Why Choose PEAK® RV & Marine Antifreeze? - Doug's Tip of the Month
Not all RV and Marine Antifreezes are created equal. Formulations or blends can differ from one manufacturer to another.
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Not all RV and Marine Antifreezes are created equal. Formulations or blends can differ from one manufacturer to another.
Why use CK-4 or FA-4? CK-4 and FA-4 are the current Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine oil spec.
Whether it is Automotive or Heavy Duty, a quality antifreeze/coolant should be used as it has several jobs to do!
The days of having just two types of Automatic Transmission Fluids (ATF) have been gone for years. In days gone past, it used to be either a Type A or a Type F.
Calcium Sulphonate Complex (CaS) greases do not function like other greases. In most greases the thickener releases the base oil to provide elastohydrodynamic lubrication in a bearing load zone. A Calcium Sulphonate (CaS) thickener is more like a gel. The base oil and gelled CaS thickener form a permanent emulsion. A well formulated CaS grease maintains the emulsified state, and the entire combination of thickener and base oil pass through the bearing load zone. If the emulsion should break and the base oil bleed from the thickener, the CaS thickener left behind would still lubricate.
Fluid Management – Hydraulic Oils
Here at Dennis K. Burke Inc. we strive to only sell the best products to our customers. There has been a lot of confusion in the marketplace with RV Antifreeze and manufacturers have intentionally blurred the lines by labeling very different products all as “-50 RV Antifreeze”. This issue became much more prevalent around the beginning of the pandemic as propylene glycol became scarce and prices soared.
As the leaves change colors and the cold winds blow in, it's time to gear up and prepare your heavy-duty fleet for the fall and winter seasons!
Last week we had the pleasure of meeting with Petro-Canada to discuss the benefits of their Duron line of Heavy Duty engine oils. There are a lot of resources available that we thought might be helpful for fleet managers and operators, so we are going to share some of the tools and info below and hopefully its helpful as you are looking at the numbers for your fleet and deciding on products and service intervals.