Let's talk grease, what is the best one on the market and why?

We don't get the cold that you had in the oil shale area, but -20 F isn't terrible uncommon. 5w-40 fits us pretty well I think.

 

I've listed what I use on my equipment.

But my background working on other peoples fleets have lead me to this thought.

Any grease is better than no grease.

 

OW40 was all I used in everything from lawn mowers, cars even motorcycles as it was wet clutch approved. I found the heui system in the dt466s didn't like it. Too much foam or something produced, I'm not sure what it was, but they ran like crap. We ran rotella 5w40 in everything, but in the last year the cost is thru the roof. Used to be 127$ for a pail wholesale, now it's 160$.
I scored a great deal on synthetic 10w30 total diesel oil for 86 a pail. We are trying that this winter. Supposed to be less ash then any 40 weight oil.
Not that that matters to my fleet.
The gas units require dexos approved 5w30 synthetic year round. My cost on that is 79 a pail.
Big difference in cost to service. Diesels using 18-31L, gassers use 7.
400$ with fuel filters for diesels, 48$ all in for gas.

 

Been looking at service trucks a lot lately and I'm leaning towards gas more and more. The only diesel trucks I'd own are just too old now.

 

I see so many guys running grease only good until-15°or -20° and working in -40° and -50° Temps. If it’s frozen and not doing anything you may as well not put it in there to start.

 

Every one I knew that owned a newer diesel service truck had issues due to idle time. Dodge with a cummins it was routine maintenance to remove the intake as it would carbon up and the engine was breathing thru a hole the size of a walnut.
6.7 ford had issues with turbos. The compressor wheels snapping etc.
Any diesel with a CP4.2 fuel pump must be avoided. Duramax used em 2011-16. When they fail it 12k in parts.
Ford uses em 2011 +.
Dodge started using em in 2019. Currently under recall.
Can't go wrong with a 6.0L gas chevy.
Old ford v10s are worthless.
6.4 hemi is good untill the rest of the truck falls apart around it.
I've been around a few 7.3 gas fords. Seem pretty stout. I cannot fathom owning a blue oval tho. I'd kick my own arse

 

I've always been partial to the LS. Easy enough to get a few more ponies out of them. They seem quite bottled up in stock form but bulletproof.