11:48:12am, Saturday, May 11, 2024
Hydraulic oil
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First timer
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I'm sure this topic has been beat to death but I am finishing up my new puller and looking for a good trans oil to use I have some hytran laying around but I’m curious what everyone is using is it worth it to spend that much on something I may be draining every few years and isn’t going to get a lot of hours? |
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Learned
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Hytran will be fine. |
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oldtimer two
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in my humble opinion,-- if someone is worried about 75 bucks for a pail of oil,- they should not try and enjoy the sport of pulling or any other motor sport,takes that much and more for just puller fuel,fuel for pulling unit and food, and more just to be gone every day,- not to mention yrs, the old saying goes like this, "PEOPLE SURE ARE FUNNY", Happy holidays,enjoy best you can,I would not let the world know how cheap I was. |
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LOL
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Guy is just curious whether it’s worth it or not, don’t think he’s looking to cheap out. Why spend more if you don’t have to? To first timer I will be running hytran in my build as well. I would think the oil Case ih or John Deere dealers and other large brands sell would be fairly high quality, but that’s just an assumption. |
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oldertimer two
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whether it is worth it is personal,I drove 1900 miles,paid 187 in tolls,another 1200 in misc and pulling expenses,won the Championship and received a pittance for prize money,was it worth it ??????? Not the same with oil,mechanical is different from personal needs,most oils are basically the same,- just different additives packages.If you want Gold but buy lead because it is not worth it,- what do you have,-- certainly not Gold. |
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ProPuller
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First off how much power does you new puller have? I used hytran untill it could not lube my gears enough. After breaking a few gears in my tranny (from spalding) i switched to lucas synthetic 75 weight. That was at the 2500hp mark. Hope this helps. Oil topics always bring out the dusche bags |
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Registered: 07/09/2008 Posts: 270 |
Tell you what...take it from someone who lives and breathes lubes everyday. Go to your local Cenex and get yourself some Quiklift and you’ll get an excellent quality hydraulic oil at a very fair price. |
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strange
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Strange how people critic others posts with nasty words,-- but they think it doesn't apply to themselves,I Love It.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Registered: 07/09/2008 Posts: 270 |
Today’s hydraulic oil is made for more than just hydraulic applications... |
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Pulling tractors don't need hydraulic oil (or any mixture there of). They need gear oil.... synthetic is the best. |
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000
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Ag tractors with 300 - 600 hp pull at the max all day long with hydraulic combo gear oil,have for 40 yrs. |
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I used 50 wt synthetic Big Truck Transmission oil. The oil will lubercate the gears under extreme pressure and flows well in cooler conditions like indoor pulling. Hytran and Hygaurd work ok in 500 to 800 HP Pullers. You will find that good oil will save you many transmission parts and repairs. |
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Registered: 04/06/2014 Posts: 35 |
We used Hy-Tran with 2 gallons of Lucas oil stabilizer added to it. It did not settle out, and it coats the gears and carries very well in the rear end and transmission. I've had the cover off to check numerous times since we did this and it works good. |
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Registered: 02/08/2014 Posts: 406 |
I've run HyGuard in our hot farm because we still have a wet clutch. I know my friend uses synthetic since his tractor had his tranny weld up once. He is running way more hp than we are. |
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Registered: 10/21/2008 Posts: 756 |
Will you still have a working hydraulic system? Are you going to use the Torque Amplifier steering and brakes? |
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