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<blockquote data-quote="sgf" data-source="post: 127118" data-attributes="member: 8071"><p>After saying I decided on the AW46 I received some replies on the thread and I read them all. I never was able to determine the pump mfg. for my machine. I have spent a crazy amount of time researching this so I'll share what I learned hoping it might help someone else.</p><p></p><p>You can pretty much pick a fluid and someone will tell you it is best. It is a more complex topic than it seems since oils and fluids have constant updates on API standards companies tout their own products and owners tend to go (understandably) recommend what has worked for them, even in cases where it might not be the best choice. Add to that the fact that manufacturers all have their own ideas and it can be challenging.</p><p></p><p>I am normally a follow the manual kind of guy. A manufactures has an interest in recommending fluids that are best for the machine so they have less warranty claims and happier customers in the early days of ownership. </p><p></p><p>I never could determine who made the pumps in my machine. Before I bought the AW-46 I decided to call a few NH dealerships that do mostly construction equipment rather than Ag. I got pretty much the same answers from every service dept. person. Here are my questions and what they told me. </p><p></p><p>If this machine was in your shop and needed hyd, fluid what would you add? 10W-30 motor oil.</p><p>Since I don't know what's in my system or I might introduce other oils from hydraulic rental equipment am I better off using AW-46 instead of diesel rated motor oil? I would not add AW-46. If I was going to us hydraulic fluid I'd go with a muliti- use hydraulic/transmission fluid.</p><p>If I add the 10W-30 motor oil as per the manual won't there be an issue with fluid compatibility? The motor oil and hydraulic fluid will be compatible. I'm sure we get machines in all the time that have both in them for one reason or another and we haven't seen issues from this.</p><p></p><p>So what did I ultimately decide? I decided to not use the AW-46 in this particular machine based on the advice I received from the dealerships. I use Rotella 10W-30 T4 in the engine and that is what I will be using in the hyd, system. I realize people will agree and disagree so make your own choice, I feel confident it is a good call per the manual and the fact that dealers are doing it without issues. I hope this might help someone in the same situation. Granted my research was focused on my machine so it may not apply to others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sgf, post: 127118, member: 8071"] After saying I decided on the AW46 I received some replies on the thread and I read them all. I never was able to determine the pump mfg. for my machine. I have spent a crazy amount of time researching this so I'll share what I learned hoping it might help someone else. You can pretty much pick a fluid and someone will tell you it is best. It is a more complex topic than it seems since oils and fluids have constant updates on API standards companies tout their own products and owners tend to go (understandably) recommend what has worked for them, even in cases where it might not be the best choice. Add to that the fact that manufacturers all have their own ideas and it can be challenging. I am normally a follow the manual kind of guy. A manufactures has an interest in recommending fluids that are best for the machine so they have less warranty claims and happier customers in the early days of ownership. I never could determine who made the pumps in my machine. Before I bought the AW-46 I decided to call a few NH dealerships that do mostly construction equipment rather than Ag. I got pretty much the same answers from every service dept. person. Here are my questions and what they told me. If this machine was in your shop and needed hyd, fluid what would you add? 10W-30 motor oil. Since I don't know what's in my system or I might introduce other oils from hydraulic rental equipment am I better off using AW-46 instead of diesel rated motor oil? I would not add AW-46. If I was going to us hydraulic fluid I'd go with a muliti- use hydraulic/transmission fluid. If I add the 10W-30 motor oil as per the manual won't there be an issue with fluid compatibility? The motor oil and hydraulic fluid will be compatible. I'm sure we get machines in all the time that have both in them for one reason or another and we haven't seen issues from this. So what did I ultimately decide? I decided to not use the AW-46 in this particular machine based on the advice I received from the dealerships. I use Rotella 10W-30 T4 in the engine and that is what I will be using in the hyd, system. I realize people will agree and disagree so make your own choice, I feel confident it is a good call per the manual and the fact that dealers are doing it without issues. I hope this might help someone in the same situation. Granted my research was focused on my machine so it may not apply to others. [/QUOTE]
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