art
Super Member
I like to see people who use the lowest grade of oils and always use cheap filters!
Motor oil for Kubota?
- Thread starter treesmith
- Start date
- Views: 50715
Happyman
Gold Member
I have the Kubota 3940. My oil of choice is Rotella synthetic 5w-40. I run Kubota filters despite the extra cost. I just don't want to risk problems with Kubota if I have a claim and I'm using another manufacturers filter.
coobie
Super Member
- Joined
- Sep 19, 2004
- Messages
- 6,302
- Location
- S.Michigan
- Tractor
- Kubota RTV 1100c, JD 740,Kioti DK 40 with KL401 loader .
I could not agree more.No sense in buying good Oil & filters for a $25,000 tractor,LOL.coobie
Bird
Rest in Peace
Art, you sound like my brother, when he was a Matco Tool Distributor. One day, just as he walked into the Freightliner garage, one of the mechanics was up on a ladder using an air impact wrench. Without coming down, he tried to swing that impact wrench by the air hose over to a work bench . . . and missed. When it hit the bench, then hit the concrete floor, one of the other mechanics said to my brother, "I guess a tool man hates to see a tool treated like that." And my brother said, "Oh noooooo, I like to see tools treated like that."
ihookem
Gold Member
Still don't see how you can go wrong with a good synthetic 5w40 and a good filter. Should put an end to the oil debate, but carry on.
mike194
Silver Member
Rotella 5w - 40 syn and the correctly cross referenced wix filter is the only way to go.
Bird
Rest in Peace
d1king
Member
Recently got a used B2400. Dealer said that API CJ was ok, just stick with recomended weight for ambient air temp. Then went on to recomend API CI if I could still find any. Said that CJ had less additives (or different additives) in it than the CI. Said change was mandated to meet new EPA regulations to go along with the Ultra Low Sulfer Fuel. Any one else hear anything re CI vs CJ ????
Bird
Rest in Peace
Don, I haven't kept up very well with the API ratings, but you might want to read some of the API Motor Oil that has the classifications up to CI (2004) and then read some of the API CJ-4 website for the latest.
