The disclosure relates to methods of operating transmissions and for providing bearing pitting protection and a passing static friction performance according to Caterpillar TO-4 SEQ 1221 in a transmission including lubricating the transmission with a transmission fluid composition comprising: greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; an amount of one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergent(s) to provide from about 2000 ppm to about 5000 ppm of calcium; an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) to provide from about 700 ppm to about 1500 ppm of zinc; and an amount of one or more molybdenum-containing compound(s) to provide from about 5 ppmw to about 300 ppmw molybdenum, and the one or more molybdenum-containing compound(s) is selected from the group consisting of molybdenum dithiocarbamates, molybdenum phosphorodithioates, organomolybdenum complexes, molybdenum dialkyldithiophosphates and mixtures thereof. The disclosure also relates to the compositions used in these methods.