Full synthetic oil at 20 hours?

[North to Alaska]

Anyone have good synthetic, low pour point temp, transmission fluid recommendations?
TF500 specifications on service manual and remarks mention”texaco TDH oil, 1893 Chevron tractor hydraulic fluid”

 

[KennyG]

You may not be looking for a tractor branded hydo oil, but John Deere Lo-Vis Hytran is specifically made for cold weather use.

 

[North to Alaska]

You may not be looking for a tractor branded hydo oil, but John Deere Lo-Vis Hytran is specifically made for cold weather use.

Texaco TDH W is made for extreme cold too. But not sure who carries it or if it is even made anymore.

 

[Ford850]

If I lived in that extreme cold, didn't park in a heated area and needed my tractor through the winter, I'd check into a heaters for the fuel and hydraulic filters too. I think member MinnesotaEric posted a video showing his.

Here's a link to that thread in case it helps. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/snow-removal/373717-ice-station-zebra-my-cold.html

 

[North to Alaska]

Chevron 1000 thf, pour point -47f
Chevron synthetic all-weather thf, pour point -49f

Ford850, I am currently running on a generator.We will be hooked to the grid but with so many things happening I doubt if we can get there till spring. Too many heaters are not going to happen.

 

[LouNY]

My Branson 8050 with the power shuttle has a operating pump for the shuttle in the transmission,
the first winter i owned it you could not start it when it was zero F or less it would crank over one revolution and just stop.
Finally figured out that heating the transmission case and hydraulic oil she'd start fine the factory fill would not pump when cold.
My dealer ended up recommending a Gulf synthetic transmission/hydraulic fluid;
331970 Gulf Synthetic® All Season Tractor Fluid,
This fluid meets or exceeds the JD "D", the Case New Holland 3526 and Kubota Super UDT, Super UDT2.
It has a pour point of -58 F.

I ended up using Ce-Pe-Co multi purpose fluid in it,
and it starts every time now, the coldest was -24F one morning it did have the block heater pluged in for a couple of hours,
I did not have a transmission heater at that time on her.

 

[5030]

I don't play the brand game (oils) so it's not germane really. What is, is break in time on a unit. Do what you want to but... If it starts using oil, you will know you you screwed up and if you do, no going back....

 

[North to Alaska]

My Branson 8050 with the power shuttle has a operating pump for the shuttle in the transmission,
the first winter i owned it you could not start it when it was zero F or less it would crank over one revolution and just stop.
Finally figured out that heating the transmission case and hydraulic oil she'd start fine the factory fill would not pump when cold.
My dealer ended up recommending a Gulf synthetic transmission/hydraulic fluid;
331970 Gulf Synthetic® All Season Tractor Fluid,
This fluid meets or exceeds the JD "D", the Case New Holland 3526 and Kubota Super UDT, Super UDT2.
It has a pour point of -58 F.

I ended up using Ce-Pe-Co multi purpose fluid in it,
and it starts every time now, the coldest was -24F one morning it did have the block heater pluged in for a couple of hours,
I did not have a transmission heater at that time on her.

Thank you!
Found it online for $58 a pale... plus $345 for shipping :confused2:

 

[North to Alaska]

Napa sells Coastal synthetic tractor hydraulic fluid
Pour point is around -55 degrees

It appears I get shipping here for free��

Edit:
Or not... jd20d spec only? Not even sure what that is but looks like nothing I need

 

[North to Alaska]

Just an update
5w-40 Rotella t6 does wonders for starting in below zero temps. Next time I may go with 0w-40.
John Deere J20d hydraulic fluid is great too. I can start using the fel almost immediately. No warm up really needed.