UTF?
M2C134?
utf fluid from tsc meets the Nh spec 134 fluids?
UTF Universal Tractor Fluid
generalls speaking.. utf and similar oils are made for tractor trannies, hyds, diffy, power steering, final drives and front axles. IE.. just about everything but crankcase oil, and power brakes, where equipped.
It's a generic term.. You may also see, transdraulic oil listed. and other manufacturers also have other names, many times denoting a slightly premium product. Like TDH/UTD etc. Hytran many times is used as a generic term, though actually referes to a specific product. Older specs like 303 or 'JD 303 fluid, also GENERALLY refer to a utf.. thought the old 303 spec is rarely actually used due to what it's made of... ).
M2C134D is the latest of the M2C specs. There are later CNH specs out there.. but older equipment generally needs a utf spec meeting some level of M2C134. Older manuals may list older revisions.. like M2C134A-B-C etc. Later spec oil superceeds earlier specifications. like the older ford M 4864 specs.
Read lables onthe UTF pails. You generally find about '4' levels of UTF fluids.
Bargain basement 'sale' UTF's .. generally these vaugely specify that they are for older tractors.. but don't actually list specs. may call themselvs a 303 oil in the name.. or similar.. but generally list no specs.. these can cost int he 18-25$ range for a 5-6g pail. These oils are 'generally' ok , as mentioned in older equipment.. and especailly in the south where temps don't get to or stay at 0-32 for extended times. many times these bargain oils are fine, except they have cold properties like honey, and thus are not great for colder areas. I many times will use these as cheap flush oils.. or to fill hyd only sumps in loaders and such.
Next you have the store branded UTF oils that actually list specifications. There are usually 2 levels of this oil. a basic and a premium. For instance.. tractor supply handles both a basic and a premium UTF oil.
The basics run from about 30-50$ depending upon brand and area. The premiums overlap and I have seen them from about 45-65$ both in the 5-6g pails.
then you get the specialty brands and OE brands.. real case, JD or CNH branded oils.. and the upper end aftermarkets, including synthetic oils. These genrally run 65-100+$ per 5-6g pail.
A few things to consider. the OE brands don't make their own oil. JD doesn't have an oil well and refinery back behind the dealership. they are buying oil for a bulk supplier who then goes thru custom bottling for retail sales. etc. Using MSDS info. you can find out who is providing what to whom. There simply aren't that many refineries out there. Also.. as time goes buy.. bottelers change. At one time walmart might have been using, for instance, warren for some of it's supertech oils... then they might have used valvoline..e tc. Also.. speaking of warren.. there are 2 warren's. unilube / distributing..e tc.
That said. look at your equipment needs.
If it's a beater you fire up to put a pallate of sod on a trailer 1x per year and it leaks bad... it's a no brainer. Put the cheapest oil in it you can find.
I myself, have a fleet of tractors from the 40-s and up.. the bulk of them in the 40-late 50's / early 60's era. i use the economy TSC oil or walmart oil.. whichever had been cheaper in bulk purchase at the time.
If you have a machine the speciaically caleld out a UTD type oil.. or one of the other very specific types not covered by the generic utf specs. STICK TO THAT OIL. Many times there are specific cold weather oils ( and filters ), and there is a reason fro that. cuts down on cavitation inthe cold, thick jellied oil,, and oil filter seal leaks. So on theis one.. RTFM..
make sure the oil you get, covers the specs in the manual.
for most older CNH stuff, and just about ALL ford stuff.. M2c134specs get you a loooooong way.
soundguy