Oil & Fuel Costco premium tractor oil, anyone use it?

[hawkeye08]

I was in Costco tonight browsing and saw 5 gal buckets of premium tractor oil. The label said it met Kubota UDT (among others). I was wondering if anyone used this and what their experience was.

I will probably stick with Kubota oil, It is not changed that often and I know sometimes other brands can cause suspicion.

(yes, I did search and yes I have read about non factory oils. I am interested in someone that has used this oil and what there experiences are, not everyone's argument for or against OEM oils)

 

[gwdixon]

Didn't know Costco sold hydraulic fluid. The local Costcos in CA don't carry it.

I have used the hydraulic fluid from Sam's Club in five gallon buckets. It is murky and looks dirty when fresh. It would probably work well but I changed it out at half the service interval since it had become dark way earlier than other brands of hydraulic fluid that I've used.

 

[jonyyuma]

Good point, I was considering Walmart's oil, should be the same. I don't know what the oil in there now is?? But crystal clear.JY.

 

[ritschner]

Sometimes there is information, at times not obvious, about where the oil came from. For example I have a jug of Kubota diesel oil. It has an area on the label where it says "Questions call 1-800-ASHLAND". Ashland oil is Valvolines parent company.

 

[birch]

I've used Costco's tractor fluid for about seven years now on my B2710. As far as I can tell, the hydraulics have always worked fine.