehicles.
Job done.
toonsy:
Outlaw curtainsided vehicles.Job done.
Yeah. Let’s all go back to roping and sheeting. No problem.
Biggest problem with curtain tracks is, it’s all very well spraying some sort of lubricant along the runners, but over time it mixes with dust and crap, forms a paste and clogs the tracks; particularly if you spend a lot of time loading out of quarries and mills etc.
Another common problem is rollers developing flats, particularly at the front and back. Repair and replacement is cheap and relatively easy, but whilst there’s drivers prepared to pull their tripes out rather than defect the ■■■■ trailer there will always be a problem.
To answer the OP’s question, I use white grease in an aerosol.
Curtains have a series of loops at the top edge of them. These loops hang in the narrowest part of a roller that looks a little like two small wheels with a common axle between them. These rollers roll along a channel at the top of the vehicle frame. When they are new the curtain pulls almost effortlessly, and one good tug can see the entire curtain pulled back. But over time these rollers (usually made of nylon or some other similar stuff) wear, which mean the the loops on the curtains have a harder time turning. This is made worse by idiots who squirt god knows what into the tracks. So instead of rolling up and down the tracks, the rollers slide. And it’s not long before they get flat spots on them so will never roll again.
Think about this next time you see someone up a ladder with a can in his hand.
WhiteTruckMan:
Curtains have a series of loops at the top edge of them. These loops hang in the narrowest part of a roller that looks a little like two small wheels with a common axle between them. These rollers roll along a channel at the top of the vehicle frame. When they are new the curtain pulls almost effortlessly, and one good tug can see the entire curtain pulled back. But over time these rollers (usually made of nylon or some other similar stuff) wear, which mean the the loops on the curtains have a harder time turning. This is made worse by idiots who squirt god knows what into the tracks. So instead of rolling up and down the tracks, the rollers slide. And it’s not long before they get flat spots on them so will never roll again.Think about this next time you see someone up a ladder with a can in his hand.
So tell me please how they seize up in the first place, if nobody’s lubed them from new?
Sidevalve:
WhiteTruckMan:
Curtains have a series of loops at the top edge of them. These loops hang in the narrowest part of a roller that looks a little like two small wheels with a common axle between them. These rollers roll along a channel at the top of the vehicle frame. When they are new the curtain pulls almost effortlessly, and one good tug can see the entire curtain pulled back. But over time these rollers (usually made of nylon or some other similar stuff) wear, which mean the the loops on the curtains have a harder time turning. This is made worse by idiots who squirt god knows what into the tracks. So instead of rolling up and down the tracks, the rollers slide. And it’s not long before they get flat spots on them so will never roll again.Think about this next time you see someone up a ladder with a can in his hand.
So tell me please how they seize up in the first place, if nobody’s lubed them from new?
Read what I’ve posted. The answer to your question is there.