Just got a Cub Cadet ZT1 and it got very little use this summer due to the heat and lack of grass growing. as I enter the first winterizing prep, i'm curious about oils. The previous mower didn't warrant much love from me (it was 15 yr old i inherited as i bought the house). I just used John Deere oil in it but I'm seeing recommendations for things like diesel oil like Rotella T6 in small engines. I was just gonna buy synthetic 10w-30 which the manual states SAE 30 and 10W-30 are both recommended. I'm wondering about the additives though. Cub Cadet makes oil but I'm always suspicious about whether that specific oil is any better. CC obviously isn't a refinery making oil, so it's rebranded oil made for them. maybe it's Supertech, or plain dino oil IDK.
thoughts?
thoughts?