acethunder
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What oil do you use for the hydraulics other than udt?
Hydraulic oil alternative BX
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My neighbor was selling an extra b7800 he had that had a problem, sitting outside for 8 years, I brought over a new battery and 5 gallon of tractor supply Travelers hyd/trans fluid filled it up from mt and fired it up and drove it to my house and been using as is for the last 2.5 years. That's the way I am rolling and it kept my old Ford tractor going for over 25 years. I will get the haters but time will tell, I wont be here in another 25 years.
ConawayFarms
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I’ve been using Valvoline Unitrac in my Kubota instead of UDT. Works great, no issues, and it’s way cheaper.
Roadworthy
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If you have the HST transmission UDT is strongly recommended. If you have any other transmission I suspect any good grade of hydraulic oil would be fine.
I just changed the oil in my BX24. I am somewhat superstitious so I went with the Kubota brand UDT. Total capacity is a little over 3 gallons. I bought a 2.5 gallon jug and the had to go back for a gallon (just to be sure) Total bill was around $110. For me that is cheap insurance. I just don't want to risk it to save a few dollars.
As a side note, I read the manual and knew the capacity was listed as 3.1 gallons. I had a little left in a gallon jug. So I thought with the 2.5 gallon jug, the leftover in my other jug and the fluid left in the lines and cylinders, I would have enough. That brought the level up to the very bottom of the range on the dipstick. (DOH!) Hence, I had to get another gallon to top off. In reality a quart probably would have been enough, but I didn't want to make another 20 mile trip to the dealer.
Doug in SW IA
As a side note, I read the manual and knew the capacity was listed as 3.1 gallons. I had a little left in a gallon jug. So I thought with the 2.5 gallon jug, the leftover in my other jug and the fluid left in the lines and cylinders, I would have enough. That brought the level up to the very bottom of the range on the dipstick. (DOH!) Hence, I had to get another gallon to top off. In reality a quart probably would have been enough, but I didn't want to make another 20 mile trip to the dealer.
Doug in SW IA
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Super UDT is what I used at $30 a gallon???
