Otter square tubing question

  • Coreyhuberty
    Brainerd,MN
    Posts: 322
    December 4, 2011 at 9:32 pm #1302983

    Anyone have any ideas to make these adjust & slide better?
    While putting up and taking down….

    Thanks

    travp
    Blaine , Mn
    Posts: 401
    December 4, 2011 at 9:45 pm #1014393

    If it is the older tubing your talking about, pull the poles apart and file both the insides and the outsides of the ends. Many times there are burrs that cause binding issues. Scotchbrite the poles too. I hope this helps.

    sjmorgan81
    Posts: 9
    December 4, 2011 at 9:47 pm #1014394

    I just got done putting my otter pro cabin together. I did not try it yet, but they say spray poles with wd 40 or something similar. If that does not work try to dburr the inside and outside of the poles with light sand paper or file. Maybe try using scotch brite pads on the poles also. Let me know if something works because I have not had a chance to get mine out of the basement yet. Maybe this will help

    redneckjr
    Rosemount, MN
    Posts: 1037
    December 4, 2011 at 9:49 pm #1014395

    a little silicone spray always seems to help on my house. spray it on a towel and wipe down the inner rail and close it a few times…repeat as necessary.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22548
    December 4, 2011 at 9:58 pm #1014397

    Trade it in on a CLAM

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    December 4, 2011 at 10:08 pm #1014402

    Quote:

    a little silicone spray always seems to help on my house. spray it on a towel and wipe down the inner rail and close it a few times…repeat as necessary.

    X2
    Works wonders… I did this when I first got mine a few years ago and it has worked flawlessly since.

    kruger
    Metro,mn
    Posts: 593
    December 4, 2011 at 10:21 pm #1014407

    Quote:

    a little silicone spray always seems to help on my house. spray it on a towel and wipe down the inner rail and close it a few times…repeat as necessary.


    or WD40

    bigcrappie
    Blaine
    Posts: 4376
    December 5, 2011 at 12:45 am #1014464

    Quote:

    Trade it in on a CLAM


    And step down NO WAY Otter all the way…..

    Coreyhuberty
    Brainerd,MN
    Posts: 322
    December 5, 2011 at 1:10 am #1014486

    I’d never down grade “clam”….. Lol
    No I’m sure clam makes a decent product but I can’t complain at all about my portable.

    Coreyhuberty
    Brainerd,MN
    Posts: 322
    December 5, 2011 at 1:11 am #1014487

    Thanks for the tips, I think I’m gonna purchase the silicone spray.

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3532
    December 5, 2011 at 4:19 am #1014521

    Quote:

    Thanks for the tips, I think I’m gonna purchase the silicone spray.

    Very god choice WD40 has a tendency to dry out after time and get sticky, plus collect dust and dirt.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    December 5, 2011 at 12:25 pm #1014543

    Quote:

    pull the poles apart and file both the insides and the outsides of the ends. Many times there are burrs that cause binding issues. Scotchbrite the poles too. I hope this helps.

    x2. Do this and you will never need any lube!

    -J.

    redneckjr
    Rosemount, MN
    Posts: 1037
    December 5, 2011 at 2:37 pm #1014590

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Thanks for the tips, I think I’m gonna purchase the silicone spray.

    Very god choice WD40 has a tendency to dry out after time and get sticky, plus collect dust and dirt.

    exactly…I switched to silicone spray on everything from wd-40 works wonders on gun actions too!!!

    jmarksman
    Chequamegon Bay Apostle Islands, WI
    Posts: 222
    December 5, 2011 at 5:01 pm #1014626

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    Quote:

    Quote:

    Thanks for the tips, I think I’m gonna purchase the silicone spray.

    Very god choice WD40 has a tendency to dry out after time and get sticky, plus collect dust and dirt.

    exactly…I switched to silicone spray on everything from wd-40 works wonders on gun actions too!!!

    Right on with the silicone spray.

    milemark_714
    Posts: 1287
    December 5, 2011 at 6:35 pm #1014664

    I would radius the ID of the tubing,rather than just an angle.And just polish the ends afterward.Should need very little or no lube on it.I did that on a Frabill frame,and had no binding.

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