[AT] Engine oil

[Tyler Juranek]

Hi John
This May I needed to change oil in my Oliver 770. Yes, it is diesel,
so maybe my answer here is not rellivent to your question.
Anyway, it was the first oil change since I have owned it. I wondered
what I should put in it. The book said 20w20 but the local Bomgaars
didn't have any, so I called our family friend who is a mechanic at
night, and always seems to know a little bit about a lot of things. He
suggested I use 15W40 in it, but he said "do not buy anything but
Rotella brand oil." I forget why he said Rotella, but maybe try that
brand and see if it makes any difference?
They do have 10W30. The only two gas burners left are my John Deere A,
and Dad's 550 Oliver. Everything else here is diesel.
Let us all know how it goes.
Take Care,
Tyler Juranek

On 8/15/20, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> What this group needs (in my opinion) is a good farm equipment discussion.
> Engine Oil--but wait, this isn't your ordinary oil discussion!!! Long
> story short, I have a fleet of old gas powered working FARM
> equipment--not talking about lawn equipment. We have always ran big name
> brand oil. I switched from Exxon Super HDII about 3-4 years ago because
> it was getting really hard to source. I switched over to Chevron Dello
> 400 (both are 30W). The Dello is formulated for diesels, but supposedly
> works in older gas engines. I now have 2 engines that drink oil when
> being worked hard. My Farmall M can drop 2-3 qts in a couple hours of
> pulling a cultimulcher--yet you don't really notice it smoking. It does
> foul plugs. That work is a very heavy load. Also I have a 3300 Deere
> combine that will drop a qt or so every truckload of corn. Now I've only
> had this combine about 8 years and the oil consumption just started
> about 3 years ago--I swear some days it is worse than others. I really
> wonder if its the oil I'm using. I have on hand some CaseIH low-ash oil
> I run in lawnmowers--considering putting it in the combine for this
> fall. Supposedly the same stuff IH has been selling for 40+ years. The
> cost is about $3-4 more a quart, so an extra $25 to change oil. For the
> record, the rest of the gas powered fleet doesn't run hard/long enough
> to notice a problem. The combine is such a gas hog, can't help but
> wonder if its a fuel issue causing dilution.
>
> What you guys think, worth a shot?
>
> John Hall
>
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