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Got me curious about this, just saved some for later in my cart. Looks like good stuff!
a little light reading. IIRC they are a packager of oil, not a refiner.
Got me curious about this, just saved some for later in my cart. Looks like good stuff!
I don't believe my calculator is fibbing but... That is $26.60 per gallon (in a 5 gallon pail) not adding in sales tax, which you will pay on Amazon. So, lets call it $27.00 a gallon, which is higher than Shell Rotella usually sells for at your local box store.
Used this on my last oil change. seems fine.
Yes, I will use the 1705 in the winter if we get heavy snows. But it is always in a heated garage when not in use. Temps get below 0 and sometimes windchill is -20 below.Are you using your tractor during the winter? not sure how cold it gets in Tuscola but I would assume cold enough... will you change your oil once a year or twice ?
in this case (heated garage) I would get 15w-40 or 5w-40 despite your owners manual probably calling for 0w-30 to 0w-30 ... I put 0w-40 in my massey (I don't have a heated garage) and it is calling for 0w-30 to 15w-30... as for the brand my opinion is oil is oil as long as it's certified and from a known company.Yes, I will use the 1705 in the winter if we get heavy snows. But it is always in a heated garage when not in use. Temps get below 0 and sometimes windchill is -20 below.
An issue with the owners manual is that it is basically the same manual that was copy and pasted together in 2002. 0W engine oils were considered arctic service, 5W oils were pretty well nonexistent. Oils have come a long way in 20 years. Agco/MF did not spend a lot of money on technical writers to update the GC series manuals.Your owner's manual will tell you the specification (e.g. CK-4) and recommended weights (e.g., 10W-30). Any oil that satisfies those two criteria will be fine. Don't need to overthink it, the engine manufacturer has already done that for you. I use Rotella in my diesel engines as it's readily available.