Posted by mkirsch on May 27, 2011 at 06:09:26 from (64.80.110.75):
In Reply to: Cen-Pe-Co? posted by Bret4207 on May 27, 2011 at 05:57:20:
The problem with lube and anything mechanical is, you can NEVER know if:
1. It's lasted forever BECAUSE of the lube.
2. It's lasted forever IN SPITE of the lube.
3. It's broke down and fallen apart BECAUSE of the lube.
4. It's broke down and fallen apart IN SPITE of the lube.
There is no way to know if the extra $$$ is really worth it, or if you'd get the exact same result from the cheapest blue bottle lube at Walmart.
It just takes too long to find out, and then you only have a data sample of one to base your conclusion on. Would 100 tractors used exactly the same way and maintained exactly the same way give you the same results? That's a question that can't be answered...
The only thing we really know is total lack of lubrication is always a bad thing, and regular replacement of the lubrication is USUALLY beneficial.
Cenpeco is a brand that we used to see around when I was a kid. Probably mostly because of convenience. The salesman would deliver the lube, saving the farmer precious time running to the dealer otherwise.
They sold us a case of snake oil "lead additive" back in the early 1990's when they completely eliminated leaded fuel even for farm tractors. After the 756's engine started rattling, we quit using it. There are 8-9 unopened bottles of it floating around somewhere in the shed.
After all that, IMHO, oil is oil. Walmart blue bottle oil meets the same standards as the expensive Cenpeco stuff, and the flim-flam from the salesman really doesn't have any merit.
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