[AT] tractor oils maintenance?

[Dean Vinson]

Herb, interesting question.  I just bought two oil filters for my Super M and two for my 620, with the intention of changing oil in both of them now and then having a filter on the shelf for next year also.   But as I think about it they are each unlikely to see more than a hundred hours in that year, maybe not even that much.

"Once per year" appeals to me because it seems like it would flush out any accumulated condensation water, and because it's easy to remember, and because it's what my dad does.  But I don't know that it's strictly necessary, probably very conservative given the tractors' actual usage.

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio


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Cecil & Others with seldom used antique tractors, What rules-of-thumb do you follow for oils changes on old tractors still in good condition but only get used less than one hundred hours per year? I have a couple Allis G’s in this limited use situation; none are heavily loaded. Also an Allis D-14 gets less than two hundred hours per year. Herb(GA)