Jan 26, 2019 / Additive to keep plow from freezing #11 Doofy Elite Member Joined Aug 16, 2017 Messages 4,310 Location Alaska Tractor LS XR 3135HC Yep, low temp snowplow pump oil. Works wonders!
Jan 27, 2019 / Additive to keep plow from freezing Thread Starter #12 OP shooterdon Elite Member Joined Nov 24, 2012 Messages 3,501 Location Near Johannesburg MI but in the middle of nowhere Tractor 2019 LS XR4140 HST Cab; 2020 Kawasaki Mule SX; 2021 Bad Boy 54" ZT Elite Got the plow oil with anti-freeze but just too cold and windy to work outside today. Going to -23* tonight. Will be 6* Tuesday and only 10 MPH winds. Will likely do the fluid change then and report back on how the stuff works.
Got the plow oil with anti-freeze but just too cold and windy to work outside today. Going to -23* tonight. Will be 6* Tuesday and only 10 MPH winds. Will likely do the fluid change then and report back on how the stuff works.
May 14, 2019 / Additive to keep plow from freezing #13 M milkie62 Silver Member Joined May 19, 2008 Messages 199 Location upstate NY Tractor Kubota M6800,Ford 801,MF 65, Kubota L305 My plow would freeze up at the first driveway I did everytime. I used about 2 gallons of hot water on the valve and cylinders and it would work fine the rest of the storm.
My plow would freeze up at the first driveway I did everytime. I used about 2 gallons of hot water on the valve and cylinders and it would work fine the rest of the storm.
May 14, 2019 / Additive to keep plow from freezing #14 Doofy Elite Member Joined Aug 16, 2017 Messages 4,310 Location Alaska Tractor LS XR 3135HC I use Shell aircraft hydraulic fluid. -20F or lower...no problems.