Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: DragRace
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: DragRace
I understand what your saying here,but to give an example to why synthetic oil,besides being more expensive oil has it's benefits.Our city dept street dept. and snow removal equipment was all converted over to synthetic oil a few years ago.In doing so,they've had less down time,resulting from their equipment starting easier,and plain starting period during the coldest times of the year.
When you get the time please post the link where the city has all these "features".
I've seen public safety and utilities get free/reduced oil for a few test vehicles and in the end they kept doing what they have done for years.
Most snow removal equipment issues are with hydraulics and the electric motors to spread salt. The power trains are quite reliable with any spec'd fluids.
Until they can take NEW units and run a few with syn and a few normal then that would be valid data.
Take care, Bill
I dont have any "link" to post. I'm goin from what my father told me,which he heard from a guy who does all the mechanical work on all of the snow plows,gravel trucks,etc. for the city.My dad has since passed away from Cancer,and so I cant go back and ask him what synthetic oil they used,etc,frankly it doesnt matter,period.They benefited from switching over to synthetic lubricants.No-one in the conversation had any reason to lie,or mislead,so take it for what it's worth.
Interesting response. I ask because I am truly interested and HAVE ACTUAL experience with different results and wanted to see the other side.
Asked with respect and was respectful.
I guess friend of someone is factual around here...
Never mind. I'm done. I know what works for most of the fleets and personal vehicles out there.
Bill
Bill, since it is applicable to this discussion, our plow trucks for the county are all serviced at a large commercial truck centre that slammds15 worked at until quite recently. These trucks were all serviced with Delvac 1 and synthetic fluids because of their cold temperature performance. I will ask him to chime in about the OCI length, but the primary reason for the lubricant choice was due to the operating conditions of these trucks and there was indeed a noted improvement in their cold weather operation from this transition.