Hombre
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Think I'll contact the Branson dealer I bought my tractor from and ask about the use of synthetic hydraulic fluids in our tractors. Has anyone checked on that or used it? Curious. I've become a believer in synthetic oils and that's what I use in my diesel engines, Valvoline 5-40 Blue to be exact. Also run syn. in the differentials, transfer cases and transmissions but I use Royal Purple for those. I do use Branson filters mainly because I don't know of anything that is better but if there were some out there I would use them. I'm a Dodge Cummins owner and big fan, and the oil and filters I use are one of the three highest rated for them. They (oil and filter) cost a little more than the "average" dino oil and filters but not that much more. I get a big question mark in my head when someone tells me they use X filter because it's 4 dollars cheaper than that high priced one (?) I use. Same with the oil. So let's see, 60,000 dollars for new truck, cheap oil filter 7.00 dollars, MUCH BETTER filter 12.00 dollars. Good dino oil 12 bucks a gallon (need 3) Valvoline Blue synthetic 19.00 a gallon. 21.00 dollar savings there plus the 5 for the filter. A 26.00 (savings) over the oil interval change. If I were changing oil and filter 4 times a year (which I don't) a big 100 dollar savings. Why would I have a 60,000 dollar truck if 100 bucks a year was going to make or break me???????I feel the same about all machinery. Buy the best for your application. Other's opinions would be welcome, it could be I'm being to "ocd" about the whole thing. :confused2: