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"Lock Bra" Keeps Lock From Freezing
Ron Geppert has a simple method to keep padlocks from freezing during the winter.
“I have an outside shed secured with a padlock that’s exposed to the elements,” says Geppert. “In subfreezing temperatures, the padlock freezes up so hard I need my wife’s hair dryer to thaw it out.”
To prevent moisture fr
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Lock Bra Keeps Lock From Freezing FARM HOME Miscellaneous Ron Geppert has a simple method to keep padlocks from freezing during the winter “I have an outside shed secured with a padlock that’s exposed to the elements ” says Geppert “In subfreezing temperatures the padlock freezes up so hard I need my wife’s hair dryer to thaw it out ” To prevent moisture from entering the lock he came up with what he calls a “Lock Bra” It’s made from a small piece of heavy-duty inner tube off a tractor tire “I cut the piece of inner tube larger than the lock to create a somewhat flat umbrella and then use a leather punch to punch two holes in it spaced to match the lock’s shackle ” says Geppert “The holes need to be much smaller than the shackle in order to provide a water-tight seal It completely solved the problem ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ron Geppert 124 Pfau St Mankato Minn 56001 ph 507 387-1247; leech1@hickorytech net
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