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Fred OH

08-14-2003 06:50:15




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had a fellow once who told me that if I was unsure if a grease would hang in there in severe service to put a pile of it on the weld bench (or concrete) and hit it with a hammer...hard. If it splattered all over the place...it would do the same in a wheel bearing or such...so I did it and it never moved at all except for the area where the hammer fell. And if I remember right, it was Mystic grease. BTW...I used that stuff (oil) for years in an old 40 horse Johnson outboard and got along with it well...till they came out with ashless oils. The old style oils were 16 to 1 (mix) and the newer oils were 50 to 1. It said Cato Oil and Refining Co., someplace in Oklahoma on the can. I wonder if it was entirely a product of that state? If it was...we'd probably be doing everyone a favor to buy American. Just a thinkin. L8R....Fred OH

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Robert

08-15-2003 06:25:51




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 Re: about that grease... in reply to Fred OH, 08-14-2003 06:50:15  
I've been buying materials for industrial applications for the better part of 30 years now, and have seen the same grease test performed by a variety of vendors, when comparing their "superior" product (usually more expensive) to the one I was using at the time. My personal experience is, that bearings generally failed because of a LACK of grease, or overlubrication (which causes a lot of additional friction/heat in sealed bearings) more than grease failure. Generally, that thicker grease that won't splatter when hit with a hammer, can also be a bear to dispense when it's freezing outside. Just my .02 worth. Pick a grease you like, and follow recommended lubrication intervals.

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Ghostrider

08-15-2003 06:09:00




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 Re: about that grease... in reply to Fred OH, 08-14-2003 06:50:15  
The Cato refinery was in Oklahoma City. It used to be a divison of Kerr-Mcgee Oil. I don't know now what has become of Kerr-Mcgee. I am native Okie and I like the grease. Don't really care for the oil. Somewhere on the net is a list of oil companies that don't import oil. At least the refining is done here for the most part.



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Frank M.

08-14-2003 16:15:53




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 Re: about that grease... in reply to Fred OH, 08-14-2003 06:50:15  
I've never heard of testing grease that way. Sounds messy.
Cato Oil & Grease is now part of Citgo. I read something recently about Citgo moving their headquarters to Houston Tx.
I don't know if they use imported oil or not.



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allen

08-19-2003 14:18:49




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 Re: Re: about that grease... in reply to Frank M., 08-14-2003 16:15:53  
Mystic,jt6 its red in color the best that I have found. Have used it for 20 years on corvette rear axles never had a comeback. Use it for everthing



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