[AT] Synthetic Oil

[Henry Miller]

I'd use the same synthetic 10w30 in summer and 5w30 in winter in them
all. If you notice an engine gets low on oil before the regular change
comes up I'd change, but otherwise small engines generally don't need
much from an oil so they are all good. I would gues the only reason they
all spec different oils is they used the latest oil spec that was
available when they made the engine. 

-- 
  Henry Miller
  hank at millerfarm.com

On Sat, Nov 12, 2016, at 06:18 PM, Dick Day wrote:
> I apologize if this has been discussed recently, I searched my ATIS
> folder
> and couldn't find any prior posts.
> 
> I have 6 small engines here and they all seem to call for different specs
> of oil.  I would love to be able to find one that would work in all of
> them.
> 
> They consist of
> 
> Generac 15hp generator (13 years old)
> Husqvarna articulating lawn tractor w/Briggs 20hp (4 years old)
> Champion 389cc pressure washer (new)
> Deutz Allis garden tractor (26 years old) w/Kohler Magnum 16hp
> Craftsman push mower (10 years old) w/Briggs 6.75hp
> TroyBuilt walk-behind sickle mower (22 years old) w/Briggs 5.5hp
> 
> The manuals for the above all spec the best type of oil to use during
> winter and summer, and I am stocking 5w-30, 10w-30, straight 30 weight,
> and
> 10w-30 synthetic for the Husqvarna.
> 
> Does anyone offer any type of synthetic that could be safely used in
> these
> engines?
> 
> I am guessing that the answer will be no, but thought I would ask :)
> 
> As always, I really appreciate Spencer making this resource available.
> 
> Thanks!
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