Where to buy fluids?

cowbridge · Apr 24, 2018

Bout to do my 50 hour service.

I'd like to buy one of the fluids listed in the book. I searched around for the Daedong, shell, exxonmobil, and the BP that is listed but couldn't find any of them.

Where do yall buy from?

And any suggestions for motor oil? The book is pretty vague.

PILOON · Apr 24, 2018

All fluids as long as they meet specs are OK.
Kioti does not actually produce any, same goes for filters.
Most auto parts can supply your needs, in fact they will also have cross references.

Grateful11 · Apr 24, 2018

Was just crossing over some filters for a CK2610HST and was looking for fluids also. The manual says: Daedong: UTF55, Shell: Donax-TD, ExxonMobil: Mobilfluid 424, Exxon: Hydraul 560 and BP: Tractran UTH. I can't find any of these either.

Here's an older thread about fluids.
Hydraulic Oil (CK2610)
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/354212-hydraulic-oil-ck2610.html

Grateful11 · Apr 24, 2018

I did locate Mobil 424 at Amazon and a few other places. Amazon wants $95/5 gallons.

This place wants $57/5 gallons which about half what Kubota Super UDT2 is. Have no idea about shipping though.
Mobilfluid 424 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, 5 Gallons

Also $59/5 gallons.
MOBILFLUID 424 5 GAL PAIL - Moore & Balliew Oil

YLee Kioti · Apr 24, 2018

If you have a NAPA dealer you can get synthetic Valvoline synthetic hyd. fluid and most all your filters. Not sure of cost cause will change it out at 200 hours. 120 to go, yeah!
Join the rewards program and you save bucks as well.
Our just had a 40% off all filters so replaced air and cabin filters on both vehicles and bought spare air filter for the NX for 23 bucks.

Tractor Seabee · Apr 25, 2018

YLee Kioti said:
If you have a NAPA dealer you can get synthetic Valvoline synthetic hyd. fluid and most all your filters. Not sure of cost cause will change it out at 200 hours. 120 to go, yeah!
Join the rewards program and you save bucks as well.
Our just had a 40% off all filters so replaced air and cabin filters on both vehicles and bought spare air filter for the NX for 23 bucks.

:thumbsup: For NAPA. Ask about their discounts. There is a huge mark up on fluids and filters and a lot of other items. They offer both Military and Fleet discounts. They both exceed 10% depending on the item. Avoid picking up off the aisles, use the Guys behind the counter.

Ron

Ron

Grateful11 · Apr 25, 2018

My son has a Fleet card from Napa. They told him it was only good on filters and not fluids. Might have to do some checking into it. The discount on filters is very good but not all their filters are quite right. The cab filter for his CaseIH 5140 would not fit, too thick to close the compartment. The low hydro filter for his L3940 didn't have a magnet and the old magnet would not fit in the recess. Then there's the high pressure filter for the L3940, you can judge for yourself.

Kubota brand:

Napa/Wix brand: They clearly screwed an adapter onto another filter to make it work. He took them back and used Kubota both high and low pressure.

marchanna · Apr 25, 2018

I use Wix, Donaldson, Daedong branded filters. My dealer sells the Daedong filters for a competitive price and always has them in stock.

I use Amsoil for all my fluids except the UTF because it’s too expensive. For that I use Klondike full synthetic.

cowbridge · Apr 25, 2018

Grateful11 said:
I did locate Mobil 424 at Amazon and a few other places. Amazon wants $95/5 gallons.

This place wants $57/5 gallons which about half what Kubota Super UDT2 is. Have no idea about shipping though.
Mobilfluid 424 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, 5 Gallons

Also $59/5 gallons.
MOBILFLUID 424 5 GAL PAIL - Moore & Balliew Oil

$55 for shipping two buckets, I guess thats not terrible. Under $170 total. I'm gonna take my manual into my local Napa and see if they have anything.

What about engine oil? I'm not familiar with tiers or api grades etc. And the book says 10w30, 10w40, or 15w40. I live in the mid atlantic so we get hot summers and cold winters. Should I use 10w40? Any preferences for brands?

I'm buying my filters from Nolts Power Eqipment on Ebay.

marchanna · Apr 25, 2018

I would go with a 5W40 to ensure you get good flow during the winter on startup. You could use 0W40 also, but it's getting a little overkill. Get a diesel oil that is from a reputable brand, and it will have you covered. Shell, Mobil, Amsoil, etc. Stay away from off-brands or department store brands because you can be sure what you're getting.

As I mentioned before, I use Amsoil.

cowbridge · Apr 25, 2018

My Napa doesnt have anything from the OM. But he recommended me a Napa brand 85-401 for $55 a bucket. Anyone hear of it?

My Kioti dealer carries Shell spirax for $100 a bucket and thats what they use there. I'm tempted to just go with my dealer but $100/ bucket seems pretty high.

Grateful11 · Apr 25, 2018

cowbridge said:
$55 for shipping two buckets, I guess thats not terrible. Under $170 total. I'm gonna take my manual into my local Napa and see if they have anything.

What about engine oil? I'm not familiar with tiers or api grades etc. And the book says 10w30, 10w40, or 15w40. I live in the mid atlantic so we get hot summers and cold winters. Should I use 10w40? Any preferences for brands?

I'm buying my filters from Nolts Power Eqipment on Ebay.

We think it's hard to beat Rotella T4 15W-40. You can find at any truck stop, dept. store, farm supply, auto parts store, etc. My son runs 15W-40 in all his tractors and he's in central NC. All are stored in an insulated equipment shed. Sometimes it gets down to 5˚ but inside there it rarely drops below 25˚.

marchanna · Apr 25, 2018

I don’t know who makes NAPA’s UTF, but Spirax is a good product. I’ve seen it for sale a lot cheaper at TSC.

VictorW · Apr 25, 2018

I've been using for the last 12years Rotella T6 5W-40, usually found at Walmart. My temps range from 0F-90. It's synthetic and reasonably priced.

The trans oil is a 10W-30 multi weight oil. I've used Shell Spirax, Pennzoil Hydra-Trans. Others have used from Tractor Supply their "Premium" Hydraulc Fluid with good results.

StuartDK45SE · Apr 25, 2018

VictorW said:
I've been using for the last 12years Rotella T6 5W-40, usually found at Walmart. My temps range from 0F-90. It's synthetic and reasonably priced.

The trans oil is a 10W-30 multi weight oil. I've used Shell Spirax, Pennzoil Hydra-Trans. Others have used from Tractor Supply their "Premium" Hydraulc Fluid with good results.

Yep, I found Shell Spirax for my 50 hour change, but will switch to TSC Premium hydraulic fluid for the next change. Just did my latest engine oil change yesterday at 250 hours and switched from regular 10w-40 Rotella over to 5w-40 T6 synthetic.

747driver · Apr 25, 2018

Just changed my tranny and hydraulic fluid. This what I used. Shell Spirax S4 TXM Multi-functional Tractor Transmission and Hydraulic fluid. Went to a local Shell distributor and bought 2... 5 gallon pails. $50 each. I use 15/40 Mobil Delvac engine oil. Its what I also use in the motorhome.

DK35vince · Apr 25, 2018

For engine oil I have run Rotella T-6 5w-40 synthetic for the past 17 years on my DK 35.
Over the years for the tranny I've run
Rotella HD tractor/trans fluid.
TSC premium tractor/tran fluid.
Napa HD tractor/trans fluid
They all worked fine.

Willy Wonka · Apr 26, 2018

Go to a place that deals with hydraulics for a better bang for your buck compared to the dealer.... at least that worked for me. That was only for hydraulic fluid and filters

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orangetree · Nov 10, 2021

zombie thread - but figure i'd post here before creating a new one

what is everyone using now - I agree with OP, i'd like to use what the manual specifies. However, i can't find ANYTHING from that list**

well, i can see a couple vendors at > $150/5-gallon for the MobilFluid424 ... hoping for at least close to $100/5-gal ~ $20/gal

jyoutz · Nov 10, 2021

cowbridge said:
$55 for shipping two buckets, I guess thats not terrible. Under $170 total. I'm gonna take my manual into my local Napa and see if they have anything.

What about engine oil? I'm not familiar with tiers or api grades etc. And the book says 10w30, 10w40, or 15w40. I live in the mid atlantic so we get hot summers and cold winters. Should I use 10w40? Any preferences for brands?

I'm buying my filters from Nolts Power Eqipment on Ebay.

Shell Rotella 6T 5W40