OEM Tractor Oil vs Shell, Valvoline, Amsoil, etc.

[mjonesnh]

Holy s!*$$ batman I wish you hadn't said that.LOL Having said that you can get the same stuff on Amazon. I think it's right at $100 for a 2.5 gal pail and the filter is something like $38. My 3301 takes I think right at 14 gal so a 2.5 pail plus a 1 gal jug would do. I think the gallon jug was $58 so you might be better off buying 2, 2.5-gallon pails and have some for use later on.

So your tractor holds 14 gallon, 1 2.5 gallon +1 1 gallon does a change for you?

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

So your tractor holds 14 gallon, 1 2.5 gallon +1 1 gallon does a change for you?

Yeah that math seems off

 

[bdhsfz6]

Holy s!*$$ batman I wish you hadn't said that.LOL Having said that you can get the same stuff on Amazon. I think it's right at $100 for a 2.5 gal pail and the filter is something like $38. My 3301 takes I think right at 14 gal so a 2.5 pail plus a 1 gal jug would do. I think the gallon jug was $58 so you might be better off buying 2, 2.5-gallon pails and have some for use later on.

It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have to do an oil change on two HST tractors. The manuals for both say 12 gal, so I figure I'll need 5, 5 gal. buckets.

As you say, the price does vary by container size. It also seem to vary somewhat with the market.

I hesitate to buy from Amazon though. I've heard reports locally of counterfeit products being shipped.

I can usually find NAPA filter equivalents, but again, there is some concern over quality.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Kubota lists the HST oil capacity of the L3301 as 6.2 gal. So one 5 gal bucket + 1 one gal jug is correct.

https://www.kubotausa.com/docs/default-source/sales1source/l3301-tractor-specifications.pdf?sfvrsn=14e34491_2

 

[DarkBlack]

Little off topic but relevant… Just changed my non-hydrostatic fluid last week.
Manual says 8 gallons.
It actually takes 10 gallons.
The manual is for the tractor, and tractor only.
The other 2 gallons are from the loader cylinders and lines.
Check if your manual’s specs are including a loader’s fluid capacity when planning ahead

 

[RandyT]

Little off topic but relevant… Just changed my non-hydrostatic fluid last week.
Manual says 8 gallons.
It actually takes 10 gallons.
The manual is for the tractor, and tractor only.
The other 2 gallons are from the loader cylinders and lines.
Check if your manual’s specs are including a loader’s fluid capacity when planning ahead

Unless you drain the hoses, and cylinders then that shouldn't effect volume of fluid needed since they will already be filled and don't empty when you drain the hydraulic fluid from the tractor.

And I understand volume installed doesn't match what the manual shows. My nephews stump grinder engine calles for 78-80 oz but from 2014 to earlier this year always took 64 oz but for some reason the last oil change took the full 80 oz. My atv manual calls for 3.5 quarts and up until this past summer always took 4 quarts just to get the level between the two lines, and the last oil change only took the manual recommended 3.5 qts.

 

[DarkBlack]

Unless you drain the hoses, and cylinders then that shouldn't effect volume of fluid needed since they will already be filled and don't empty when you drain the hydraulic fluid from the tractor.

Yes, I retract the arm and bucket cylinders to minimum position, and they are mostly higher than the drain point at the bottom of the tractor. Yes they do drain out.. two gallons.
I also completely lower the 3ph per the manual, to minimize fluid in that cylinder as well

 

[DarkBlack]

I was checking the Rotella website. They were a holdout on dual (SN) rating their diesel oils. Look like even they have fallen to pressures of the the lower phosphorus/zinc emissions compliant dual rated formula across the board. You can probably buy some older stock of diesel only rated T6 if you run across it.
Not a lot of options now if you’re a fan of high phosphorus/zinc diesel oil formulas

 

[jyoutz]

Holy s!*$$ batman I wish you hadn't said that.LOL Having said that you can get the same stuff on Amazon. I think it's right at $100 for a 2.5 gal pail and the filter is something like $38. My 3301 takes I think right at 14 gal so a 2.5 pail plus a 1 gal jug would do. I think the gallon jug was $58 so you might be better off buying 2, 2.5-gallon pails and have some for use later on.

A 5 gallon pail of Kubota SUDT is advertised online for about $140 from many sources. And 1 gallon jugs go for about $30.

 

[mx842]

So your tractor holds 14 gallon, 1 2.5 gallon +1 1 gallon does a change for you?

Sorry, LOL that's what I get for trying to read and write at the same time. I don't know what the heck I was thinking at the time. I been trying to blame it on spell check, but I guess I'll have to bite the bullet so to speak. I don't know where the 14 gals came from because it only takes a tad over 6 gals to do a hydro oil change in the L3301 HST. Thanks for correcting me on this one, I guess when you are pushing 80 weird stuff starts to happen.