hydraulic fluid cold weather

[Soundguy]

What happened to the old days when you just cut your regular hydro oil with a quart of kerosene? /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Soundguy

 

[5030]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( What happened to the old days when you just cut your regular hydro oil with a quart of kerosene? )</font>

Soundguy:

I use on road diesel to cut the hydraulic fluid in my roll off trailer in the winter. 5 gallons of ORD to 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid. No problems with seals, valves or whatever.

 

[Soundguy]

Every tractor manual I have from 75' and back shows cutting oils with kero to make them 'winter' grade.. etc.

Soundguy

 

[5030]

Soundguy:

My dad always said that Kerosene made a good engine flush too.

 

[CT_Tree_Guy]

JMA -

Wow, how did I miss this thread? I must be slipping!

I am convinced that one of the most significant benefits to using synthetic lubricants are their vastly superior cold-weather characteristics. If I lived in Alaska (and that's a big if - my hat's off to you), I'd use nothing but synthetics in everything I owned, period. And for that 2-week warm spell known as an Alaskan "summer", synthetics handle heat better than conventional oils too.

I'd have to bet that the -50 stuff you saw was a true synthetic. And I'd also have to bet that there's a good chance I'll get hammered for suggesting that synthetics are superior to conventional oils for cold weather, and am going to be presented with anecdotal evidence "proving" that it's not. My final bet is that I'm not going to give a hoot. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

John

 

[Charolais]

I'm with you. Hoot /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Hoot /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[ronjhall]

<font color="blue"> And I'd also have to bet that there's a good chance I'll get hammered for suggesting that synthetics are superior to conventional oils for cold weather, and am going to be presented with anecdotal evidence "proving" that it's not. </font> /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I just do not understand why you would think that would happen here on TBN. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Egon]

I'd suggest a warm enclosure for the tractor. That way the fluids will flow and after the unit starts working the fluids will come up to normal operating temperatures.

Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[5030]

Egon:

Heck with the tractor. How about a warm enclosure for your body so your "bodily fluid" fluid will flow better. I don't think they make synthetic blood yet.....then again maybe Amsoil will come up with that. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[tractorboy5500]

Amsoil dont, but Jack Daniels makes a darn good blood warmer.