Hydro additives

[dqdave1]

Wondered if anyone is using an additive in their hyro/utf sumps.What kind if any. Does it help with cold weather?

 

[MadReferee]

Wondered if anyone is using an additive in their hyro/utf sumps.What kind if any. Does it help with cold weather?

Just SUDT which is designed/recommended for cold weather.

 

[Doc_Bob]

Just SUDT which is designed/recommended for cold weather.

Does New Holland sell such a fluid? I use the G134 fluid, is there something like SUDT? What does SUDT mean?
Bob

 

[dqdave1]

I think it is super utf; I know New Holland has nh134 and they say to use NH F200 in cold weather; I did not want to change all the fluid. Was hopeing for an additive to protect items on first start up. I know Amsoil and lucas make additives.

 

[RickB]

The danger, is the ingredients of whatever additive you choose may not be compatible with the additives in the oil already in your tractor. I would either choose to change to NH200A, Super UDT or a similer low-viscosity oil or continue running whatever you have in it and allow a brief warm-up period at startup. If you don't want to drain & fill now maybe at the next interval would be the time for lighter oil. Being from a similar climate locale, if it were mine I'd run a cold weather hydrostatic filter and 134D oil and not worry. I freely admit to never being an advocate of (snake) oil additives of any kind. Not sure what you will gain in a philosophy change at well over 1000 hours of successful operation to date.