Steve Racco, General Manager for Racco Iron and Metals, was finding that the company was replacing worn components, such as pins and bearings, in its equipment about every four months, even though they had a regular maintenance and lubrication program. This was costing the company money both in terms of parts and repair, as well as downtime.

Racco was using conventional multipurpose grease and decided to make a switch. He tried Petro-Canada’s PRECISION XL EP2, a premium, long-life, lithium complex grease, and hasn’t looked back.

“Usually, after a few months, the equipment was just not running its best,” says Racco. “But since switching to PRECISION XL EP2, the equipment is running really smoothly all the time. The machine parts are not as slack as they used to be and they’re not wearing down as often.”

PRECISION XL EP2 has been shown to outperform most leading North American competitive products for better equipment performance in three essential areas – improved resistance to water wash out, longer life under extreme conditions and superior shearing protection. It is one of the few multi-application greases whose performance surpassed the National Lubricating Grease Institute’s (NLGI) minimum requirements for GC-LB rating. In high-temperature and heavy-loads Bearing Life Performance Tests, PRECISION XL EP2 lasted two to three times longer than leading, competitive, premium, multi-application products.

“My maintenance costs have gone down by about 20% because of the switch to PRECISION XL EP2,” says Racco. “The price difference between PRECISION XL EP2 and the multipurpose grease is minimal compared to the effectiveness difference. So, for the few cents more that I pay for PRECISION XL EP2, I actually save more money in the long run.”

“PRECISION XL EP2 is the best grease on the market for me,” says Racco. “My equipment runs much better, the longevity of the parts has increased significantly, and my operation has less downtime. All of this means that I am saving money and running a really efficient company.”