[Farmall] International 460 Utility

[Jim Becker]

I don't have anything handy to look it up, but I was thinking the early 
Lift-All called out 20 weight oil.  I'm not sure you can even find that any 
more.  You certainly can't find it easily.

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] International 460 Utility


> In the case of the Ford N tractors, 90W oil is what they are supposed to
> have in the system. I suspect that 1. Ford never expected anyone to be
> using the three point hitch in sub-freezing weather and 2. the system is
>  based on 1930s technology, when high pressure hydraulics and light
> hydraulic oils were not in common use, certainly not for transmissions
> and final drives. This was true of IH tractors as well - the early "Lift
> All" systems in the H and M used 30W engine oil for hydraulic fluid,
> which was better but still pretty stiff in cold weather.
>
> Mike
>
> cvill wrote:
>> Could we ask what oil was used for the refill.  Incorrect oil such as
>> 90W gear oil could cause this same problem.  Case in point:  I have an
>> 8N ford with 90W in the gear cases.   The 3 pt. hitch will do just as
>> you describe.  The oil just gets too thick to pump.
>>
>> Charlie V.