CHEVRON 1000 THF, Textran TDH Premium, Texaco TDH & TDH Special all the same

[GoldenCityMuse]

As I was researching hydraulic oil for my soon to be delivered Cabela's LM55 tractor, I wanted to list for others who might have questions about what alternatives there are.

From the TYM owners manual for the 554 it states to use :
RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION OIL
① RPM Tractor Hydraulic Fluid or Textron TDH Premium (CALTEX)
② TDH Oil or TDH Oil special (TEXACO)
③ Chevron 1000THF (CHEVRON)

from https://cglapps.chevron.com/msdspds/PDSDetailPage.aspx?docDataId=77320&docFormat=PDF

APPLICATIONS
Chevron 1000 THF is recommended for use:

• as a multifunctional fluid in many types of farm tractors and equipment.
• in non-hypoid API GL-4 applications.
• Hitachi mid-sized wheel loader axle applications
• in applications which call for the following OEM lubricant specifications:

AGCO improved power fluid 821XL

Case Corporation JIC-143, JIC-145, MS 1206, MS 1207, MS 1209, MS 1210 (TCH)

Case New Holland MAT 3525, MAT 3505

Caterpillar TO-2

Ford New Holland ESN-M2C134-D, FNHA 2 C 201

International Harvester B6

John Deere J20C

Kubota UDT

Massey Ferguson M1135, M1141, M1143, M1145

Minneapolis-Moline Q-1766, Q-1722, Q-1766B

Oliver Q-1705

Renk Doromat 874A and 874B

Volvo WB 101

White Farm Equipment Q-1826

ZF TE-ML 03E, TE-ML 05F, TE-ML 17E, TE-ML 21F

I went ahead & hi-lited the more common ones out there.

Coastal MultiTrac Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, J20C - 5 gal. pail # 42909 $42.99 + $24.49 shipping
Coastal MultiTrac Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, J20C - 6/1 gal. bottles # 45905 $$50.99 + $29.49 shipping
Gulf Universal Tractor Fluid (UTF) (5 gallon) $$57.70 + $24.99 shipping

 

[GoldenCityMuse]

An old thread that relates to this one.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/oil-fuel-lubricants/95709-what-thf-500-a.html

 

[tdfontaine]

I found this really useful as I'm about to do the 50 hour service on my Cabela LM43HST. I've been looking for alternatives for the TDH/Chevron 1000 and could not find much so thanks for posting this.

What fluid did you use for your 50 hour service?