Need hydraulic oil for a Homelite Electric log splitter (Model#Ut-49103)

[Joebklyn]

I was just gifted an old log splitter. It needs a hydraulic oil change. The owners manual does not say what type or kind of hydraulic oil. Can anybody tell me what to put in this thing? Thanks1

 

[Industrial Toys]

Nothing special. It's maybe more a question of what sources you have.

 

[Joebklyn]

Home Depot/Walmart/Advance Auto there are quite a few places and I've noticed quite a few diffrent kinds of hydraulic oil. Can you recommend which type I'm to use?

 

[4570Man]

The tractor supply brand fluid that was on sale last Friday for $16 for 5 gallons would have been great...

 

[4570Man]

And unless it has water or other contaminates in it I wouldn’t even bother.

 

[Diggin It]

This is stupid. They say to change it at 150 hours and to see the Maintenance Section for equivalents, but that section makes no mention of it:

Homelite :: Product Owner's Manuals

 

[4570Man]

How much is the pump vs the oil cost? Say it’s stupid all you want but have you ever heard of a wood splitter failure caused by bad oil.

 

[goeduck]

If the oil is clean and amber color there is no reason to change it. If not, any name brand AW32 hydraulic oil should do fine. I would not break the bank on the fluid. It is just going through a tank, pump, valve, cylinder and filter. Nothing there is hard on fluid.

 

[Wagtail]

Would regular automotive transmission fluid work?

 

[4570Man]

These are low tech systems much simpler than equipment so it probably would work, but why wouldn’t you use hydraulic oil? Which is cheaper anyway.