[AT] Off-topic: Bobcat hydraulic fluid

[Stephen Offiler]

Herb, it's a very small step, maybe no step at all, from here to "packrat"
status.  I've got that affliction.  Where I live, the nearest gas station
is 10 minutes, but the nearest groceries or Home Depot or whatever are
about 25 minutes.  I try to run errands on the commute home from work on
the weekdays, and I try to keep enough "resources" around that I probably
don't need to venture out much on the weekends.

SO

On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 9:41 AM, Herb Metz <metz-h.b at comcast.net> wrote:

> Spencer's last sentence "convenience and lack of free time for unnecessary
> driving" was my dad's reasoning for never throwing any iron away. The
> nearest implement dealers and salvage yards were 20 miles away; Dad's rule
> was 35 MPH for the old 36 Chevy, so it took considerable time to go most
> anywhere. When he retired in 1968 we had a huge pile of scrap iron to haul
> off.
> Dad finally bought a new Chevy in 49. Herb(GA)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Spencer Yost
> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2017 8:43 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Off-topic: Bobcat hydraulic fluid
>
> The other reason I do not want to use bobcat brand is because the
> dealership
> is about 45 minutes away. Tractor supply is 12 minutes :-).  Since I am
> just
> topping off I only need to buy the gallon jug so we're not talking about a
> big monetary difference. It's more about convenience and lack of free time
> for unnecessary driving.
>
> Thanks for all the advice!
>
> Spencer Yost
>
> > On Aug 26, 2017, at 8:32 AM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm pretty much with Mike M on this.  What I would do is research what
> the
> > Bobcat fluid crosses over to, assuming that info is available.  Then I'd
> > go
> > with the fluid that has the right combination of proven reputation, cost,
> > and availability.
> >
> > SO
> >
> >
> >> On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 12:57 AM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Allow me to replace the word "feeling"  with the word "proven". Mobil
> >> 424 fluid is a well respected fluid among people that use their machines
> >> daily.  Is John Hall "feeling" when he dumps red into green and green
> >> into red?
> >>
> >> Mike M
>
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