Fluids

walleyeone · Nov 16, 2010

New to the form and I'm sure this question has been asked a million time but here it is again; I need to change the engine oil and hydraulic fluid in my ck20h what weight oil and brand would you recommend. I do live near a TSC store.
This is a great site thanks in advance

IslandTractor · Nov 16, 2010

walleyeone said:
New to the form and I'm sure this question has been asked a million time but here it is again; I need to change the engine oil and hydraulic fluid in my ck20h what weight oil and brand would you recommend. I do live near a TSC store.
This is a great site thanks in advance

I would suggest the mid grade hydraulic fluid from TSC with their label. I think it is 30 weight but is more commonly called universal tractor fluid. Cost is about 30 bucks for five gallons if memory serves. Check the Kioti owners manual for volume but it should be about five gallons. Don't forget filters which you cannot get at TSC but can get from Kioti or Bobcat dealers.

RoMad · Nov 16, 2010

I am also a new (used) tractor owner and new to the forum. For my CK 20 I bought all of my new fluids from NAPA. I used their brand of hydraulic fluid and shell oil.
I ordered my filters from Wallace, as they were very helpful over the phone and for me I would rather pay a little shipping than drive 45 minutes each way to the nearest dealer.
A note on the filters, I read a link that gave me Fram part numbers for my oil and air filter. The oil filter worked but the air filter was not an exact match so I took it back and got the correct one from Wallace.
I used the weights of the oils and fluids from my owners manual, except the oil is 15w 40 instead of 10w 40.
Did you get an owners manual?

walleyeone · Nov 16, 2010

Thanks for all the info; yes I did get an owners manual but I think a lot was lost when they translated from Korean to English (haha) the hydrualic fluids they recommend by brand aren't readily available.

BJN644 · Nov 17, 2010

If you have a Walmart near by you can get some quality lubricants at a great price. Shell Rotella 5w40 synthetic oil is great for cold weather start ups and protection in high heat. The Rotella tractor hydraulic oil they sell is the same as Shell Donax hydraulic fluid, one of the fluids Kioti recommends. I was told they are the same oil by a Shell tech support person.