Tag: Oil

Cease work and turn off the engine when you see these red flags on an oil analysis report

Oil analysis can show you trends in the health of your engines and oil. It can also tip you off to eminent catastrophic failure. If you catch these problems early enough, you can fix the underlying problem, drain and refill the crankcase with new oil, and monitor the results with further oil analysis, saving thousands […]

March 19, 2020

Construction Equipment Oil Sample

Construction Equipment

API announces new gas-engine lube oil standards to improve engine protection and fuel efficiency

The new oils are said to offer greater engine protection and fuel efficiency for today’s cars and trucks. More information here on Equipment World.

June 27, 2019

Construction Equipment

Run tiltrotator, other excavator attachments at same time with Rototilt controller

Rototilt’s new High Flow Controller enables an excavator operator to use a tiltrotator and other tools simultaneously with one hydraulic circuit. “Previously, this was only possible if the base machine was equipped with several hydraulic circuits,” the company says. The controller distributes oil between the tools and the tiltrotator, with all tiltrotator functions running at […]

February 13, 2018

Rototilt High Flow Controller

Oils & lubricants

Phillips 66 intros four FA-4, CK-4 engine oils

Phillips 66 has introduced four new engine oils under the Phillips and Kendall brands meeting FA-4 and CK-4 requirements. The new oils are all 5W-30 in order to meet the industry’s call for lower viscosity oils. “The unique properties of this new generation of low viscosity oil will most benefit trucks rolling off the assembly […]

December 19, 2017

1- Phillips 66 oils Kendall motor oil

How to winterize your trucks before the cold season takes full effect

Temperatures nationwide are beginning their downward trend and some parts of the country are already seeing snowfall. In extreme temperatures, Petro-Canada Lubricants OEM Technical Liaison Brian Humphrey says lubricants can harden or become too viscous, possibly causing equipment to seize up or fail. “To avoid this situation, fleet managers and owner-operators need to use a […]

December 4, 2017

Shell, Tommy Pike team up on lifted Chevy 3500 dually, Ram Rebel builds to boast multi-vehicle T6 oil capabilities

Custom car and truck builders get all kinds of unusual requests. When Shell Lubricants came to Tommy Pike Customs for some ideas to promote its new Rotella T6 Multi-Vehicle lube oil, the answer was clear. Since the T6 oil was formulated to work in gasoline engines as well as diesel engines, the choice was to […]

November 16, 2017

2- Ram Rebel[1366]

Shell Rotella’s new T6 multi-vehicle lube oil headlines new range; DEF, oil filters coming to retail

Every year Shell Lubricants rounds up the construction and trucking press to talk about diesel engine lubricants. Last year there was one big news story—the industry’s new oil specs CK-4 and FA-4, almost 10 years in the making. (See what we wrote about it here.) But with the CK-4/FA-4 story behind us, this year Shell […]

October 17, 2017

Shell Rotella T6 Multi-Vehicle

Construction Equipment

Astec Industries acquires RexCon in $26 million cash deal

Astec Industries has bought the assets of RexCon LLC, a concrete batch plant manufacturer based in Burlington, Wisconsin, for $26 million cash. “The acquisition of RexCon reflects our stated strategy to drive focused growth, both organically and through acquisitions of strong companies, that serve the infrastructure, aggregate and mining, and energy industries,” said Astec CEO […]

October 4, 2017

Pushing your truck fleet’s oil drain intervals? Be sure you have the right filter

With new generations of engines and improved oil formulation, fleets and OEMs have added tens of thousands of miles to engine oil drain intervals that have now crept upwards of 75,000 in some long-haul segments. A fleet’s application isn’t the only factor in how long a drain interval can be pushed. The filter has to be […]

August 24, 2017

large dozer heavy haul

Transition to CK-4, FA-4 heavy-duty diesel oils has been seamless for oil companies

By Jonathan Willis Whenever new heavy-duty engine oils are launched to the public, it is the result of years of study, testing and development. Global researchers spend years working with scientists and engineers developing fuels that will meet all government and industry standards as it relates to fuel economy and emissions regulations. That’s why December’s […]

July 26, 2017

For first time, Cummins recommends fuel additives for its diesel engines

Fuel additives usually bring to mind late night TV infomercials. But no less than Cummins, after substantial research and testing, has come out and endorsed two for its brand of engines. The diesel fuel additives are Power Service Diesel Kleen + Cetane Boost and Diesel Fuel Supplement + Cetane Boost. Cummins says that the questionable […]

June 11, 2017

Cummins is recommending fuel additives for its diesel engines for the first time. Diesel Kleen + Cetane Boost, left, is for year-round use. Diesel Fuel Supplement + Cetane Boost is for use when temps drop below 30 degrees F.

Shift to new diesel engine oils meeting industry expectations

New diesel engine oils categories CK-4 and FA-4 have been on shelves just more than three months and the market has begun to shift toward its new normal. Formerly lumped together under the umbrella of PC-11, CK-4 and FA-4 formulations replaced CJ-4 oils and as of Dec. 1 and following a late-Fall soft rollout, all engine oil […]

May 3, 2017

Page 1 of 4