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Originally Posted by RDMgr You would be better off with an ISO 220 non-EP industrial oil. A classification such as 85W-140 implies an API GL-5 type of gear oil. These are normally EP oils with active sulfur-phosphorus packages. Something like a circulating oil with a low to moderate level of...

Originally Posted by RDMgr P&H Specification 486 is an AGMA 5 Non-EP Gear Oil. AGMA 5 is an ISO VG 220. would Mobilube HD Plus 85w140, Gear Oil suffice?

I have much stock on the Ford low silicate conventional antifreeze that works in most of all the older diesels, Just wondering if i needed to add SCA's to the system

Originally Posted by RDMgr P&H Specification 486 is an AGMA 5 Non-EP Gear Oil. AGMA 5 is an ISO VG 220. Thank you! anyone have a preferred oil that meets this spec?

they call that probable cause. looking for drugs or suspended licence basically a fishing expedition id fight it

Cant get a strait answer on weather or not i need to add SCAs to standard low silicate coolant in my perkins 4 CYL that runs my Lincoln Electric Classic 300D. i have to put in a new radiator so might as well do a flush and fill. Anyone reccomend a ELC for this application? I does NOT have a...

Originally Posted by NYEngineer I'm responsible for being sure four 2000 kW Cat gensets will start and run at any time. One of the bosses decided we should have air starters to back up the TWO per engine 50MT starters. I made up a list of pros and cons. Basically, I told them the same thing...

Huge ASSUMPTION. Plus its not a very large Sump id have to [censored] near drain it to get enough to sample

definitely gear oil. Its in the travel motor gear box for the gantry.

I have a 6,000 P&H overhead hoist in the shop that is due for a service but only oil spec i can find is USE P&H 486 oil. I cant find any crossover or and reference to an API or ISO grade anywhere. Any idea where to find an obscure compatibility chart for this oil?

chevron brands mercon as "MD3"

They work [censored] decent. I have a couple friends that race off road and they switched to rigid LED light bars and they really do a nice job. They run One LARGE light bar above the roof line, with two smaller lights aimed slightly off center, a smaller square lamp on the A pillars and a 10...

Originally Posted By: rg200amp Originally Posted By: 440Magnum Originally Posted By: meep Now that 80+% of US cars are automatics, I want the left-toe highbeam switch back!! + + + + +x10,000,000,000,000,000 . Seriously, have you EVER needed to dim your lights during a shift? Never. Also...

I bought a truck at an auction with a formula 350 in it and i HATED how it drove, I bought it cuz it was VERY cheep and passed it on less than a week later to a guy that loaded it up and took it strait to Mexico

I used to like the Nissan commercials where they were off roading their little truck through the mud. You could see the frame flexing back and forth like crazy the bed looked like it was going to fall off. But it was to show how "tuff" their truck was.