[AT] Engine oil

Sat Aug 15 12:30:25 PDT 2020

I use 30W Traveller oil from Tractor Supply in my Farmall H. Cost is about $11 for a 5 Qt bottle. They do sell it in 5 Gal buckets for around $40 - $45.  I do have to add oil every now and then since I do have some very minor leakage at the front and rear seals. Until I get around to doing a rebuild I just check the oil level before each use.

 Haven’t noticed any burning unless I’m running a lighter oil after winter snow plowing and before I change to the heavier weight for summer.

Carl
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From: John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 12:57:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [AT] Engine oil

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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