Oil & Fuel Regular oil or synthetic

[TripleR]

Let me begin by expressing my appreciation to you all for your input. I grew up in the country, but about the time I should have been learning such things, we moved into town.

I try to combine a "by the book" mindset with common sense i.e. on our vehicles I change oil and filter usually within 1,000 miles of the recommended 3,000, whereas my wife would watch the odometer and even drive around the block several times to roll into the bay at exactly 3,000 miles. Well, maybe I exaggerate a little.

When it comes to my tractor, I am very much like my wife and try to get it done very close to the 100 hour mark if not sooner, especially if I have been in dirty, dusty conditions. It's just that $180 seems a little high for all fluids and filters for a change out. Or not.... Is that in the ballpark?

What all are you getting for the $180?

I paid right at $400 the last time I picked up stuff for one of my tractors.

 

[santa2u]

What all are you getting for the $180?

I paid right at $400 the last time I picked up stuff for one of my tractors.

Keep in mind that it was a B7510; very small machine. I got:

3 quarts of oil, 4 gallons of hydraulic oil, oil filter, fuel filter, 2 hydraulic oil filters and air filter. For a total of $179.82. That was back in March of last year.

A few days ago, they quoted my cousin something over $300 for everything for the 50 hour maintenance for his B3200.

 

[TripleR]

Keep in mind that it was a B7510; very small machine. I got:

3 quarts of oil, 4 gallons of hydraulic oil, oil filter, fuel filter, 2 hydraulic oil filters and air filter. For a total of $179.82. That was back in March of last year.

A few days ago, they quoted my cousin something over $300 for everything for the 50 hour maintenance for his B3200.

That doesn't really sound too bad for what you got. As mentioned by some others, you can cross reference some of the filters and I have used different brands of oil, but the cost savings were not all that much as I still used a high quality oil. I have also used other than Kubota hydraulic oil though I have gone back to Kubota right now. I do have some Ambra left over that I may put in my 2660 though.

I have to put 15 gallons of fluid in our M8540 and a little over ten in our L5030, so that bill gets a bit steep and just one filter costs $70.

 

[santa2u]

Wow! I'll stop complaining now. I'll just bite the bullet and do it.

 

[blumenfeld pagan]

It is available in Canada at Canadian Tire. I guess with the extreme temps here we have a wider range of viscosities available to us.:confused2:

 

[blumenfeld pagan]

I use the T6 5W-40 from WM in everthing that I change too. Where you find the 0 and 10 stuff?

Here in Canada it is available at Canadian Tire and if I remember correctly at the local TSC as well. :confused2:

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

To the contrary regardless of your sly comment ;-) I would trust John Deere they have been manufacturing equipment for decades and probably have one of the largest in-house research and diagnostic labs of any corporation building tractors today I know my cousin works for JD take care

PS I'd love to play some more but I have to take care of the 9 inches of snow we've just received this morning have a nice one

OK, go play (work) in the snow and then come back and play with us guys with the Orange Tractors.

 

[David s Von Gieserbrechta]

I couldn't find my last bill so I called my Bulk oil dealer and got the price of a 45 gallon barrel of 0-40 oil. the quoted price was $1238.20. Now on my bx2350 at three quarts I can get about 58 oil changes, which comes out to around $22.00 a change plus 8 bucks for a filter, thirty bucks in total. I think that it's not too bad a deal.

Personally I don't know of a single farmer in these parts that doesn't buy oil and filters in bulk. Maybe it's just a rural Manitoba thing but it makes dollar sense to me. Besides it's kinda nice to always have it on hand on those rainy days when yuh got nothing better to do and decide to check the hours on the tractor.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

While OEM has more mark up in nearly 100% of the time it should be good quality stuff and helps keep the local dealer open so when you need something no 3rd party has you have a parts source is one view on the subject. After they get 20-30 years old it may be a mute point.

 

[RADIUM]

Okay I'm back what's going on now all kidding aside don't feel bad some of my filters are over $100 each. JohnThomas check out my new video, I was having fun snow blowing this reminds me when I was a kid 40 years ago what the weather was like in upstate New York the only tough part was cleaning off the roofs my shoulders are killing me take care


PS is it all right if I stay on these forms I drive my brothers Kubota once in a while so I have a little orange in me