[Farmall] H Questions

E. John Puckett ejpuckett at centurytel.net
Sun Mar 7 06:46:23 PST 2010


I agree with what BigDog said.  the original hydraulic system (liftall) 
used 30 weight non detergent oil, mainly because the leather boots, and 
cups used on the pistons of the day did not stand up to detergent oils.

DBigdog wrote:
> Tim,
>     To answer your first two questions - yes, 50/50 mix from the auto parts 
> stores will be fine and your tractor will run fine on regular grade unleaded 
> fuel.
>     Hydraulic oil selection is often based on previous experience but I have 
> found that these older systems work fine on the generic "hydraulic fluid" 
> you find in places like TSC.  You can't go wrong with Hy-Tran or equivalent 
> fluids.
>
>
>   





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