STEELMAN, I hope that by now you performed a relatively affordable wear test called the 4 Ball Wear Test (ASTM D2266). It would have helped you confirm or reject the suppliers claims about lubricity. Way too many folks fail to maintain decent purity, viscosity and reserve alkalinity in their...
Just attended an oil analysis conference where I specifically asked for a particle counter that could evaluate water glycol hydraulic fluids. I appropached every maker present, Parker, Pall, Arti and Starline. Pacific Scientific (Hyac) indicated that their inline unit (PM 4000?)should be able to...
