Webinar: What the new diesel oil specifications mean for agriculture

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Last year’s long-awaited launch of two new API oil categories, CK-4 and FA-4, generated a lot of buzz in the on-highway trucking industry. But what is the significance of these new oils for off-highway vehicles, specifically tractors and farm equipment?

 

We recently conducted an online webinar with Farm Journal Media to answer that question. The bottom line: ag equipment operators that have historically used CJ-4 oils should seriously consider upgrading to the CK-4 category. These new oils are ideally suited to off-highway engines that operate under high-stress, high-temperature conditions. Moreover, they are backwards compatible, meaning they can be used in older equipment that has been using CJ-4 oils.

 

In the long run, CK-4 oils have the potential to help reduce your maintenance costs and optimize equipment life, generating a better return on your investment. Take a few minutes now and see how CK-4 oils benefit agricultural equipment.

07/20/2017

Shawn Whitacre
Shawn’s career spans 25 years focused exclusively on research and engineering dealing with heavy-duty engine lubricants, fuels, emissions, and materials. Before joining Chevron in 2013, he spent 12 years leading global fluids and materials engineering activities for Cummins. He also spent five years conducting lubricant, fuel, and emission research for the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO. At Chevron, he is a Senior Staff Engineer primarily responsible for product formulation of the Delo Brand of Heavy Duty Engine Oils. Whitacre is the chairman of the ASTM Heavy-Duty Engine Oil Classification Panel, which was tasked with the final development of the API CK-4 and FA-4 specifications that took effect in late 2016.

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