Opportunities to use the Stox equipment for relative estimation of antifriction properties of a solid surface are justified. Measuring of time and speed of uniform movement of similar steel balls with different nanocoatings showed that the least time (the highest speed) was registered for the sample which contains both kinds of cationic tensides in its surface layer. The data does not contradict results of industrial tests on conveyers with steel transport band and the best antifriction effect for lubricant composition.