Initial situation

The hoisting equipment works in all kinds of weather conditions and they stand outside at night, exposed to the elements. The currently used conventional grease forms a base into which dust gets stuck, which drips onto the floor in hot weather and hardens again in the winter. As a result, the crane does not always function properly. Cranes are lubricated manually by the engineers. Given the size of the machines, this is a strenuous job. The shafts of the crane booms sliding in or out cause dangerous jolts which, in turn, cause the load at the end of the hoisting cable to swing. and is very hard to clean because the cleaning agent evaporates even before the engineers are able to rub the polluted surface.

Our solution

ROCOL ® TUFLUBE EXTREME is a very adhesive, water-resistant grease for heavy and shock loads, made of severely refined mineral oil. Dust and sand do not stick to the cranes anymore, so easier to clean, especially when using our effective and user-friendly ROCOL ® HEAVY DUTY CLEANER FLUID.

Result

From now on lubricating the booms only takes a few hours and can be done easily and quickly. Only a small amount of grease is required. The jolting seen when the shafts slide in or out has completely disappeared. Thanks to the properties of the white grease because the lubrication intervals can now be extended drastically with less grease used, all leading to an important cost-saving. The booms are greased and clean, dust no longer gets stuck in the grease, the grease no longer gets washed out by the rain and it no longer drips onto the floor in hot weather. It is now much easier to clean the booms because the HEAVY DUTY CLEANER FLUID does not even evaporate, giving enough time to remove old grease.