A friend of mine just got a new Ariens 5520E Snowblower for the season, and I gave him a hand getting it set up. While running through the manufacturer's checklist prior to the first run, I noticed that the auger's aluminum gearcase was dry as a bone.
The manual calls for using Ariens L2 gear lube, and a little bit of research indicates that it is a 90W AGMA 5 gear lube. Not having any on hand, and a large pile of snow in his driveway, we filled it up to the appropriate level with some Mobil 1 75W-90 that he had on the shelf.
My question is, should he be concerned with the Mobil 1? I am unfamiliar with AGMA specs, and the AGMA website (www.agma.org) is a bit overwhelming. Will the Mobil 1 do any harm to the gearcase? Ideally this would be put off until the weather improves a bit, but if its urgent I'll let him know that he should do it soon.
The manual calls for using Ariens L2 gear lube, and a little bit of research indicates that it is a 90W AGMA 5 gear lube. Not having any on hand, and a large pile of snow in his driveway, we filled it up to the appropriate level with some Mobil 1 75W-90 that he had on the shelf.
My question is, should he be concerned with the Mobil 1? I am unfamiliar with AGMA specs, and the AGMA website (www.agma.org) is a bit overwhelming. Will the Mobil 1 do any harm to the gearcase? Ideally this would be put off until the weather improves a bit, but if its urgent I'll let him know that he should do it soon.