With all the oil threads since the first time that the sun rose in the east, I couldn't find one that suggested brands for the 80-90W gear oil that is used in the reduction gear box or the final drive on the snowblower auger. Since I am familiar with the final drive and know that it has brass gears in it, then there is only one sensible choice of gear oil for that one. GL4 80-90W gear oil! It is difficult to find today since almost all modern machinery now uses GL5, however, the GL5 will attack the brass gears and slowly dissolve them. This is a well-known issue with 4-speed cars of the 1960s with brass synchronizer rings in them.
Now comes the conundrum, what to use in the gear reduction box of the BX5455HD (which coincidentally is the same as the Series 80 BX2822 55" commercial snowblower. The manual only says to use 80-90W HP gear oil. That suggestion leaves a lot to be desired. Do I use a standard dino gear lube or would a more modern synthetic gear lube be a better choice? That is the problem with being old and owning older cars, you never have a need to learn about more modern lubricants. Please give this senior citizen some guidance, your choice of lubricant, and why.
PennGrade 1 is the new name for what was formerly known as Brad Penn Lubricants.
Now comes the conundrum, what to use in the gear reduction box of the BX5455HD (which coincidentally is the same as the Series 80 BX2822 55" commercial snowblower. The manual only says to use 80-90W HP gear oil. That suggestion leaves a lot to be desired. Do I use a standard dino gear lube or would a more modern synthetic gear lube be a better choice? That is the problem with being old and owning older cars, you never have a need to learn about more modern lubricants. Please give this senior citizen some guidance, your choice of lubricant, and why.
