I was trying to get the right stuff and ordered Shell Tellus S2 MX 100 for my Abene VHF-3 from the one company in the US that seemed to be able to supply it in reasonable quantities. I waited five weeks, at which point they silently issued me a refund - I guess they can't get it after all.
Can someone help me decode what this stuff is? What do other people in the US use?
Shell says:
Viscosity Index (ISO 2909) 105
Kinematic Viscosity @40C cSt (ASTM D445) 100
Is it actually 100 weight hydraulic oil? I think I remember that most generic hydraulic oil is somewhere in the low/mid 30's.
I went through a bunch of cross-reference material and wound up more confused than when I started without finding anything else I could get in the US.
I'm ready to put a straight 30W non-detergent fleet diesel oil in and call it good, but I'd rather use the right thing if I can figure out what it is.
I've had an electric fuel pump circulating paint thinner through the gearboxes to clean them out, but I actually need to use the mill now so it's oil time.
Can someone help me decode what this stuff is? What do other people in the US use?
Shell says:
Viscosity Index (ISO 2909) 105
Kinematic Viscosity @40C cSt (ASTM D445) 100
Is it actually 100 weight hydraulic oil? I think I remember that most generic hydraulic oil is somewhere in the low/mid 30's.
I went through a bunch of cross-reference material and wound up more confused than when I started without finding anything else I could get in the US.
I'm ready to put a straight 30W non-detergent fleet diesel oil in and call it good, but I'd rather use the right thing if I can figure out what it is.
I've had an electric fuel pump circulating paint thinner through the gearboxes to clean them out, but I actually need to use the mill now so it's oil time.