Fueling is a routine activity in many people’s lives, but it carries some dangers to be aware of. Gasoline fumes are highly flammable and toxic because they contain harmful hydrocarbons. Here are some guidelines for safely fueling at hand-operated pump stations: 1. Park Close to the Pump Positioning your car closer to the pump can…
We have covered in great detail how your vehicles and equipment use different lubricants. With these guides, you should be able to make informed decisions on which oils to use, and to understand what all the labels and warnings are on lubricant packaging. However, today, we will be explaining and giving examples of the improper…
SC Fuels Guide to Lubricants Lubricants are a vital part of most if not all industrial machinery and learning which is right for your application becomes more and more important as different types and grades are created. To begin our journey into different lubricants, their applications, and when to use them, we should establish the…
In today’s article, we will be going into the specifications of the diesel engine. What makes diesel engines different from standard gasoline engines, and what role do they play in the current economy? It’s not privileged information to know that there are a great many industrial vehicles and equipment that use diesel engines, fuel and…
Lubricants are a very common fluid found in the industrial or commercial workplace. Their use is without a doubt vital to the success of any piece of equipment or machinery; however, industrial lubes and fluids are at their purest form chemicals and additives that are meticulously chosen to produce a fluid that keeps engines running…
Over time, the quality, consistency, and color tend to change on your oil-based lubricants this is because of many factors that directly “age” your oil. As a rule of thumb, color does not dictate the efficiency of oil. The color will change for a variety of reasons from heat, additives, and contaminants to something as…
What Is Octane? Octane is a flammable hydrocarbon of the alkane series, obtained in petroleum refining. That’s a long way of saying a higher octane rating means a higher explosion point. That also means you want more of it for your combustible engine. Octane numbers tend to change as additives improve and the quality of oil refining increases. One way to track the type…
How to Properly Store Your Lubricants Maintaining the quality of your oils, greases, and other lubricants is important to the longevity of your vehicle or machine. What Happens to Lubes if They Aren’t Stored Correctly? Contaminates, Gelation and exposure will ruin any store of lubricants, so are you doing all you can to combat them?…
What is Biodiesel? Is it sustainable? And is it cost-efficient? These are all very common questions fleet managers, and company owners should be asking when considering the use of biodiesel for their trucks or fleet programs. Renewable and alternative fuels are all the rage these days. Lowering our carbon footprint, and contributing to the longevity of…
What are some of the things that you do to make your everyday life easier? Do you set an alarm to wake you up at an early time? Do you have notifications turned on for an app that you use frequently? Do you have a bill set to automatically pay each month, rather than manually…
