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Oil for T133S - Engine, Hydraulic, Final [chain] Drive
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<blockquote data-quote="AlphaBob" data-source="post: 20165" data-attributes="member: 2158"><p>Thomastech - sorry to be running you all over the forum (I noticed that you posted this reponse in two places because I asked the same question in two spots - sorry). At any rate, I'll keep the discussion here in the Thomas section because I know that there are other Thomas people facing the same problem: it is very difficult to locate 10W30 diesel oil here in the Southern United States. Here's what I plan to do unless you think its a bad idea: MOTOR - Rotella T 15W40 which is rated API CJ-4, CI-4 PLUS, CI-4, CH-4, CG-4, CF-4, and SM, SL, SJ, SH. EVERYTHING ELSE: Castrol GTX 10W30 which is rated SM/SL/SJ/SH. Does this sound good to you? Ideally I'd find Rotella T 10W30, but it is not available in the South - most likely because of the warm climate. I'm doing this because I have heard that the hydraulics REALLY like 10W30 because that is how they are designed. The 10W30 for the hydraulics, if I understand things correctly, requires an API rating of SM. Thomastech, am I on track with this decision?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlphaBob, post: 20165, member: 2158"] Thomastech - sorry to be running you all over the forum (I noticed that you posted this reponse in two places because I asked the same question in two spots - sorry). At any rate, I'll keep the discussion here in the Thomas section because I know that there are other Thomas people facing the same problem: it is very difficult to locate 10W30 diesel oil here in the Southern United States. Here's what I plan to do unless you think its a bad idea: MOTOR - Rotella T 15W40 which is rated API CJ-4, CI-4 PLUS, CI-4, CH-4, CG-4, CF-4, and SM, SL, SJ, SH. EVERYTHING ELSE: Castrol GTX 10W30 which is rated SM/SL/SJ/SH. Does this sound good to you? Ideally I'd find Rotella T 10W30, but it is not available in the South - most likely because of the warm climate. I'm doing this because I have heard that the hydraulics REALLY like 10W30 because that is how they are designed. The 10W30 for the hydraulics, if I understand things correctly, requires an API rating of SM. Thomastech, am I on track with this decision? [/QUOTE]
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