super udt hydraulic fluid

Anonymous Poster · May 8, 2003

Isn't the regular fluid 20W ? if so the super is just a heavier grade fo the same stuff at 30W.

CTyler · May 9, 2003

I know the Super UDT is a synthetic. I'm not 100% positive but the regular UDT is not synthetic.

Anonymous Poster · May 9, 2003

That makes the increased cost more understandable.

Steven · May 9, 2003

do you need to drain all fluid from hoses and pistons to go back to super udt? It states not to mix it with any other brands. If system is not completly drained you will end up with a mixture of both correct.

40Kchicks · May 10, 2003

I just priced the amsoil hyd/trans synthetic 5 gal bucket at $61 plus shipping with a comercial account setup. I thought I was reading that super UDT was about $60 for 5 gals. So I'm just going with the super UDT from kubota.

Eric

CTyler · May 10, 2003

I find it odd that they say not no mix types when we have synthetic blends everywhere.

I had the cylinders contracted and pulled the drain plugs. When pulling the plug to drain the lines from the loader probably didn't get half a cup out of it.

Anonymous Poster · May 15, 2003

I just bought a 2.5 gallon bucket of UDT from the dealer and he charged me $38.18. I think these dealers make significant profit on UDT.

John

Anonymous Poster · May 16, 2003

Ctyler,
All synthetic oils are not made the same way. So mixing might not be a good idea.

Anonymous Poster · May 16, 2003

Yeah Jwe,
I wonder if some of the generic types of tranny fluid and the dealer brands ome from the same vat ?
Of course the dealsers say no, but they have a vested interest and so does the oil company, so who knows.

CTyler · May 16, 2003

Lets play devils advocate for a minute.

Lets say you have brand X non-synthetic and brand Y that is a synthetic. Both X and Y are approved to be run in the tractor. Now you mix the two. What is the issue, they don't mix well? Would it make a difference since either one is ok to run in the tractor?