Anyone use Sinopec hydraulic oil?

[RickB]

Blaming the government for decades of corporate and consumer greed is just deflecting the real cause of the mess we are in. The vast majority wants high wages and cheap goods. Well here we are!

 

[klancf51]

I have been using Sinopec L-HM 46 in a log splitter for the last year. No issues down to 36 degrees. I am gaining confidence...
Note that Sinopec packages in 18 liter (4.75 gallon) buckets.

For our more expensive hydraulic equipment, we use Miles Lubricants (Primex). It's all about the additives.

 

[rScotty]

I have been using Sinopec L-HM 46 in a log splitter for the last year. No issues down to 36 degrees. I am gaining confidence...
Note that Sinopec packages in 18 liter (4.75 gallon) buckets.

For our more expensive hydraulic equipment, we use Miles Lubricants (Primex). It's all about the additives.

I bet that just about any hydraulic oil is fine in something like a PTO driven splitter or other implement where temperatures are low and because the implement's hydraulic oil doesn't get mixed with the tractor's own trans/hydrualic fluid.

 

[Richard]

OK you got your free ads.
We are almost two pages in, does anyone here own a tractor that specs AW32, AW46 or AW 68 oil?
Does everyone understand the difference between UTF and AW oils?

"No" to the tractor question but, my backhoe uses AW-32 and my 15' hydraulic mower (which is attached to the PTO of tractor) uses AW-100

That said, I use IH Hytrans in the tractor and appropriate AW32/100 in the backhoe/mower.

I would (and do) also avoid things made in China.

Stupid story: 20 years ago when I got the backhoe, I wondered if I'd ever have to transport it so, I set out to get some ratchet-binders. I had two and wanted about six.

I was visiting my mother in Atlanta and as a mother/son morning, we went out to breakfast and then set out to find some US-made ratchet binders. I FOUND the binders but after about four hours of going all over town, didn't find a single one that was US made, all were in China. I absolutely refused to buy them as I don't trust them.

Turns out I've never had to transport the backhoe so that didn't matter.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I, like everyone on here is always looking for a better price on good quality hydraulic fluid. I came across this ISO 46 hydraulic fluid from Sinopec for $350 a 55 gallon drum. The price alone is throwing up some red flags, so I want to know if anyone has ever used anything from Sinopec and what their opinion of it is. And yes I know it's made in China, so it probably has lead paint in it.

I put Sinopec 15W40 synthetic motor oil into my DT466 in my Pay Loader and I purchased a five gallon pail of Sinopec grease to lube everything. So far, so good.

 

[nyone]

That fluid is great for cheaper or very old and well past its prime equipment. I have also used this fluid to flush a system in a gear drive tractor. Il use it again