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  1. J

    Poly tanks for fuel?

    Our new emergency light plant and Genie knuckleboom lift have poly fuel tanks. No issues after 2-years of use. Keeping them out of the sunlight is good advice as the tanks will get brittle over time and could crack. Also, keeping them out of the direct sunlight reduces the thermal cycles that...
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    Mixing hydraulic oils? Any petroleum experts here?

    Pelican Roost, An ISO 100 would be the equivalent to a SAE 30 weight engine oil, and an ISO 150 would be the equivalent to an SAE 40 weight engine oil. You can contact AMSOIL technical at (715) 399-8324 for specific questions about a product application. Thanks, John
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    CAT 966: mixing ISO 32 and SAE 10 oil in hydraulics

    I know synthetics are more expensive; but give them some review folks. You won't have to switch viscosities from summer to winter. They also keep you system running cooler and reduce wear. Running a cooler hydraulic system means longer hose and component life. Synthetics are also able to...
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    Cold weather gelling. WARNING!

    To Gel or not to Gel; that's a question we'll all be wondering about. Yes, this is going to be a major issue. SalesRep is correct, as I have seen cloud points all over the place this winter. There is no consistency from load-to-load from the suppliers. One load will run 13 degrees F and the...
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    Royal Purple

    Palmer78, 75W-90 will be fine, and will give you better low temperature performance over a straight 90W. Straight weights are getting harder to find as multi-viscosity oils are here to stay as they provide many benefits and perform as well or better than straight weight oils. At operating...
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    Bobcat Skidsteer -- After Market Hyd oil ??

    gpap123, Glad you found a product to fit your application and service. John
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    Gear Lube Question

    Viscosity and Gear Oils Steve, I would use either oil recommended by the OEM. The key is viscosity and whether or not there is shock-loading of the gear box. GL-5 gear oils have an EP (extreme pressure) additive to protect the gears from shock loading. The sulfur based EP additives provide...
  8. J

    Should I lube the dry Backhoe pins?

    Have any of you guys tried a heavy duty spray grease on these pins? AMSOIL has an aerosol spray grease for fifth-wheel plates and open gears that might do the trick. It is super tacky and you can spray it into tight areas with limited clearance. It is very wash-out resistant in wet areas. You...
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    The right engine oil?

    One more thing, comfort food for thought here. I alway recommend a AMSOIL HDD 5W-30 synthetic to all my customers. I currently have the 5W-30 in small Perkins and Kubota engines both air-cooled and liquid-cooled; light, medium and heavy duty trucks and off-road construction equipment. Here in NE...
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    The right engine oil?

    Palmer78, The API CD is an heavy duty diesel oil spec that was introduced in 1955 according to the bulletin I downloaded from the API web site. The file size was to large to upload as an attachment. If you want to visit the site and read the bulletin here's the link...
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    Bobcat Skidsteer -- After Market Hyd oil ??

    gpap123, I've been doing so investigating and have found that 10W-30 engine oil should be just fine in the 763. I found this posting on a site from a 763 owner: Was going to try and scan the page out of the service manual but unfortunately it had other ideas. Under fluid type it says...
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    Syn. oil for the winter??

    Darryl, Is the Hestian disk mower like a Lely brand; where the PTO drives a belt that drives the right-angle gear box? Lely calls for a 85W-140 gear oil. This gear box pulls a heavy load especially in wet hay or grass. If the 85W-140 is not holding up and the gear box is running hot, most...
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    Syn. oil for the winter??

    What is the difference between conventional oil and full synthetic oils? Darryl, The difference in dino-petro oil and a full synthetic is that dino-petro oil (conventional oil) is pumped from the ground. A full synthetic oil is engineered and formulated in the lab, and is not pumped from...
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    Syn. oil for the winter??

    Darryl, Greetings, you bring up a good point on using the proper oil in today's new diesel engines. The VW requires a oil that meets the European specification. My neighbor is a VW mechanic and said his sees problems all the time with sludging in the VW oil pans that plugs the oil pump pick...
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    New Forum Sponsor

    Steve and members, Thank you for allowing me to be part of your forum. I enjoy being a member and enjoy the discussions, information and knowledge everyone shares here. You all have an excellent forum here. After being a member for some time now and seeing the high caliber of content and...
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    ASV Skid Steer oil Question

    Oil Analysis Farmboy555, If you need assistance with getting started with an analysis program, please feel free to contact me. I can assist you with a sample pump kit and sample kits. I can also assist you with reading and interrupting the results of your analysis reports. An analysis...
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    Bobcat Skidsteer -- After Market Hyd oil ??

    I assume your speaking about a Bobcat 763. I couldn't find Bobcats specs on hydraulic oil. I know Bobcat has their own fluids; In most of the skidloaders and hydrostats the AMSOIL 10W-30 small engine oil works great, as does the 5W-30 tractor transmission/hydraulic oil. If you have a manual on...
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    Is it a big deal to add a few gallons of John Deere Hy-Gard to Amsoil?

    Joeeye59, have you read the posts in the "Reading Oil Samples" in the lubrication forum? I've posted a lot of information, and others have to on the subject of oil analysis. If you have read it and have more specific question, please post or email me with the specific questions. I have some...
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    Burning Your Waste Oil In Your Engine???

    We haven't had any issues at -20 below here in NE Iowa, but when we hit -35 to -40 below all heck was breaking loose around here. We have been getting heavy fuels around here all winter with high cloud points. This heavy fuel with the tighter filtration has caused problems. I've had customers...
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    Burning Your Waste Oil In Your Engine???

    bstiles, The Duramax diesel in the Chevrolet/GMC pickups have a 4-micron filter. Your friend might want to change the filter again in the near future to prevent unplanned downtime. I've talked to several Duramax guys this winter, they are having the most trouble that I've heard of with fuel...
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