[AJD] 35 D

bwhdon acton at onramp.bz
Fri Jul 2 18:29:10 PDT 2004


Dang I wonder how that 35 D made it without the new improved oils of
today????????????????????????

Don


----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric LaCruze" <elacruze at comcast.net>
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Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [AJD] 35 D


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> On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 23:56:38 -0500, Gary Epps <garyepps at fidnet.com> wrote:
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> > On the question of which oil to use, it seems to be 30wt vs. 15-40wt.
>
> My $.02 is this; I'll use 0w40 Mobil 1 in mine. I've studied oils for some
> years, while I was racing motorcycles. The reasons I'll recommend this
> particular oil are these;
> First, synthetic oils are much more stable during storage and much less
> prone to forming acids which rust stuff up while sitting.
> Next, synthetic oils of any viscosity are far superior in lubrication to
> any petroleum oils.
> Synthetic oils have much higher tolerance to hot spots.
> 0w40 in particular is diesel rated, so it's better for dirty engines and
> it's serviceable from -60 degrees to any hot temp you'll see.
> Mobil 1 is available nearly everywhere.
> There are more, but those are the most important.
> Any modern oil will be superior to what was available when your tractor
> was new, but any decent oil is ~$1.50/qt and the extra money for Mobil 1
> is cheap peace of mind for me. I use the 0w40 in everything I have, from a
> 454 truck, 440 dodge charger, 6.2 diesel pickup, and our JD870 utility
> diesel tractor.
>
> Eric
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