B3030....Which oil?
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Sully, I got a block heater with my NH TC48DA. My neighbor saw it and bought one outright for his TC35A, it was only $20. I've bought also some of that Wally world Rotella 5-40 "synthetic". Because it's easy to find. Now I also bought a 5 gal pail of NH Mastergold Ambra 10w-30 diesel oil before I found the Wally world 5w-40. It was only $2 qt. in the 5 gal pail. Pail was $40 of course. I was concerned about the cold weather starting also. Remember even tho the pour point may say -40F, the pumping of the oil is usually 20 degrees higher. So a -40F pour, is really a -20F pumping, and even then it's a tough haul for the oil pump. Better to have an easy flowing oil for winter. Rotella post their specs on the web. I had to contact an Ambra sales rep, at the Speciality oil site. Even then he only gave me exactly what I requested, one being the pour point, and the other being the TBN, which was an 8. I believe that Rotella is 11.5, and Amsoil is a 12.2, and another oil, which slips my mind was a 12 also. The TBN is the ability of the oil to handle soot, and neturalize the acids that burning diesel creates. The sulfuric acid may not be much of a problem as the sulfur content is reduced in future fuels. The piston injection pumps tend to handle the lack of sulfur better than the rotary injection pumps. IH3444
Good info...GREAT info in fact. Thanks much.
Im worried about the itty bitty battery too...maybe having to crank and crank to get it fired up with "heavy" oil. It dont look all that big to me...LOL. If it was a 1400 AH like my Cummins RV has..Id turn the key and say to it to "Get 'er done"...but I don think that std Kubota has a lot of "cranking" in it!
Mucho appreciated!
Im worried about the itty bitty battery too...maybe having to crank and crank to get it fired up with "heavy" oil. It dont look all that big to me...LOL. If it was a 1400 AH like my Cummins RV has..Id turn the key and say to it to "Get 'er done"...but I don think that std Kubota has a lot of "cranking" in it!
Mucho appreciated!
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My B2910 now has a block heater. But I started it in below zero weather before I got the block heater with no problems while using Shell Rottela T 15w-40 oil. Engine sounded rough until it warmed up. The <font color="orange"> Kubota </font> block heater for my B2910 was $36.00 (part #70000-73274). I believe the B3030 should use same one.
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I also forgot to add that I also bought a Wally World battery maintainer. It's a 1.5 amp model, and I'm going to install it for winter use. It will keep the battery up to snuff, and ready to Git-er-done. It was about $26 I believe. it's in the battery section. I'm surprised that the Kubota block heater is $36. The NH is $20, and it's 400 watts. More than enough for our small diesels...... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gifIH3444 You could also have an oil sump heater, but that's a bit of a challange with our split oil pans.
