mhotrodscooter Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Im a shopforman at a small concrete pump company with like 20 trucks. well long story short our bulk oil 15w 40 in the drum have been bad on two separate occasions. me running dye check for fuel leaks just too find out its a bad drum Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72981-fuel-dilution-and-low-viscosity-something-to-check/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeH Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 That's a PitA. Are you buying this oil in 55g barrels or is a company coming and pumping it into your tanks from a lube truck? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72981-fuel-dilution-and-low-viscosity-something-to-check/#findComment-533664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhotrodscooter Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 16 hours ago, JoeH said: That's a PitA. Are you buying this oil in 55g barrels or is a company coming and pumping it into your tanks from a lube truck? Drum oil 55/gal from supplier Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72981-fuel-dilution-and-low-viscosity-something-to-check/#findComment-533689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeH Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I'd ditch that supplier and get a 275g (or bigger depending on how remote you are) tank with a pneumatic pump & nozzle. With 20 trucks in your fleet you are going through enough oil to warrant buying oil in bulk. If you have trucks on different oils then you could get a tank for each grade of oil. We have 3 trucks and use a "half" tank for 15w40 and another half tank for hydraulic. REIT lubricants fills a small jar for us every time we get oil from them. That way if there's a problem with the oil then we have a sample to send out for testing, to rule out if it's an oil problem or a truck problem. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72981-fuel-dilution-and-low-viscosity-something-to-check/#findComment-533711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhotrodscooter Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 14 hours ago, JoeH said: I'd ditch that supplier and get a 275g (or bigger depending on how remote you are) tank with a pneumatic pump & nozzle. With 20 trucks in your fleet you are going through enough oil to warrant buying oil in bulk. If you have trucks on different oils then you could get a tank for each grade of oil. We have 3 trucks and use a "half" tank for 15w40 and another half tank for hydraulic. REIT lubricants fills a small jar for us every time we get oil from them. That way if there's a problem with the oil then we have a sample to send out for testing, to rule out if it's an oil problem or a truck problem. We run a extended oil change intervals, going 1200hrs on our new equipment and 900 on our older macks, so a drum might last 6-10 months or a week depending on how the full services pop up. oil samples every 225hrs services every 300hr But i understand bulk would be better. sample it once and not having to sample each drum Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/72981-fuel-dilution-and-low-viscosity-something-to-check/#findComment-533742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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