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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Butters" data-source="post: 12713" data-attributes="member: 753">The origional question was switching to "motor oil". My manual from the company, not the dealer says to use "Bobcat Hydrostatic Fluid" or something of the sort and gives a part number. It goes on to say if you cannot get it use 10W-30.I agree that modern motor oils have much more detergent than they used to and may not be the best option in a hydraulic system. If you read on a jug of Bobcat brand fluid, they have adsolutley no specs on there. However, I seriously doube that part of their corporate structure that has helped them grow for 50 years has been to plan for failure. It seems to me, that they use innovation as a selling tool rather than saying, your last one broke, so you need a new one. I would assume that Bobcat used some engineers when they designed their equipment and maintenance recommendations as well.</blockquote>