Oil & Fuel So Valvoline produces ALL of Kubota lubricants...

[Industrial Toys]

Is that worldwide or just for NA markets? I use JD oil in just about everything including various Kubota Equipment.

 

[5030]

I hope you mean that Chevron and Shell are certifying the oils are substitutes for Kubota oils. Because it doesn稚 really read that way and Kubota certainly isn稚 endorsing competitive oils.

I didn't say atat, what I said was....

Chevron All weather THC synthetic and Shell Rotella hydraulic fluid are both Kubota Approved' IOW, meet or exceed Kubota specifications. Not endorsed, meets requirements. Kubota is going to want you to purchase their lubricants. I don't, never have. I do use Kubota filters however. One thing that always irked me about Kubota hydraulic fluid is, it's clear so it is very hard to ascertain the fluid level on a dipstick equipped tractor (both mine are). Chevron THC is dyed orange (of all colors) so it's easy to see on a dipstick.

I believe with over 3500 hours on one tractor and 2000 hours on the other, if I was going to have a lubricant related issue, I'd have had it long ago,

I do a Blackstone oil analysis every second oil change and every fluid change and Blackstone tells me everything is hunky-dory.

I put more hours on tractors than probably 95% of posters on here and my hours are hard agricultural hours, not mowing ;lawns or playing wannabe farmer. I work them and I work them hard for long days at a time.

 

[5030]

How do you know that?
rScotty

Dealer told me and so did his lead mechanic who I know personally.

 

[5030]

Is that worldwide or just for NA markets? I use JD oil in just about everything including various Kubota Equipment.

Hope you aren't using Hy-Trans in your Kubby if it's a hydrostat. Gear drive is probably ok.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I use Low Visc JD Hyd oil in my Steiner, Kubota Wheel Loader as well as a 85K or so (new) grasscutter Sauer-Sunstrand Tranny. Been doing it for quite a number of years (twenty or more) without issues. I TRUST their oil, mostly from a program I once saw on their oils on C Band Dish. Yeah, maybe got fished in! lol

 

[5030]

I use Low Visc JD Hyd oil in my Steiner, Kubota Wheel Loader as well as a 85K or so (new) grasscutter Sauer Sunstrand Tranny. Been doing it for quite a number of years (twenty or more) without issues. I TRUST their oil, mostly from a program I once saw on their oils on C Band Dish. Yeah, maybe got fished in! lol

I avoid the JD dealer here like the plague. Overpriced tractor supermarket with dummy salespeople.

I guess if it works and no issues, all is good.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Where do you go for your JD branded Can Opener or Spatula? What if you need JD Branded Childrens Toys? How stupid and outside what I think a tractor dealer should be. No different from TSC hardly selling tractor parts and a lot of Branded slippers, T-Shirts and stuff.

So glad to have the Mennonite JD specialists withing tractor driving distance of me.

 

[5030]

Where do you go for your JD branded Can Opener or Spatula? What if you need JD Branded Childrens Toys?

So glad to have the Mennonite JD specialists withing tractor driving distance of me.

I don't. If it isn't Kubota orange or New Holland red and yellow it ain't on this farm

 

[Industrial Toys]

I have quite a few Kubota powered machines and generators, and was beyond shocked, when I walked into my favourite Kubota Dealer (Deboers) and was told that they didn't have their own brand of coolant! Shocked!

 

[RickB]

I didn't say atat, what I said was....

Chevron All weather THC synthetic and Shell Rotella hydraulic fluid are both Kubota Approved' IOW, meet or exceed Kubota specifications. Not endorsed, meets requirements. Kubota is going to want you to purchase their lubricants. I don't, never have. I do use Kubota filters however. One thing that always irked me about Kubota hydraulic fluid is, it's clear so it is very hard to ascertain the fluid level on a dipstick equipped tractor (both mine are). Chevron THC is dyed orange (of all colors) so it's easy to see on a dipstick.

I believe with over 3500 hours on one tractor and 2000 hours on the other, if I was going to have a lubricant related issue, I'd have had it long ago,

I do a Blackstone oil analysis every second oil change and every fluid change and Blackstone tells me everything is hunky-dory.

I put more hours on tractors than probably 95% of posters on here and my hours are hard agricultural hours, not mowing ;lawns or playing wannabe farmer. I work them and I work them hard for long days at a time.

Good for you. Saying that oils are Kubota Approved implies that Kubota is doing the approvals. They are not.
The oil packager is making the claims without any independent verification. Big difference.