Happy New Year!
The wife wants to kill me as I made a 'small' purchase at the local auction house.... Just a little excavator. Nothing new to see here!
I tried to hide it, put it behind the garage and all such, but I got caught...View attachment 842175
Now, unfortunately, it needs a hydraulic fluid change - like over 55 gallons worth.
Any recommendations on an inexpensive source of hydraulic fluid with some actual specific approvals?
The cheapest I found is Service Pro (see PDF) in 55gal Drums - about $550/ea. or so. Looking to replace JCB's AW46 oil.
Thanks everyone,
BlakeView attachment 842173
Unless it leaks I would not go with cheap fluid Remember what they say you get what you pay forHappy New Year!
The wife wants to kill me as I made a 'small' purchase at the local auction house.... Just a little excavator. Nothing new to see here!
I tried to hide it, put it behind the garage and all such, but I got caught...View attachment 842175
Now, unfortunately, it needs a hydraulic fluid change - like over 55 gallons worth.
Any recommendations on an inexpensive source of hydraulic fluid with some actual specific approvals?
The cheapest I found is Service Pro (see PDF) in 55gal Drums - about $550/ea. or so. Looking to replace JCB's AW46 oil.
Thanks everyone,
BlakeView attachment 842173
All I can say is be careful. I bought VP Racing Ultra Plus J20A oil at TSC. When I emptied the jug, there was sludge in the bottom of it. I wrote to the manufacturer, and they did not reply. So even name brands might be dirty.Happy New Year!
The wife wants to kill me as I made a 'small' purchase at the local auction house.... Just a little excavator. Nothing new to see here!
I tried to hide it, put it behind the garage and all such, but I got caught...View attachment 842175
Now, unfortunately, it needs a hydraulic fluid change - like over 55 gallons worth.
Any recommendations on an inexpensive source of hydraulic fluid with some actual specific approvals?
The cheapest I found is Service Pro (see PDF) in 55gal Drums - about $550/ea. or so. Looking to replace JCB's AW46 oil.
Thanks everyone,
BlakeView attachment 842173
I did not read it in the post, but found this link. If I read the model number correctly as a JS300Lc, Says 113.6gallons needed.I will need over 100 gallons and only want to pay as much as is necessary, and not one penny more. And to do this, it would be nice if there were better industry standards that were clearly stated and able to be verified.
Very surprised a Kubota dealer would not use their own oil. I think it’s HDT2? I know I tried replacing the hydro oil in my F2560 with a big box store brand. Ran it for a couple weeks and the trans whining was very noticeable and very aggravating. Dumped it and hit the bullet on the Kubota branded synthetic. Problem solved. And this coming from a branded oil and gasoline skeptic who was in the business, and loaded oil by the tanker load at terminals. I loaded Shell, the guy in front of me Cenex, and the guy behind me Phillips. All from the same pipe. It’s mostly about the additive for branding!Now, unfortunately, it needs a hydraulic fluid change - like over 55 gallons worth.
Any recommendations on an inexpensive source of hydraulic fluid with some actual specific approvals?
The cheapest I found is Service Pro (see PDF) in 55gal Drums - about $550/ea. or so. Looking to replace JCB's AW46 oil.
That's a nice looking hoe. Congratulations.
Hydraulic Oil specs always confuse me. I'm not sure that it is even possible to find the specific approvals that you are looking for in a hydraulic oil. What does JCB use? Their saying "HP46" doesn't tell us much.
SAE and ASTM standards don't seem to cover hydraulic oils well, and AW46 is just another way of saying standard viscosity at 40 degrees is roughly the same as 20 wt engine oil. That is a viscosity standard sure enough, but not very complete. Nothing about what happens at different temperatures, additives, aging, or especially seal compatibility.
The Service Pro spec for their fluid just claims "highly refined base oils"... whatever that is. It might not even be a mineral oil; there are lots of other chemical oils. Glycols, esters, and glycerides are all oils that are used in hydraulic, too. About half that spec is abut viscosity...and sure enough, it is close to 20 weight by the way that engine oils are measured. Unfortunately nothing in there about seal compatibility, aging, or friction and wear standards. To be fair, that lack of reporting any testing or in-house standards seems to be par for the hydraulic oil industry. So it isn't a knock on Service Pro. The whole industry is secretive when it comes to their own hydraulic oils.
No reason not to ask around varioius JCB dealers to see what they run in them. When I asked, I was surprised to find that my Kubota dealer used New Holland multi-G for all his hydraulic work. It's an AMBRA product blended by Petronas. And the JD dealer doesn't use their own hydraulic oil exclusively either. Some of JD's commercial hoes run multiweight engine oil in the hydraulics.
If I couldn't get an answer from JCB, I'd probably lean toward a known brand like Mobil, Chevron, or Shell.
I might use a less well known brand as a flushing oil, but wouldn't leave it in there long term.
Keep us posted as you decide on an oil.
always curious about hydraulics,
rScotty