TO30

[SteveMinnesota]

I have a TO30 that I have only had for about 6 months. Cold weather is coming fast in Northern Minnesota. I have been runnung SAE 30 oil and GL-1 in it all summer.What should I run in it this fall and winter? I was thinking SAE 10 and how about the diff.and trans.? Any info would be great.Thanks for this site it has been a great help!
Steve

 

[Richard L]

Steve on the engine data tag on left side behind coil it shows 20 winter, 30 summer. The archives show many people have left the GL 1 out and use only 15 W 40 year round in the hydraulics w/o any noticable harm. 15 W 40 as they say sure makes for quicker operating times in winter. Good luck with what you decide for your harsh winters, not quite so bad in southern Mich. Richard

 

[Jeff-oh]

Book calls for GL-1 80 wt in the winter. As for the engine I think nnalert used 10 weight in the engine with out issue when he made his dash to the South Pole (-40 F) (Hey Bob what is that in celcius ;-). So it may be a little too light for a 50 year old engine.

That said, what do you plan on using your tractor for in the winter?

I have a MF-65 that I use for snow removal and after 5 min of run time the 90 wt. GL-1 oil heats up and runs well for me.... At start up the hydraulics are slugish. At the cost of oil this is an acceptible trade for me. But I am in Cincinnati and we get down to 20F min. Much below that and the snow can sit. You have a harsher environment.

If you need to do rear section oil change, I'd go to the multi-weight as Richard lists. This is the same as a GL-1 90-80wt. gear oil.

 

[SteveMinnesota]

Thanks for the replys on the oil and trans. I think when I changed the trans. oil this summer it was a 80-90 GL-1. I bought it at NAPA. Maybe I will try the SAE 20 and see how that cranks. I will be removing snow with it once in a while. The temps. I will be using it in are anywhere from +20 to -35. A bit cold on the rear but the snow won't just blow away.With any luck we wont have more than 150" this year.

 

[Jeff-oh]

The 80-90 wt. GL1 gear lube will be the same viscosity as a 40-50 wt oil. So the transmission oil sound fine.

 

[Jerry/MT]

Run multi-vis 10W30 or 10W40 in the engine. I don"t know whether you can find 80W GL-1 but that"s what the manual calls for. You could also use M2C-134D Ford fluid in it. Another alternative is 15W40 engine oil.

 

[pjfenner]

Jeff,

-40C is equal to -40F


Phil(WA)*

Was this a trick question?

 

[TonyinMass]

minus 40- the same brotherly feelings when USA or Canada beat the Russians in Oylmpic hockey games, when someone in New york state or Vermont can look over into Ontario or Quebec and know they have the same warm cozzy feelings- all are an equal minus 40....what a depressing thought!... anyway, the fellow I bought my TO30 from had put hytran in there, he gave me the rest of the pail. In general he seems to have followed the manuals... do I have something to worry about too?

 

[Jeff-oh]

Trick question,

Having fun with our friends way down south that poke fun at us for still using english units.