Recent content by martinq

It looks like they were selling garbage "waste" oil and referencing it as suitable for John Deere's obsolete 303 and J20A specs and others. Basically, it's your fault for buying our garbage but thanks for the cash.

If I ran a similar set of tests on some oils, could I post my results here? Or is that against the rules?

It's easy to add this to any metal sink and do a better job while you're at it.

Still tuned ...

The HD Polyurea and Corn Head are probably good candidates. You're dealing with steel on steel so you likely need an EP grease and the dielectric / SuperLube don't fit that description. For the chuck I often use any EP lithium grease (NLGI 2) that's handy. For the gearbox I try to stock the...

Unlikely, but that's pretty much my point.

True and I doubt you'll find an accomplished lubrication or power transmission engineer who would agree with his assertions. Media Influencers will do all sorts of things to engage and manage their audience. An engineer has a professional responsibility and liability.

There is an edit link in your posts for a reason.

There are those in the media (like YouTube) that promote this kind of misinformation. Just because someone has "been a technician for ## years" doesn't mean you know what you're saying. Ignorance is the default but talking confidently can help you feel better and is much easier for some...

I'll keep an eye out for that sale but the last two times I checked it was $60 CAD.

Pretty much this. You want to get the fluid "cleaned up" in the first years of use and then move toward longer service intervals. I would never trust the initial fill for more than 10K without a test or pulling the pan/magnet for inspection.

I remember getting a "quick" tour of Pickering (and Bruce) back in the day. Oh how things have changed. Thanks for the info.

I was thinking of the same thing. :D Oil directly to the tip so the bearing and returning chain receive oil directly. This should be possible with a laminated bar but delaminating and reassembling could be a real trick.

Our 2014 F-150 calls for 75w140 in the rear diff. "Motorcraft SAE 75W-140 Synthetic"

The Pro-Select SDS looks the same as this from Stihl Canada https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ftp/TSG/external/!publish/DCR_MSDS/Chainsaw%20Lubricant/Chainsaw%20Lubricant%20Stihl%20Medium.pdf