Amalie Ultra All-trac 245?

[cowbridge]

I'm only 30 hours deep into my ck2610. I did a quick fluids check and noticed my font axle oil was low.

Stopped into my dealer to see what they put in it and to buy some.

They use Amalie Ultra All-Trac 245 which is not listed in the book. Anybody have any experience with it?

 

[tiogajoe]

I believe as long as it meets the specs of the fluids mentioned in the book you'll be fine. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but most UTF fluid is 10w-30 in weight? If in doubt, just drain it and replace with a fluid you feel comfortable with? The front axle holds just under one gallon. I know Kioti does not require replacing the axle or Hydro fluid at 50hrs but I got the factory stuff out of the tractor when I change the hydro filters. It had a fair amount of fillings in it.

 

[cowbridge]

I believe as long as it meets the specs of the fluids mentioned in the book you'll be fine. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but most UTF fluid is 10w-30 in weight? If in doubt, just drain it and replace with a fluid you feel comfortable with? The front axle holds just under one gallon. I know Kioti does not require replacing the axle or Hydro fluid at 50hrs but I got the factory stuff out of the tractor when I change the hydro filters. It had a fair amount of fillings in it.

Thanks

 

[tiogajoe]

Thanks

BTW. the Amalie Ultra all-trac 245 appears to be quality stuff. Googled the specs.

 

[Bird]

Yep, reading the specs will tell you what you need to know. This mention of Amalie brings back old memories. Seems we seldom hear of Amalie now-a-days, but about 62 years ago, it was advertised and we heard of it frequently. The problem was that the well known Amalie was a non-detergent oil and that wasn't bad for the OLD cars, but the newer ones had hydraulic lifters and a detergent oil was required. I don't know how many times mechanics showed us engines torn down and said the only problem was using Amalie motor oil. Amalie made a detergent oil even back then, but it wasn't advertised. Some companies used the same NAME for their detergent AND non-detergent oils, while other companies even used a different name. For example, "Texaco" motor oil was non-detergent, but Texaco's "Havoline" was their detergent oil.