Foothill Rancher
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jul 19, 2008
- Messages
- 108
- Location
- Foothills of Sierra Nevada
- Tractor
- Kubota L4400 2 Ford 8n's
I guess my beef here is that we're all being told something different.
Even though we live in different parts of the country some of our temps are close to the same and the eastern half of Kubota is saying something different than the western half.
JD can use a 0w-40, are Kubota's engines that much looser that we should be using 15w-40 and can't use 5w-40? The oil weight difference doesn't seem that great that it would matter unless their worried about the high temps, but 40w should be the same on either oil.
When I got my tractor it was fine at start up, after the 50hr service the engine rattles for a few minutes after startup, it probably had 10-40 in it from the factory and the dealer did use 15-40.
In my area 15-40 is fine in the summer and I know it's suppose to be good down to 5+ degrees. If I use the 10-40 in winter and 15=40 in summer then I will be changing my oil about every 30 to 35 hrs, I felt that the 5-40 would do away with this is the main reason I was going to use it.
If it didn't make such a loud rattling on startup I really wouldn't say to much about this except for the fact that Kubota is giving everyone different answers.
Even though we live in different parts of the country some of our temps are close to the same and the eastern half of Kubota is saying something different than the western half.
JD can use a 0w-40, are Kubota's engines that much looser that we should be using 15w-40 and can't use 5w-40? The oil weight difference doesn't seem that great that it would matter unless their worried about the high temps, but 40w should be the same on either oil.
When I got my tractor it was fine at start up, after the 50hr service the engine rattles for a few minutes after startup, it probably had 10-40 in it from the factory and the dealer did use 15-40.
In my area 15-40 is fine in the summer and I know it's suppose to be good down to 5+ degrees. If I use the 10-40 in winter and 15=40 in summer then I will be changing my oil about every 30 to 35 hrs, I felt that the 5-40 would do away with this is the main reason I was going to use it.
If it didn't make such a loud rattling on startup I really wouldn't say to much about this except for the fact that Kubota is giving everyone different answers.