droy
Silver Member
For me, its the Schaeffers Para blend in everything except wife's vehicle which is dealer serviced.
As an O/O transporting a lot of base oils for Excel Paralubes customers, just to name a few, Royal Purple, Lucas, Kendall, Conoco / Phillips 66, Valvoline, Castrol, also a lot of house brands are blended up at sites that we deliver to. Have had a chance to talk to a lot of people that are way more knowledgeable than I about oil & greases & come to the conclusion that there is not a lot of different in the major brands of oil. Long time ago I got sold on the advantages of synthetic, & para synthetic oils over the conventional dino lubes. With todays engines being forced to operate at higher temps (thanks big brother....) lower temperature tolerance & earlier breakdown of the dino oils clearly give the advantage to the synthetic / synthetic blend team, IMHO. Not to say that following manufacturers service intervals using conventional oils will lead to problems. While todays products are MUCH better than years ago, the conventional oils are limited to a lower tolerance of high temperature. Also, (I THINK) I was told that due to compatatability synthetic oils have better additives that lessen engine wear, (remember, not 100% sure on this).
One last thought, in 2004 I had a Caterpillar truck engine inframed at the local Cat dealer. I was there when the oil was being poured into my "new" motor & noticing that the jugs were wearing the Cat badge, I asked the shop supervisor what brand of oil was actually being used. He replied that it was most likely one of three brands, Shell Rotella, Mobile Delvac, or Chevron Delo. He further stated that the oil contract was a very competitive one, coming up for renewal every 60 or 90 days, un sure which. He also agreed that I could possibly have two different brands of oil in my engine.
Don't know how Kubota handles their oil side of the business, but if it is the same, makes you wonder about the importantance of using "only Kubota fluids".
Just my $.02
As an O/O transporting a lot of base oils for Excel Paralubes customers, just to name a few, Royal Purple, Lucas, Kendall, Conoco / Phillips 66, Valvoline, Castrol, also a lot of house brands are blended up at sites that we deliver to. Have had a chance to talk to a lot of people that are way more knowledgeable than I about oil & greases & come to the conclusion that there is not a lot of different in the major brands of oil. Long time ago I got sold on the advantages of synthetic, & para synthetic oils over the conventional dino lubes. With todays engines being forced to operate at higher temps (thanks big brother....) lower temperature tolerance & earlier breakdown of the dino oils clearly give the advantage to the synthetic / synthetic blend team, IMHO. Not to say that following manufacturers service intervals using conventional oils will lead to problems. While todays products are MUCH better than years ago, the conventional oils are limited to a lower tolerance of high temperature. Also, (I THINK) I was told that due to compatatability synthetic oils have better additives that lessen engine wear, (remember, not 100% sure on this).
One last thought, in 2004 I had a Caterpillar truck engine inframed at the local Cat dealer. I was there when the oil was being poured into my "new" motor & noticing that the jugs were wearing the Cat badge, I asked the shop supervisor what brand of oil was actually being used. He replied that it was most likely one of three brands, Shell Rotella, Mobile Delvac, or Chevron Delo. He further stated that the oil contract was a very competitive one, coming up for renewal every 60 or 90 days, un sure which. He also agreed that I could possibly have two different brands of oil in my engine.
Don't know how Kubota handles their oil side of the business, but if it is the same, makes you wonder about the importantance of using "only Kubota fluids".
Just my $.02
