hydraulic oil for mini excavator?

[arits74]

im changing the hydraulic fluid and filter in my mini excavator.i never knew there was so many different fluids.dealer said use aw 68,but i have a bunch of MFA workhorse universal hydraulic fluid.it meets about every spec from all the manufacturers from reading the spec sheet.my question is would it be ok to put this in my mini excavator?

 

[RNeumann]

Uh it’s hard to disagree with the dealer.....

A lot of the universal fluids work for many applications. The fleet maintenance trucks/shops don’t have a bunch of fluids. But I’d ask the dealer about the stuff you want to use.