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ACinSC 
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Posted: 15 Jun 2022 at 9:18am |
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Went to NAPA this morn . Counter guy said Rotella is unavailable . Anyone know of a good substitute ? Also wonder how often you fellas change the oil and filter in your low hour tractors ? Once a year ? THANKS !
Edited by ACinSC - 16 Jun 2022 at 8:44pm
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 15 Jun 2022 at 10:17am |
I was changing the oil and filter every year... Got a sickle and wood mower "B"s that get about 25 hours a year... I have changed that to keep the filter for a couple years.. they never get dirty... Might stretch out the oil change also.
I have been using a good 10w30 motor oil in several small tractors for years.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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ACinSC
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Posted: 15 Jun 2022 at 10:32am |
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Thanks Steve . I was looking for Rotella mostly for the higher zinc additive . Prolly too late to worry about that anyway . Thanks , again !
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AC720Man
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Posted: 15 Jun 2022 at 8:20pm |
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Rotella SAE30 is available locally at Walmart and other auto parts store. Especially designed for older tractors with high zinc.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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Ed (Ont)
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Posted: 15 Jun 2022 at 8:40pm |
Get some 15-40 at any truck store or TSC. Yes Shell is hard to get or at least the tier 4 stuff is. Our shop got of a bunch of Shell tier 3 that they are selling a bit cheaper. I got a pail of that. Perfect for the older units - don't need the latest spec for these old girls. Get some Mobil or whatever is in stock! The tier 3 Shell is in a black pail instead of the yellow and white pail.
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 15 Jun 2022 at 8:41pm |
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if your running your tractor HARD and over 250 hours per year, you might consider the zinc........ if your running 2 hour every other week to cut the grass 6 months out of the year.... go with the 10w 30.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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ACinSC
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Posted: 16 Jun 2022 at 5:49am |
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My Walmart and TSC had no Rotella. I'll keep looking and figure something out. Thanks guys
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Lars(wi)
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Posted: 16 Jun 2022 at 6:18am |
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For older tractors, I would recommend Mobil Delvac 1200 series. Available in 15w40, and 30wt. Find a ExxonMobil distributor, they should have it in their warehouse.
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I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science.
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ACinSC
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Posted: 16 Jun 2022 at 10:11am |
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Finally bought some oil and zinc additive . Got my tractor up to 180 degrees . Pulled the drain plug and what first ran out looked the coolant to me ? Would coolant be in the bottom of the sump ? If it's coolant what could be the cause ? Blown head gasket ? THANKS for any help with this ! Should say this is a Series 1 gas engine , 149 I think .
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DrAllis
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Posted: 16 Jun 2022 at 10:19am |
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If it is coolant, it had to come from the radiator. Is the radiator LOW ??
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ACinSC
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Posted: 16 Jun 2022 at 10:32am |
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I think it's a little low . Waited a min for it to cool down . Also when I first pulled the plug the oil/coolant felt cool and then got pretty hot . Thanks !
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ACinSC
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Posted: 16 Jun 2022 at 12:34pm |
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Just remembered back in March I noticed my oil fill/breather cap was pretty watery looking . Guess that was my first sign of a leaking head gasket ? Oh well
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ACinSC
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Posted: 16 Jun 2022 at 2:08pm |
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I have this suspect oil in a couple clear containers . I'll check it in the morn and see what I find . Thanks
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Posted: 17 Jun 2022 at 7:14am |
I bought Rotella at the Winfield Kansas, Walmart this week.
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