Anyone running Amsoil in their tractor??

[Gary Fowler]

I don't mean to imply that they don't have a good product, just relating that just like many other small companies, they depend on someone else for the base product and maybe they put some additional additive in that others don't to give it a bit better characteristics. The bottom line is do you really need these high performance characteristics for your machine. Do you plan to run extended mileage on your vehicle between changes or are you going to change it at 7500 miles or less as per OEM requirement. Many OEM's now specify synthetic oil use exclusively so that is a given for those engines.

Just about any major oil brand now will exceed any manufacturers specifications. I wouldn't behoove an equipment manufacturer to spec out an oil or gasoline (fuel) that no one makes or is difficult to find off the shelf. Would you buy a product that required you to special order fuel or lubricants from only one place in the world, not me. Most members of TBN (with rare exception) don't use their tractors in professional farming activities where they put over 1000 hours per year on them, so spending extra money on exotic fuel additives, lubricants etc is pretty much a waste of money. These engines are designed to go 5000-10000 hours easily without overhaul of lubricated parts using standard fuels and lubricants and most of us wont put that many hours on in our lifetime.
Any one recall when STP was accepted as a necessary additive to engine oil or the Teflon additive for friction reduction? Tests proved those were snake-oil and in some cases actually damaged the engines from use.

 

[Z71]

They are dumping additives into the vat. The build the oil from scratch, buy all the raw ingredients from chemical companies all over the world and design and blend their own oils. They DO NOT BUY a single ounce of oil and repackage it.

You do not need to have a refinery to have an oil.


From the FAQ's

AMSOIL maintains formulation details as proprietary and does not divulge specifics regarding the type of synthetic base stocks used in its synthetic lubricants. AMSOIL developed the world’s first API-qualified synthetic motor oil in 1972 and has remained the leader in the synthetic lubricant industry by continually researching new technologies and demanding only the highest-quality raw materials. As the company moves forward with new technologies it is increasingly more important that this information remains proprietary. AMSOIL views synthetic base oils the same as it views additives, with each having its own set of unique properties. AMSOIL does not insist on a particular type of base stock, but insists on particular performance parameters. AMSOIL chooses whichever synthetic base stock or combination of base stocks delivers the desired result and tailors its lubricants to be application-specific (gasoline, diesel, racing, transmission, gear, extended drain, extreme temperatures, etc.). At the end of the day, the type of base stock used to formulate the oil is inconsequential; the product’s performance is what matters.

Note - AMSOIL does make oil for other companies but insists their name is on the bottle.

 

[RalphVa]

They're buying their base oil, like Castrol do.

The additive in a "dino" oil is about 25% of the total oil volume. For a synthetic, it's probably a very low percentage. So, the base synthetic that they buy will be most of the oil in the package. The "synthetic" is probably a hydrotreated dino oil.

Ralph

 

[kenmac]

I don't mean to imply that they don't have a good product, just relating that just like many other small companies, they depend on someone else for the base product and maybe they put some additional additive in that others don't to give it a bit better characteristics. The bottom line is do you really need these high performance characteristics for your machine. Do you plan to run extended mileage on your vehicle between changes or are you going to change it at 7500 miles or less as per OEM requirement. Many OEM's now specify synthetic oil use exclusively so that is a given for those engines.

Just about any major oil brand now will exceed any manufacturers specifications. I wouldn't behoove an equipment manufacturer to spec out an oil or gasoline (fuel) that no one makes or is difficult to find off the shelf. Would you buy a product that required you to special order fuel or lubricants from only one place in the world, not me. Most members of TBN (with rare exception) don't use their tractors in professional farming activities where they put over 1000 hours per year on them, so spending extra money on exotic fuel additives, lubricants etc is pretty much a waste of money. These engines are designed to go 5000-10000 hours easily without overhaul of lubricated parts using standard fuels and lubricants and most of us wont put that many hours on in our lifetime.
Any one recall when STP was accepted as a necessary additive to engine oil or the Teflon additive for friction reduction? Tests proved those were snake-oil and in some cases actually damaged the engines from use.

Thing about it is, I don't have to use Amsoil . No one is forcing me to use the product. I can buy any flavor I want. (Just like my vehicles and tractor) I & many others that use Amsoil products do so because they want to. If it were a bad product , they would not have stayed in business . They have been in business since the 70's. You don't stay in business making a bad product. Amsoil cost me no more than mobile 1. I change a lot of oil. I keep plenty of what I use on hand. No one said the OP had to use Amsoil. The OP ask if it were ok to use it in his tractor. I doubt anyone forced him to buy it. I say use what ever lube & filter that makes you happy.:cool2: .Drive what ever tractor, vehicle, etc that makes you happy:cool2:. I don't have a Kubota , LS , Mahindra, etc but, I'll still sleep ok tonight