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I’m pretty sure full synthetic lube for lower unit is best. This is why. I had an 80 ton crane (125,000 lbs) it had planetary gear final drives at each wheel. We put synthetic gear lube in one side and conventional gear lube in the other. After a road trip we checked temps with infrared heat...