Terminology
Seals
Competition
Gerald Bullman
Misc.
100

A rating that represents the ability to stand up to water ingress in washdown applications.

What is IP69?

100

The standard seal for a spherical roller bearing.

What is a TRIDENT seal?

100

The company credited with inventing the spherical roller bearing.

Who is SKF?

100

This is the band Jerry and Charles were going to see in Simpsonville on a Wednesday night until a member passed away the day before.

Who is ZZ Top?

100

Our ball bearings are manufactured in this plant.

What is Rogersville?
200

A device used to determine clearance when mounting a bearing.

What is a feeler gauge? 

200

A Dodge seal.

What can not be blown out?

200

This company uses a felt seal, that has potential for water retention.

Who is Sealmaster?

200

This is Jerry's favorite restaurant nearby.

What is Bucky's BBQ?

200

These 3 tapered bearings all have up to 5 degrees of misalignment capability.

What are TAF, Type K and Double Interlock?

300

A term used to describe when all clearance has been removed during the mounting of a bearing.

What is zero reference point?

300

The seal used for high temperature application.

What is a Labyrinth seal?

300

This company caught Donald Trump's attention when they moved their manufacturing to Mexico!

Who is Rexnord?

300

This is the question Jerry asked Mckinnon upon completion of his ball bearing product review.

What type of ball bearing keeps you up at night?

300

The TAF style tapered bearing was designed to have the same footprint as this spherical roller bearing.

What is SAF?

400

The cage used for washdown application ball bearings.

What is a MaxLife cage?

400

The upgraded seal for tapered roller bearings.

What is E-Tect?

400

This company is dominant in the market for spherical roller bearings.

Who is SKF?

400

Which company is the funniest to hear Jerry say?

Who is IPTCI?

400

What does Mudge say most often during training, in regards to information we probably should know?

What is "mmm you don't need to know that".

500

A common issue with set screw mounted bearings where the shaft and bearing "weld" together.

What is fretting corrosion?

500

This seal has three points of contact, as well as a rubberized flinger.

What is a QuadGuard seal?

500
This company used to manufacture some of our cones and cup components for our roller bearings, up until 2009. 

Who is Timken?

500
This is Jerry's screensaver.

What is: a livestream of a cow pasture?

500

This tapered roller bearing offers no misalignment capabilities.

What is Type E?
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