Excavators, loaders, cranes, transit mixers and batching plants work in dust, mud and heat, often on double shifts far from a workshop. The right oils and greases keep them on the job.
On a construction site, lubrication is the first defence against dust. Bucket, boom and loader-arm pins carry slow, shock-loaded movement where ordinary grease squeezes out and metal-to-metal contact begins. Hydraulic systems run hot through Indian summers and draw in dirt every time a cylinder rod retracts. Because one breakdown can stop the whole site, daily greasing and clean oil handling matter more here than almost anywhere else.
Banesto supplies the main lubricants a construction fleet needs: anti-wear hydraulic oils, MoS₂ EP grease for pins and bushes, EP gear oils, wire rope grease, diesel engine oil and Beltone V-belts for batching plants, crushers and compressors, matched to each machine maker's specification.
Selected from our 852+ SKU range for the duty cycles most common in construction sites. Every recommendation is matched by application (temperature, load, speed and exposure), not by catalogue number. Where the equipment maker specifies a grade, the maker's specification comes first.
Need specifications? Full technical data sheets are available for every grade.
View Product Datasheets →A starting point for your lubrication schedule, point by point.
| Equipment | Lubrication point | Banesto product | Good practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excavator, backhoe loader | Bucket, boom and arm pins and bushes | MoS₂ EP Grease NLGI 2 | Grease every shift on dusty or wet sites. |
| Excavator, loader, crane | Hydraulic tank | Hydraulic Oil HLP 68 or HLP 46, as per the maker | Keep breathers clean and change filters on schedule. |
| Excavator | Swing gear, final drives | Gear oil of the grade and API class in the manual | Check levels weekly; look for metal particles at the drain plug. |
| Earthmovers, transit mixers, DG sets | Engine | Diesel Engine Oil 15W-40, where API CI-4 is specified | Shorten drain intervals in heavy dust. |
| Batching plant | Mixer gearbox | Industrial Gear Oil ISO VG 220 EP, or the maker's grade | Check oil level and temperature weekly. |
| Tower and mobile cranes | Wire ropes | Wire Rope & Open Gear Grease | Clean the rope before relubricating. |
| Cranes, excavators | Slewing ring bearing | Lithium Complex MP NLGI 2 or MoS₂ EP Grease | Rotate the slew while greasing to spread it evenly. |
| Batching plants, crushers, compressors | Belt drives | Beltone C or D section or wedge belts | Re-tension after the first 24 hours; replace belts as a matched set. |
A lithium-based EP grease with molybdenum disulphide (MoS₂), NLGI 2, is the usual choice. The MoS₂ keeps protecting when slow, shock-loaded movement squeezes the oil film out. On dusty or wet sites, grease bucket pins every shift.
Use the grade in the operator's manual. Some makers specify VG 68 for hot climates or heavy duty; others call for VG 46 all year. Topping up with a different grade shifts the viscosity, so keep one grade per machine.
Heavily loaded pins on buckets and booms are typically greased every 10 operating hours, or once a shift; other points weekly or as the maker specifies. Dusty, muddy or underwater work calls for more frequent greasing.
Store drums under cover and on their side, fill through a filter cart, keep breathers clean and wipe filler caps before opening. Target cleanliness levels are explained in our ISO 4406 guide.
Running a construction fleet or a batching plant? Send us the machine list with makes and models, and we will prepare a lubrication schedule with the right grade for every point.