UpNorth Mini Excavating
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I have a bobcat 325G and I am wondering what hydraulic fluid to put in it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Hydraulic fluid
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Blondie70
Active Member
I put ISO VG46 in mine from the auto supply place. I had read that this is the same as Bobcat fluid....I have a 331G.
UpNorth Mini Excavating
Well-Known Member
Thank you Blondie! I went to my local parts store to get this and they looked at me like I was speaking a different language. None of there 5 gallon pales had any markings on it. Is there a way you could show me a picture of the pale?
Blondie70
Active Member
I bought the fluid in gallon bottles. That number is the specification of the type of fluid. It's not a name brand....I got mine from O'Reilly's.
I needed some to top off ...but would have filled it with this fluid if I needed to. Any parts place should be able to provide this....the guy went straight to it when I asked about this type of oil ! Good Luck !
I needed some to top off ...but would have filled it with this fluid if I needed to. Any parts place should be able to provide this....the guy went straight to it when I asked about this type of oil ! Good Luck !
Wes J
Senior Member
You don't want to buy the Bobcat brand oil for $16/gallon?
I used AW46 in mine. They used to spec 10W-30 also, but most manufacturers no longer spec engine oil for hydraulics due to the modern detergents.
I used AW46 in mine. They used to spec 10W-30 also, but most manufacturers no longer spec engine oil for hydraulics due to the modern detergents.
mikebramel
Senior Member
$16 isn't bad for quality oil. That's worth the money
Shimmy1
Senior Member
I agree. An extra $150-200 for the right oil is cheap I think. We're not talking 100 gallons here.