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Hydraulic oil vs. motor oil
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<blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 2753" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>My local Bobcat teck say 10/30 motor oil. He does not support buying the cheapest no name brand you can find though. The only reason bobcat recomends using their oil is they want to sell it to you. If its ok to use 10/30, then its ok period. They don't say in my owners manual to remove it as soon as you get your hand on their brand again. Beside they pretty much have to build the machine to use some sort of readily available oil, some customers are 100s of miles from their dealer. Btw 10/30 is a far better hyd oil then what is called hyd oil (ie Shell tellus 68). It has more lubrication. Std hyd oil is pretty much the cheapest oil they can make. Another mechanic friend say you can substitute most any oil for hyd oil (in a system that calls for a Tellus type oil), but recomends motor oil in all aplications that don't call for a transmission/hydraulic oil ie Shell donax TD, which is a gear and hyd oil. Std hyd oil is Cheap, thats your first clue to its quality, trans/hyd and motor oil are just a better grade product, and therefore more expensive. Bobcat oil on the other hand is expensive, but likely no better than a good motor oil. I run shells rotella t 10/30 in engine, chain case and hyd. If you loader calls for trans/hyd oil however, you must not use motor oil then. Just my .02 Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skidsteer.ca, post: 2753, member: 307"] My local Bobcat teck say 10/30 motor oil. He does not support buying the cheapest no name brand you can find though. The only reason bobcat recomends using their oil is they want to sell it to you. If its ok to use 10/30, then its ok period. They don't say in my owners manual to remove it as soon as you get your hand on their brand again. Beside they pretty much have to build the machine to use some sort of readily available oil, some customers are 100s of miles from their dealer. Btw 10/30 is a far better hyd oil then what is called hyd oil (ie Shell tellus 68). It has more lubrication. Std hyd oil is pretty much the cheapest oil they can make. Another mechanic friend say you can substitute most any oil for hyd oil (in a system that calls for a Tellus type oil), but recomends motor oil in all aplications that don't call for a transmission/hydraulic oil ie Shell donax TD, which is a gear and hyd oil. Std hyd oil is Cheap, thats your first clue to its quality, trans/hyd and motor oil are just a better grade product, and therefore more expensive. Bobcat oil on the other hand is expensive, but likely no better than a good motor oil. I run shells rotella t 10/30 in engine, chain case and hyd. If you loader calls for trans/hyd oil however, you must not use motor oil then. Just my .02 Ken [/QUOTE]
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