Originally posted by warmonger:
Excellent information. I just want to point out that I read nothing in that information that states anything contrary to the information we have on MTL from any source at this time. The rest is basic lubrication information when selecting an oil.
I had become quite educated on engine oils from research and now it looks like I'll be getting even more from researching gear lubes in general.
I'll be interested to see what the MTL and Honey results from new oils come back as.
It could end up being a VERY good thing that comes out of this.




You might want to read a little more carefully. The results ARE from new UNUSED samples. You say you haven't read anything contrary to MTL? Might I copy and paste a certain paragraph in the post above yours?

Lubricating oils should be carefully selected for
specific applications and not haphazardly applied. The
dominant wear mechanism and environmental contaminants
and hazards that are expected or known to occur in a
piece of equipment should be known and countered by an
effectively designed lubricant formulation including
base oil type, viscosity and additive package.
Heavily loaded components should be protected first by
viscosity if possible, and antiwear or mild to heavy
extreme pressure properties as needed. These additive
packages all protect equipment from rapid mechanical
wear at the cost of inducing some amount of chemical
wear, relative to the aggressiveness (strength) of the
antiscuff package. In lighter load situations, an
over-aggressive lubricant can shorten equipment life
through corrosive attack without providing any useful
benefit.
Note that some synthetic basestocks (such as diesters)
have some limited natural antiwear properties without
causing surface degradation, and that some lubricity
agents found in compounded oils are nonchemically
reactive.
Adam Davis, Noria Corporation

et al

In lighter load situations, an over-aggressive lubricant can shorten equipment life through corrosive attack without providing any useful benefit.

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