[AT] JD 730D Live PTO clutch oil

[Ronald L. Cook]

Dean,
	The Walmart thing surprised me.  That's all.  It is probably the way to 
go.  I try to stay as far as possible from Walmart.  I have bought some 
cases of "brand name" oil for my automobiles at Sam's Club, so I guess I 
don't stay very far away.  I buy my tractor oils in bulk.  Usually 30 
gal drums nowadays.  Used to be in 55s.  Lately, my hydraulic oil 
purchases have been 5 gals at a time.  2 X 2.5 gal jugs in one box.  I 
currently am out and plan to get a 30 gal drum.  I use the local jobber. 
  Need him to stay in business.  Discount stores can probably beat him 
in prices on quarts, but there is a tremendous waste to using quarts, 
unless you tip each one up in a container and allow it to drain for a 
day or two.  Also, I hate those little 3 gallon cases that quarts come 
in these days.  Okay if all you have is a little car and a lawn mower. 
Yuppie stuff.  Just won't work for me.  I use near 200 gallons of oils a 
year.  And I certainly would not pay a Ford dealership 89 bucks either. 
  They would probably charge me more, as I am a Chevy operator.<g>  I 
also used to be a petroleum jobber in a previous life, so I feel a 
little loyalty to the guy that is inventorying supplies so I can go in 
and get some 10wt. if I need it.  Now that I said that.....I'll have to 
ask if he even has any.
	I would certainly stay with John Deere's recommendation on the PTO 
clutch.  Either what the manual says, or the modern equivalent as per 
John Deere.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

Dean VP wrote:

> Ron:
> We buy our "brand name" oil wherever we can get it at a price that is
> reasonable. Walmart, Costco, Dean's Midnight Oil salvage, etc!  :-) I buy 6
> gallons of Delo 400 15W-40W at Costco for around $35.00. That is less than
> $1.50 a quart.  I use it in my F250 7.3l diesel engine which takes 14 or 18
> quarts at a time, if I remember right. A lot better than paying the Ford
> dealer $89 an oil change. That is their normal charge. But I've had it done
> two times at $49.00 at the dealer and even got the first one free. Haven't
> paid there ridiculous price yet. Also use it in my JD 750 tractor that has a
> 3 cylinder Yanmar diesel engine in it. Haven't had any pistons change holes
> yet. 
> 
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290


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