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<blockquote data-quote="Fishfiles" data-source="post: 9049" data-attributes="member: 782"><p>The dealer here in New Orleans gave me a copy of a service bulletin from Bobcat about two years or more ago that stated that motor oil should no longer be used in the hydraulic tanks of Bobcat equipment and that Bobcat hydraulic oil should be used , I can tell you from past experiences that any quality type hydraulic oil is the way to go over motor oil , it's much cheaper to start with and the motor oil is too thick and has additives in it now days that are not good for the seals and components as per Bobcats bulletin , if you work in colder climates problems with hydraulic senders giving false signals does occur on some models , 12 years ago I worked as a service manger of an equipment rental company for 12 years which had a Bobcat inventory of 50 or more at all times , not counting other brands and we used hydraulic oil longer in place of motor oil in all our machines that called for motor oil in the hydraulics before it was sanctioned by Bobcat and failure from oil related issues were practically none existance , use what you feel best with but Bobcat doesn't recommend motor oil any more , I am going to try and get another copy of that service bulletin and post it for you'll</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fishfiles, post: 9049, member: 782"] The dealer here in New Orleans gave me a copy of a service bulletin from Bobcat about two years or more ago that stated that motor oil should no longer be used in the hydraulic tanks of Bobcat equipment and that Bobcat hydraulic oil should be used , I can tell you from past experiences that any quality type hydraulic oil is the way to go over motor oil , it's much cheaper to start with and the motor oil is too thick and has additives in it now days that are not good for the seals and components as per Bobcats bulletin , if you work in colder climates problems with hydraulic senders giving false signals does occur on some models , 12 years ago I worked as a service manger of an equipment rental company for 12 years which had a Bobcat inventory of 50 or more at all times , not counting other brands and we used hydraulic oil longer in place of motor oil in all our machines that called for motor oil in the hydraulics before it was sanctioned by Bobcat and failure from oil related issues were practically none existance , use what you feel best with but Bobcat doesn't recommend motor oil any more , I am going to try and get another copy of that service bulletin and post it for you'll [/QUOTE]
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