Oil & Fuel 300 Hours on Engine Oil?

[Olympus]

No, my current tractor was not brand new when I bought it. It had 200 hours on it. I’ve put 35 hours on it since I bought it.

 

[Olympus]

Under the Long Term Storage heading in the owners manual for my R3039:

- Check the lubricant capacity of each part and if the engine oil has exceeded 100 hours of work, change the oil and run the engine for 5 minutes at idle rpm.

Well that totally contradicts the scheduled maintenance list in the manual that’s a few pages after.

 

[RickB]

Well that totally contradicts the scheduled maintenance list in the manual that’s a few pages after.

It’s not a contradiction. It is a different recommendation for the different circumstances of a tractor entering long term storage.

 

[Olympus]

It’s not a contradiction. It is a different recommendation for the different circumstances of a tractor entering long term storage.

Well I’m not talking about long term storage. So not sure how that applies to my initial question.

 

[BotaTrac]

haha... you hope. you would think they have your best interest in mind right? the XJ with its mitsubishi s3l2 says 250 hours

the Ram Cummins can go 15k miles between changes on non synthetic oil... does anyone actually know whats what anymore?....

Hey jdom84. I checked out your channel and subscribed. My channel is http://www.YouTube.con/c/BotaTrac. I especially like your video about your LS.

 

[RickB]

Well I’m not talking about long term storage. So not sure how that applies to my initial question.

If you aren’t talking about storing your tractor unused for a long term, the long term storage guidelines do not apply to your situation. It’s really not that complicated.

 

[oosik]

I average about 75 hours per year on my tractor. I change engine oil & filter and inner & outer air filters every year. Wasteful - perhaps, but I know the tractor is alway there and ready to go. Way too much investment to even consider skrimping.

 

[RickB]

I average about 75 hours per year on my tractor. I change engine oil & filter and inner & outer air filters every year. Wasteful - perhaps, but I know the tractor is alway there and ready to go. Way too much investment to even consider skrimping.

I’m with you on the engine oil & filter. But the annual inner air is a total waste of money, and depending on conditions, the outer air filter could easily run 3-4 years.