[AT] Off-topic: Bobcat hydraulic fluid

[Rena Glover Goss]

David brings up a very good point.  When I worked for a Case-IH dealership, hydro units would come in for service that were simply limping along, and appeared to be so worn that they needed to be rebuilt.  Often, simply changing the oil to the OEM brand was enough to cure any problems, but getting permission from the owner to put the more expensive product in the system was a stumbling block.  Having grown up in a money-conscious household where substitutes were the norm, I recognize the rationale that says, "It's almost the same as.....".  But there are times when you just don't do that.  I was in college before I found that Miracle Whip salad dressing is not the same as real mayo.


Larry
---- David Myers <walking_tractor at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> Spencer,  if I may weigh in here,  I had my oil supplier test a sample of new Bobcat oil.
> They (a major company that only refines US oil for commercial use) said there are some additive packages in use in the Bobcat oil they couldn't be sure of.  They highly recommended using the OEM oil instead of their close equivalent.  This message was straight from their labs.  I have taken their advice.  
> My experience only and yes, this is the only example of this in our fleet.   Everything else is running a top quality, 'generic', oil.
> David
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> Dave Myers
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> > On Aug 26, 2017, at 2:16 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Absolutely,  Bobcat doesn't make their own oil.
> > They buy it somewhere.  In fact they don't make the
> > hydraulic pump on the machine.  Just find out what
> > type and weight oil it is and use a good quality oil that
> > matches up.  Some hydraulic systems are partial to mineral oil.
> > I don't have a clue about Bobcat but there is nothing magic about
> > their oil.
> > 
> > Charlie
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: Spencer Yost
> > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 9:08 PM
> > To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > Subject: [AT] Off-topic: Bobcat hydraulic fluid
> > 
> > I have a mid-1990s bobcat model 753. I need to top off the hydraulic fluid. 
> > The current fluid is recent fluid change and is a bobcat brand, because 
> > there was a main hydraulic line that had to be replaced so they completely 
> > redid the oil when they did the line. Can I get something from tractor 
> > supply to top it off? Or should I use bobcat brand only? I've hit up The 
> > construction forums but there seems to be a bunch of guys whose use their 
> > equipment for commercial use, and they just simply don't want to risk 
> > offbrand oil's. So not much help.   They just say use Bobcat.  But for my 
> > little farm I don't mind risking it. I run it 30 hours a year.   Not 30 
> > hours a week.
> > 
> > What type/weight would you get?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Spencer Yost
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