What hydro oil are you all using

[Willman]

I personally use Kubota sUDT/2 in my Kubotas, but also have no beef with TSC premium UTF.
That said, TSC did create quite the scuffuffle with the 303 tractor fluid debacle some years ago. I realize this was not the current premium UTF (which was also available at the time), but the 303 was marketed as "compatible with all modern machinery". The 303 fluid did in fact cause a significant amount of damage to modern tractors that it was used in.
I know this is apples and oranges, being a different product... but it still sticks in a lot of craws with TSC in general.

I never used the “303” from TSC

 

[Flogger]

I run a decent quality 10w30 in any hydraulics without wet brakes. I have used it in wet brake systems with a friction modifier added. Been doing this for 30 years with excellent results. Many sundstrand transmissions with 5000 hrs plus and 0 issues.

 

[howardjohn]

For my jd skid steer or steering clutches in my dozer also jd I use hyguard by jd. In my loaders that have separate hydraulics from the trans I use tsc premium hyd fluid. In my older tractor with a manual trans and clutch I use tsc hyd fluid. Never had any problems with it.

 

[TN8Man]

TSC Traveller Premium UTF in my Kioti for years and now my TYM.

 

[5030]

Only thing I buy from TSC which we not so affectionately call 'Tough Shitte Charlie's' is Rotella T6 when on sale and lynch pins and bird seed and suet. That is about the sum total of what I buy there and never any 'Traveller' fluids, ever. My tractors were expensive to purchase and I only use premium fluids and OEM filters on them, no exceptions, besides being a bona-fide ag operation, everything I put in them, even the fuel, is a write off at tax time and goes against the profit I make selling my hay along with any principal or interest I pay on my implements. Why I turn implements once they are fully depreciated. Only exception are the tractors which are pre 4, mechanically injected and basically turn key. No emissions, electronic tractors on this farm.

 

[revver6]

mobilfluid 424

 

[TN8Man]

Only thing I buy from TSC which we not so affectionately call 'Tough Shitte Charlie's' is Rotella T6 when on sale and lynch pins and bird seed and suet. That is about the sum total of what I buy there and never any 'Traveller' fluids, ever. My tractors were expensive to purchase and I only use premium fluids and OEM filters on them, no exceptions, besides being a bona-fide ag operation, everything I put in them, even the fuel, is a write off at tax time and goes against the profit I make selling my hay along with any principal or interest I pay on my implements. Why I turn implements once they are fully depreciated. Only exception are the tractors which are pre 4, mechanically injected and basically turn key. No emissions, electronic tractors on this farm.

Traveller meets J20C standards and recommended by the manufacturer of my tractor.

 

[5030]

Traveller meets J20C standards and recommended by the manufacturer of my tractor.

Not germane to me at all actually and don't change my view of TSC lubricants at all. They don't refine anything, never have. They buy them pre packaged from a middleman or refiner and then the middleman or refiner applies their label and ships it off to TSC and they distribute it. I know where my Chevron comes from, same with Shell lubricants, they both come from the source, the refiners themselves. No middlemen, no repacking. You have no idea who refined that stuff or where it came from and TSC don't provide that data either.

I'll take a hard pass on anything labelled 'Traveler' and will continue to do so. For all intents and purposes, that fluid may be coming from China for all you or I know.

Cheaper usually equates to lesser quality even if it supposedly meets the manufacturers standards. Finally, TSC has no inspection facility but just goes on the word of whatever supplier that is supplying the fluid.

I do buy my Rotella T6 there when on sale if my 55 gallon drum is low. I never buy grease there because I don't use cartridge grease, I have a bulk air operated grease setup and buy my grease in 15 gallon open head grease drums. I find cartridge grease to be messy anyway and again, who packaged it and where did it originate at? I know where my grease comes from as I buy direct from the refiner because I buy in bulk packaging and it always has the label with the analysis on it. I use Shell T6 5-40 in everything with an engine on it btw. Even the lawnmowers and the hot water pressure washer. Same way with filters, only OEM filters on everything, no Fram junk here.

Tractors especially are a mojor investment, why cheap out on the very 'life blood' that insures they will keep on running with no issues? Makes zero sense to me but then I'm not you and you are the Captain of your own ship so you want to sink it, have at it.

 

[TN8Man]

Not germane to me at all actually and don't change my view of TSC lubricants at all. They don't refine anything, never have. They buy them pre packaged from a middleman or refiner and then the middleman or refiner applies their label and ships it off to TSC and they distribute it. I know where my Chevron comes from, same with Shell lubricants, they both come from the source, the refiners themselves. No middlemen, no repacking. You have no idea who refined that stuff or where it came from and TSC don't provide that data either.

I'll take a hard pass on anything labelled 'Traveler' and will continue to do so. For all intents and purposes, that fluid may be coming from China for all you or I know.

Cheaper usually equates to lesser quality even if it supposedly meets the manufacturers standards. Finally, TSC has no inspection facility but just goes on the word of whatever supplier that is supplying the fluid.

I do buy my Rotella T6 there when on sale if my 55 gallon drum is low. I never buy grease there because I don't use cartridge grease, I have a bulk air operated grease setup and buy my grease in 15 gallon open head grease drums. I find cartridge grease to be messy anyway and again, who packaged it and where did it originate at? I know where my grease comes from as I buy direct from the refiner because I buy in bulk packaging and it always has the label with the analysis on it. I use Shell T6 5-40 in everything with an engine on it btw. Even the lawnmowers and the hot water pressure washer. Same way with filters, only OEM filters on everything, no Fram junk here.

Tractors especially are a mojor investment, why cheap out on the very 'life blood' that insures they will keep on running with no issues? Makes zero sense to me but then I'm not you and you are the Captain of your own ship so you want to sink it, have at it.

I know where TSC Traveller UTF comes from and it does not come from China. It comes from the same company where Shell Rotella, Mobile One and other major brands come from. Where do you think Shell Rotella comes from?

 

[5030]

I know where TSC Traveller UTF comes from and it does not come from China. It comes from the same company where Shell Rotella, Mobile One and other major brands come from. Where do you think Shell Rotella comes from?

Out of the ground of course.