NH TC40DA just bought ?????

   / NH TC40DA just bought ????? #31  
I was at the NH dealer and the chart they printed out recommended 10w30 i was thinking 15w40 Is there an oil weight that the op manual recommends?

One more time. . . read my last post. The chart lists 15W40 and the NH part number for quarts and 2.5 gal containers.;)
 
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#32  
The chart is confusing, Your chart shows the first engine oil as 10w30 2.5 gallons. It also lists 15w40, SAE 30 and 5w30

I wonder why the dealer printed out a capacity sheet and it said 10w30
 
   / NH TC40DA just bought ????? #33  
This chart shows which one to use based on conditions.
 

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   / NH TC40DA just bought ?????
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#34  
It looks to me according to the chart the 10w30 would be the best all around oil?

Repowell what do you use in yours?
 
   / NH TC40DA just bought ????? #35  
15w40, same as my pickups. It does not get that cold in East Texas but it does get hot.
 
   / NH TC40DA just bought ????? #36  
ND, try whatever you think is best based on the chart, but I think that unless you use full synthetic 10w-30, you will find that 10w-30 is still a little heavy for the winter if your tractor sits in an unheated space. Based on my own experience of almost 30 years of having 3 similar tractors stored both in and outside of heated spaces, I found that it took 15 seconds or more just for the oil light to go out if the barn wasn't heated. This essentially means no new oil was getting up to the upper portion of the engine during that time. Oil on the NHs must travel up a very small tube on the outside of the engine (right side, about midway back) to get to the upper portions and the pressure sender. Maybe not a big deal, but not what I wanted to see. When I switched to 5w-40, the problem went away. Easy cranking and the light went out in a second or two. IMHO, I definetely would not use 15w-anything in the winter in ND in a TC-series, heater storage or not.
 
   / NH TC40DA just bought ????? #37  
I would agree 15w-40 is not for use up north, I do believe it gets cold up there. If it gets below 32 degrees I am not on my open station tractors anyways. For those that wonder, yes, I do tie kerosene rags around my ankles to keep the ants off my candy a--.
 
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#38  
When i was greasing the tractor i noticed two things?

On the passenger side of the toe end rod (right side) there is no grease zerk on it(tie rod end) and i cannot find any evidence of one breaking off.

The toe end rod is curved, (bent, bowed, not sure if its suppose to be) and it rubs underneath on the tractor in the center of the axle(area), not sure of the part name.
 
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   / NH TC40DA just bought ????? #39  
On my TC45D tractor (built in 2000), it has two zerks on the right side. One is on the tierod end and the other is on the power steering ram end. Both have zerks NOT on top, but rather on the side pointing toward the back of the tractor.
 
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So on the left side of the tie rod there is no grease zerk?

Is the tie rod bent and does it rub under your tractor?
 

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