small question hydraulic?

[cory eneks]

ok guys 8n 48 ford,,,what is the best but cheapest hydraulic oil i can get for this tractor???????

 

[souNdguy]

cheapest will likely be a bargain house brand utf. many times tractor supply will sell 2-3 grades of utf fluid from 19-50$ for a 5g pail.

the higher end cluids usually are about 35-50 and will be the traveler/renew brand, and the slightly cheaper one will likely be a 'extreme' fluid. then you hit the cheap stuff.. int he 19-25$ range.. 'sureflow' etc.

I'm sure other regions might have different oils too. i have seen mystik at tractor supply as well.. but it's ont he premium price side.

walmart and most auto stores also sell utf fluids.

the better fluids will likely quote a biunch of specs, notably M2C134 ( ford spec ).. and the cheaper ones may just say suitable for older tractor hyds and trannies.

in an old ford..the cheaper will leikly be fine. many have poor viscosity properties and get thick in the cold.. but that won't hurt an n as it was made for thick gear oil in the pump anyway.. and existed way before the m2c134 spec anyway..

i've also seen some cheap 'coastal' brand utf.. about the same as the sure / pure flow stuff. many sell a cheap 303 fluid that, again.. is usually a 19-25$ bargain fluid suitable only for older less picky setups.

soundguy

 

[TheOldHokie]

(quoted from post at 07:37:18 07/02/12) ok guys 8n 48 ford,,,what is the best but cheapest hydraulic oil i can get for this tractor???????

Next to impossible to answer that since it's mainly an opinion question. Something like TSC's Traveller Extreme UTF @$35 for a 5 gallon pail is probably the cheapest. The Traveller Premium UTF is a bit "better" @$45. CNH Ambra 134G is pretty much the same as the Traveller Premium at 2X or more the cost. Plenty of other UTF's to choose from with little difference in performance. Traveller SAE 90 gear oil @$10/gallon is also an acceptable choice although I think the UTF products are "better".

TOH

 

[souNdguy]

if he's in a southern state, tsc's here carry that 'super' economy utf we've talked about too. seems to only be sold in the non-cold states. as you pointed out, it becomes a brick in the cold weather. I occasionally see it on sale here at the local store by my office. I buy it to use solely as hyd oil since it never gets cold here much.. my superior loader eats all of 5g to do a fluid swap, same with my 850 tlb, and at 20$ the cheap utf is cheaper than even iso/r&o/ 32/46 /64 stuff here locally.

 

[cory eneks]

ok thanks guys