[TowerTalk] Mixing oils in HDX689

[Gary]

I've always wanted to ask.....  What is synthetic oil made from?
 
> From: tnoel at mac.com
> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:44:02 -0800
> To: fishflorida at gmail.com
> CC: TowerTalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mixing oils in HDX689
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> ; > )  
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> I belong to many auto and motorcycle reflectors, and it is always fun to kick off an “oil thread” there. 
> Never expected to get to do so on a tower/ham reflector!
> 
> Tom
> kf7rsf
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> > On Nov 10, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Mickey Baker <fishflorida at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > There won't likely be a problem either way, but, given the current cost of oil and the amount in the typical hub, this is a value decsion worth $10 - the cost between synthetic and conventional oil. For my $10, synthetic oil is in my hub. 
> > 
> > Good pertinent reading at: 
> > http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/1290/synthetic-conventional-oils <http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/1290/synthetic-conventional-oils>
> > 
> > 73,
> > 
> > Mickey N4MB
> > 
> > On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Thomas Noel <tnoel at mac.com <mailto:tnoel at mac.com>> wrote:
> > > ## I had notes on that..since I own a 5000 lb, old style HDX-689.
> > > I believe if you had dino oil in the gearbox... and wanted to switch to
> > > synthetic, after draining the old stuff,   you need to use some special
> > > flushing compound 1st.    Then after flushing done, and drained,
> > > the synthetic can be added.
> > 
> > Mobil says there is NO PROBLEM with mixing synthetic oil and natural dino oil in any ratio for use in cars and motorcycles, so I can’t imagine how there could be a problem in your gearbox. That gearbox has nothing like the high-speed shear forces found in automotive applications, and expensive synthetic oil is a waste.
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> > Tom
> > kf7rsf
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