What he said.[/Q
NO!!!________________ not what he said at all.
I'm sure as hell not a member here to score points or whatever. I'm trying to provide 100% correct and factual information, and only that. And certainly not ever what "I think" or even my best guesses. Exactly why do so many members here try to fight honest and factual information that shouldn't be subject to what you personally think? And especially so when someone obviously doesn't know there a** from a hole in the ground.
I've worked the majority of my working career in the open pit mining industry. That's exactly where I've learned what little I do know about lubrication. Running 1/2 a million dollars worth of a set of engine's makes you a bit interested in keeping them rotating, and doing so for as long as possible. To be real blunt, you can either follow what the manufacturer's of the semi decent or top quality machine tool makers recommendations are, or you can of course use whatever the hell you'd like. I've dealt and talked to more than a few factory lubrication experts in the mining industry, and I've even talked with them about this specific topic. Have you? And while it was outside there general knowledge since they were heavy mining equipment lubrication experts, they did specifically say I'd be real foolish to go outside the general recommendations for lubrication by any manufacturer for any product, in any area, and at any time. That was plain enough for me.
I really don't give a damn what anyone else here uses, I stated what the general recommendations and requirement's are. Your obviously completely free to agree or disagree. But what the hell ???????? exactly how anyone here would think that all of a sudden your far more knowledgeable than the factory and lubrication engineer's are is still a complete mystery to me though. I am totally amazed anyone here would even question what the best lubrication engineers throughout the world recommend. They've worked decades to produce the very best they can for machine tool lubrication. And using the correct lubes isn't even that expensive. It can be a bit tough but not impossible to get for some of us including myself. You just need to apply yourself a bit and it can be obtained. It even makes a vast difference going from something like engine oil to a proper way oil.
So.........if your equipment requires way oil then ya DON'T use grease EVER!!!!!! Is that so damn friggen hard to understand huh ????? Hell that isn't or at least shouldn't be even subject to any type of argument. The manufacturer's are pretty specific about what's required in my opinion. I honestly didn't think what I first posted was or would be subject to any dispute at all. I thought everyone would take it for exactly what it was worth and how I posted it. It's NOT and none of it is what I personally think or am I personally recommending, it's what the manufacturer's and lubrication engineer's are recommending. So maybe if YOU don't agree you should just go argue with them if you know so damn much, then you can get back to us after you've "won" your argument
. But flapping your gums about this subject and basteredizing what's proper and correct doesn't do the brand new guy's who are here trying to learn some of the information and methods in the best and fastest way they can, well none of this type of arguing is doing them any favours at all in my opinion.:wall:
Pete