Practicing Oil Analysis September 2003

In early 2001, the average rebuild cost for J.R. Simplot Co.’s Caterpillar 785 haul truck differentials and final drives was $2.11 per hour of operation. By 2003, the average cost had dropped to...

Reducing oil maintenance expenses and minimizing equipment downtime is of major interest to operators of machine tool and industrial processing equipment. In the May 2000 issue of Lubricants World,...

Natural gas engines are unique. They operate in a variety of unusual locations, from the extremely cold climates of arctic Canada to the hot, humid regions of the southern United States and...

No matter the application or operating environment in which they are used, lubricants will eventually become contaminated with substances from the environment. The lubricant’s reaction with...

Wear particle analysis, using tools such as ferrous density and ferrographic analysis, can play a valuable role in determining the root cause of active machine wear. However, unlike many...

Lube-Fumes Cause Explosion While working as a lube salesman in the Toronto area, I was called to visit a customer who had experienced a lube-related problem. Over the weekend, a welder had...