Scenario: Each lubricant was tested in a controlled route that featured a slight incline and three sharp bends. A 3-ton cable winch was used for the pull. Each lubricant used its own conduit, and conduits were buried in parallel to ensure consistency. Each drum had a net weight of roughly 2800 kg. Lubricant A (water-based) was pulled at 12 meters a minute. It required a pulling force of 12-15 kN with higher loads at the bends. 15 liters of lubricant was required for the full 500 meters.MULEGLIDE was tested next. It was the fastest pull, nearly twice the speed of Lubricant A at 20 meters a minute. Additionally, it required half the pulling force: only 6-8 kN. The contractor reported that the bends only caused a slight increase in pull force.
